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May 6, 2008

Q&A: Steely Dan's Walter Becker

The guitarist and reggae enthusiast talks his new solo LP and his future with Donald Fagen

Circus Money

For his second solo disc, Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker tones down his immaculately recorded jazz-pop grooves and supple horn hooks in favor of reggae-lite jams. Cuts like "Do You Remember the Name" and "Bob Is Not Your Uncle Anymore" just sort of drift along like a Caribbean breeze, not o...

2008 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Biography

When Steely Dan took a hiatus from 1981 through 1994, their work ethic went to hell. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (who for all intents and purposes were the group) yielded a grand total of three solo albums over those 14 years. Sure, they produced some albums for other folks (Becker oversaw discs for Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Franks, China Crisis, John Beasley, Jeremy Steig, etc.), but one of th...

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