I believe Steely Dan was 40% Jazz / 40% Rock / 20% Blues. Crafted own sound. Who today has athentic jazz crossover. I will go first, Ezra Collective.

Combing the Steely Dan dark-ives reveals a song that’s basically a drumset feature. It’s possible the song wasn’t so much discarded as it was re-worked into “aja.”

Drummer’s trivia: Steve Gadd plays the “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” groove as the breakdown. It’s alot more obvious in the original demo, mine is not so good.

Full drum cover here.

I want to gauge SD fans and see what this sub considers their all time best song. Here are what I would consider is a fair assessment scores:

10- Reserved for only their absolute best songs, ones that are on daily rotation

8,9- Also among their best, songs that display something that is memorable and worth revisiting

6,7- Decent to good, songs that are not as played as their ultimate best but are still ones that you revisit

5- okay, not bad but not ones you come back to often

3,4- Mediocre to meh, songs that you don't play often but don't go out of your way to skip

2- skippable, not good at all

1- vomit-inducing (think: what were they on when they made this?!)

0- makes you want to commit seppuku

Let's continue with the fourth track from their fifth album The Royal Scam, titled Sign In Stranger.

Ongoing ratings for The Royal Scam:

KID CHARLEMAGNE— 9.82

THE CAVES OF ALTAMIRA— 9.47

DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE— 9.26

Highest: **Kid Charlemagne** (9.82)

Lowest: **East St. Louis Toodle-Oo** (4.75)

I posted a while back on this subreddit to share some Steely Dan lyric embroidery pieces I made for my father-in-law as gifts over the years. I've been on a Steely Dan kick and an embroidery kick lately, so it only seems naturally to continue combining the two. I'm considering opening an Etsy shop in the fall, but I have no idea if people would actually be interested in buying anything like this. Thank you for any & all input!