一筋縄ではいかない音楽の知性。
ジャズとロックが絡み合う、鋭利な音像のパズル。
スティーリー・ダンの中でも特に洗練された本作は、わずか数分の中に詩的な皮肉と複雑なコード進行を詰め込んだ異色作。「Rikki Don’t Lose That Number」など、ポップスとフュージョンの境界を曖昧にする革新性に満ちている。音楽的知性の高さが際立つ一枚。
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11 TRACKS:
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1)
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Rikki Don't Lose That Number
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2)
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Night By Night
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3)
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Any Major Dude Will Tell You
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4)
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Barrytown
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5)
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East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
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6)
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Parker's Band
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7)
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Through With Buzz
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8)
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Pretzel Logic
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9)
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With A Gun
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10)
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Charlie Freak
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11)
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Monkey In Your Soul
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Bass - Wilton Felder
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Saxophone - Jerome Richardson
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Bass, Guitar, Written-By, Liner Notes - Walter Becker
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Keyboards - Michael Omartian
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Vocals, Keyboards, Written-By, Liner Notes - Donald Fagen
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Engineer - Roger (The Immortal) Nichols
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Producer - Gary Katz
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Keyboards - David Paich
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Orchestrated By - Jimmie Haskell
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Bass - Chuck Rainey
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Saxophone - Ernie Watts
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Guitar, Banjo - Dean Parks
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Drums - Jim Gordon
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Keyboards, Percussion - Victor Feldman
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Guitar - Denny Diaz
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Saxophone - Plas Johnson
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Bass - Timothy B. Schmit
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Trumpet - Ollie Mitchell
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Drums - Jeff Porcaro
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Guitar - Jeff Baxter
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Guitar - Ben Benay
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Drums - Jim Hodder
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Art Direction [Reissue] - Vartan (4)
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Art Direction [Original], Photography By - Ed Caraeff
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Design [Original] - David Larkham
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Design [Reissue] - Michael Diehl
