Background: Tom Scott arranged the horns for Aja and a few track off Gaucho. He also played various iconic horn parts such as the sax solo on Black Cow, the Lyricon motif in Peg, the sax on Gaucho, and various other horn parts throughout Aja and Gaucho.🎷

@samcockrell6615

Жыл бұрын

Great interview love the music could listen for hours

@boogiecats

Жыл бұрын

Any uncontrollable die hard Dan Fan knows the name Tom Scott

@ChromaticHarp

10 ай бұрын

Yep…Mike Brecker played tenor on gaucho, fyi

@gdfswonder636

5 ай бұрын

The Sax solo on Black Cow is one of my favorite moments in music

@davemccoy7340

2 ай бұрын

Would you care to explain?

I guess you could say they're having jazz and conversation!

@adamb.9968

2 жыл бұрын

And that Chevy Chase and Libby Titus can each say to the other that “We used to play when we were three…”

This is the first Donald Fagan interview where it seemed he was really enjoying it. As a Dan fan I really enjoyed it. Thanks Tom!

@jsamc

2 жыл бұрын

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@SuperC888

Жыл бұрын

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Absolutely fantastic interview. It is hard to do a good session. Great job by Tom in giving Donald the space he needed.

Donald is cool beyond belief, such a talented song writer and just a master at playing and composing his music, loved steely dan and loved fagens solo stuff, won't ever be another like Donald

The first job I ever had as a concert lighting designer was an international tour with Tom Scott in 1979.... I think ?. We had such a great band on that tour,Vinnie Colaiuta Richard Tee, Carlos Rios and so many others. Fast forward to 2000, after lighting many different acts all over the world I landed the Steely Dan gig. I guess I passed the audition cuz I lasted 17 years with them. Two of the most important people in my career right here folks...What a pleasure listening to this great interview. Thanks TS, Jp

@richardmindemann6935

Жыл бұрын

Write a book!

Tom, I just came across this. You allowed me to go backstage with you at the Bottom Line on my 20th birthday. I was doing college PR for your record company. We spoke a lot about Don, Walter and SD as they are my favorites. You probably were about to record Gaucho as Aja was a year old. We shared a cigarette and spoke about your background and music. You were (and are) the Nicest music star that I've ever met! When Richard Tee and Stuff came in, I knew it was time for me to go, but the memories still stay with me. BTW- flash forward two years, I'm DJing in a Miami club and had the great pleasure to meet Rick Derringer. He spoke very well about you and too was the greatest rock star that I ever met. He did talk about the exact nuances that every musician who comes in to work with SD has to go through.

Tom Scott - incredible saxaphone player . Shadows is one of my favorite songs . ( beach song ). New York Connection ; Tom , & Larry Carlton played on tremendous amount Gold records ! AJA - One of the greatest , very unique Albums .. Great Interview 🎷🙋‍♂️👍🏆

Fabulous conversation we love the Donald , the interview sounds like good friends Talking no stress , awesome conversation.💯💕☺️

“Yeah, you just get some drunks in there..and record in a few takes..it’s done..”😂 Donald on producing jazz records. 😂😂

Don rarely laughs, and I appreciate that. Too much laughter becomes an affect. Zappa was similar in that respect. Tom Scott’s interview voice reminds me somewhat of the late Regis Philbin.

Great stuff !!! so good to hear Donald enjoying himself. The man gave us all sooo much joy over the years ! Hope he can just have a portion back be fulfilled.

I do miss the back and forth between Walter and Donald!

Thanks Tom, such a relaxed and entertaining interview with Donald, bravo!

Dear Mr. Scott. Not only are you one of my all-time favourite horn players, but now I can also add you as one of my favourite hosts! Great job interviewing the coolest hipster of all, Donald Fagen.

@TheDanVault

2 жыл бұрын

Very great job indeed! Interviewing isn’t easy

I saw Tom Scott's LA Express opening/serving as the backing band for Joni Mitchell in support of Mitchell's Miles of Aisles LP. They were so tight that they squeaked.

Estimated Prophet from the Grateful Dead’s ‘77 album Terrapin Station reminds me so much of tracks from Aja and of course as I discovered decades later the common denominator was the wonderful Tom Scott horns. Good job guys.

Fantastic. Friends interviewing friends always seems to go better. Donald as blasé, dry, and unintentionally hilarious as ever. Loads of quotable bits and insights. Sincere thanks TDV 🙏

This is the best interview out on KZread for Steely Dan fans. Donald's humor and intelligence needs a brilliant interviewer that really listens and has a great sense of humor (as well).

It seems to me that Donald is more comfortable being interviewed by people in his "scene" like how he's pretty bouncy and improvisational here and with that leo dude. While in the interview with that tonight show band leader he seems like he wants to jump out the window.

THE best DF interview ever, truly, by the great Tom Scott sans LA Express!

Interview was perfect. Its amazing how much better things go when you respect each other. With all due respect to Burt B., maybe what the world needs now is just more respect.

