bubinga5 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Donald Fagen, keys/vocals, Bernard Purdy, drums. Denny Dias and Elliot Randall, guitar/s.. Chuck Rainey's bass playing on this record, is some of the best groove playing I've ever listened to. There is always something new, when he plays. Edited April 1, 2018 by bubinga5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 The Royal Scam is my favourite SD album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I watched the Aja documentary last night, and there's a lot of Chuck on that too. Super playing and quite an unusual sound when heard in isolation. Is it safe to guess he uses flatwound strings? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 53 minutes ago, ezbass said: The Royal Scam is my favourite SD album. Same here. Always preferred it to "Aja". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beely Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 My favourite Steely Dan album as well. Listened to it so much I wore out a vinyl copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Got 6 Steely CD's and the Scam is also my fave. But really, i love them all Rainey is superb as usual 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 All are fantastic albums. I do cherry pick. This is just fantastic. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Wah guitar on Haitian Divorce is beautiful! Oh and LC's solo on Kid Charlemagne is of course a classic. Yes and the bass is great too. Didn't realise it was Chuck. Funnily enough, it's worth seeking out his videos where he speaks on YouTube. He's very articulate and has a lovely soft wise voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 The brilliant and inventive wah git on Haitian Divorce was Dean Parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Yeah, with Walter Becker adding some kind of voice box over the same notes? or was that another SD tune? Chuck tells a great story about a session for ‘Mash’, when he met Tommy Tedesco. It’s on YouTube somewhere. He really is one of my all time, favourite groovers, a real gem of a player. Edit: The interview (mentioned above). Edited April 1, 2018 by lowdown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 A few years ago me and a couple of friends managed to attend an evening seminar with Mr Rainey in Doncaster. Put together by Electro Music to promote Phil Jones amplification, Chuck was very entertaining, with lots of stories about his amazing career. Plenty of Steely Dan related stuff in the audience Q&A session, though for me would have rather listened to him recall the great sessions he did with Aretha. Lovely guy, but must admit to not being blown away by the sound he got with the PJ amps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Chuck and Rocco have always been in my top five. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Just iin the process of learning Josie and Don't Take Me Alive for a possible dep job. Fabulous bass parts. Wish more people were into this type of stuff because it's a challenge and inspiring at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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