Favorite part: 'We coulda been rich!' 🤣

@TheDanVault

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Tom, you really hit it out the park with this one! GREAT interview with two of my all-time favs. What a fun and funny love fest with a lot of new ground covered. Bravo!!!

A great Interview, so glad they made music to their standards without compromise.

Love this interview so much -these two wonderful musicians

“I had a terrible resentment of authority!” Lol 😂😂

I love Donald!!! He so humble, and self depricating. One of the greatest musicians of our time. Not to mention sexy!!

@dianecattell4254

2 жыл бұрын

Why i love Donald.... great hands,voice,thin lips,attitude,hes jewish, .

@SuperC888

Жыл бұрын

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that was wonderful and he sounds really good , theres greater things to come and a healing summer ahead , got to see him again i love steely

Tom, saw you at Telliride, CO in late 70's. Your sound was as clear as that mountain air. I happened to be working down in the dusty town Montrose at the base of the hill.

Great Interview, here. Dan & Fagan fan (and fan of yours since the 70's) I'll never forget the first time we we went to the Village Vanguard in 1991. It was Branford Marsalis, Tain, Kenny Kirkland, and others. Basically Leno's 1st Tonight Show band right before they got that gig. Being a drummer and sitting 3 ft from Tain's kit as they blew, and improvised on fast Bop at warp 22, for 2hrs straight, without a single break was a total mindblowing experience. Then being able to talk to tain about speed/technique afterward was magical. Being from Westchester, and growing up with all Classic Rock got me into Jazz late. But better late than never. Later on, becoming a big fan of Krantz/Carlock/Lafave in 97, (and studying Keith's confounding left hand ghost note, displaced beat virtuosity from 3ft away) and finding out in 2001 that Fagan & Becker came by the 55Bar to check him out. Then hired Keith (still hired!) shortly after, is still something I can't wrap my head around. Then Bowie hiring Donny McCaslin, Lafave, and Guliana out of the 55 later on was surreal.

To see an excellent musician T.S. interview another real knowledgeable and incredibly talented musician D.F. is a masterpiece....new subscriber just now.

You, sir (or m'am), are doing the Lord's work. One place on KZread for everything I could want related to Fagen and Becker.

What an awesome interview I hung on to every word being a huge Dan Fan thx for posting

Such a great interview. I think the quality of interviews with musicians is generally better when the interviewer is like, a musician too, you know.

@dougcoleburn1579

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. No yuck yuck yuck laughs from the interviewer. And you can tell Donald is relaxed and friends.

Thank you for posting this ..

This is wonderful! Many thanks❤️

Thanks for posting, great stuff!

This is wonderful. thank you.

Thanks for posting! These are two of my favorites; like the top-of-my-list favorites.

Thanks for sharing this! Saludos desde Rosario, Argentina.

Such a great DF interview! That's the most I've heard him talk about Chevy.

This was a great one.

AWESOME podcast!!!!

They used to play when they were 3......

@Complicaadd0rock

2 жыл бұрын

we all heard that lmao

wow wow wow great interview! thanks a lot for sharing

Super-cool interview! I love how relaxed and open the two of you were with each other! Thank you!

Excellent!! I'm a fan of both of you from the 70s I enjoy your podcast immensely

Very cool, fun interview. Thanks.

What a wonderful interview. Nice vibe. More please Tom! #1 fan, Kere.

“Gloomy dispositions” 😂😂😂

Brilliant interview

grreat interview, thanks

46:34 LORD HAVE MERCY Just get some drunks in there 😂

Their perfectionism . pays off.

Dave Palmer was on Midnight Special can see it on KZread

haha... TOM SCOTT - BLOW IT OUT!

Aja. Timeless.

Rumor has it you guys lived in my uncle Mark Traversino's building in Hollywood back in the early days. Any truth to that? Love

don sure sounds good

Did Walter or Donald, ever consider Jaco for any of the sessions on AJA, or Gaucho. I,ve been perplexed with this question for year,s now? Thx/ Clayton

To hear Donald’s impersonation of Mick Jagger go to 42:45, definitely worth hearing!

Great interview. When was this recorded?

@TheDanVault

2 жыл бұрын

October 27, 2019

@Ajaunte_

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDanVault Oh cool, more recent than I thought.

@Orbiter221

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ajaunte_he mentioned Covid which happened in 2020?…

@chrisk475

Ай бұрын

​@@Orbiter221Also the live recordings he mentioned came out in 2021, along with his mention of covid. Not at all sure how a 2019 date is stated with apparent authority. It's 2021.

windys going to get infusions every 3 weeks but would rather be on the service elevator do tell love you

Tommy scott once viciously beat down tv composer Mikey post in a bar in west LA. Tommy is a fucking bad ass street fighter. He nearly killed Mikey post in a drunken bar fight. If it wasn’t for Bernard Purdie and chucky Rainey. Mike post would have been killed. Tom Scott was a bad ass

When was this recorded?

Like Donald Fagen, I"m not fond of the "blareyness" of a trumpet's high notes. Many trumpeters I've heard live consistently played "sour" notes when they went high, except the AMAZING Sal Marquez when he was with Zappa.