Thanks. I need this for a gig coming up. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks. I need this for a gig coming up. Any help would be appreciated.
Please review this helpful info:
https://www.irealb.com/forums/showth...-Request-Songs
Then this
https://www.irealb.com/forums/showth...5661#post15661
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Jack of Speed - Steely Dan
From "Two Against Nature"
Pop-Smooth 89 bpm
Jack of Speed - Becker-Fagen
Last edited by MCJazzer; 08-20-2021 at 07:41 PM. Reason: forgot style & tempo
So, here's a rarity - the chord changes to Steely Dan's infamous "lost" song that was supposed to be on the Gaucho album. After they had completed the recording of this song, an asst. engineer at the studio completely erased it.
There are three versions of this song by S. Dan online (YouTube), but the two studio versions are of very poor sound quality. One is a "demo" version w/ only elec. piano & bass - this (below) is not that (interestingly, that version uses the intro chords from "Deacon Blues" as an intro).
I listened to the version that has a full rhythm section, guitar, etc. It took me a loooong time, since the sound is so muddy. But I persevered (!).
There is also a live version of S. Dan actually performing this song at a "Rarities Night" concert they gave in 2011 at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. But it's a whole step lower than the "original" recording, & unfortunately, the performance sounds a little under-rehearsed (which maybe tells you how challenging this song is, if the 1st-rate pros in S. Dan's road band struggled w/ it).
Lastly, sorry this is two separate pages, but this song has a LOT of chord changes, & trying to squeeze it all onto one page would make it very hard to read. If anybody wants to try that, have at it.
Second Arrangement pg- 1 (Vrs & Chorus), The - W. Becker, D. Fagen
Second Arrangement Pg- 2 (Bridge & Coda), The - D. Fagen, W. Becker
Pop-Disco 102 bpm
Last edited by MCJazzer; 08-20-2021 at 08:51 PM. Reason: forgot the style & bpm (again)
HungryReggae_Set1 AA (21)
1. New Frontier P1of2 - Fagen Becker
2. New Frontier P2of2 - Fagen Becker
3. Hey Nineteen P1of2 - Steely Dan
4. Hey Nineteen P2of2 - Steely Dan
5. Black Cow (Steely Dan) - Steely Dan
6. Rose Darling (Steely Dan) - Fagen and Becker
7. My Old School P1of2 - Fagen Becker
8. My Old School P2of2 - Fagen Becker
9. Do It Again (Steely Dan) - Steely Dan
10. Dirty Work (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
11. Kings P1of2 - Fagen Becker
12. Kings P2of2 - Fagen Becker
13. Midnite Cruiser (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
14. Only A Fool Would Say That (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
15. Reelin' In The Years (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
16. Fire In The Hole (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
17. Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) - Fagen Becker
18. Change of the Guard (Steely Dan) - Steely Dan
19. Turn That Heartbeat Over Again P1of3 - Fagen Becker
20. Turn That Heartbeat Over Again P2of3 - Fagen Becker
21. Turn That Heartbeat Over Again P3of3 - Fagen Becker
HungryReggae_Set2 AA (21)
1. F.M. (No Static At All) - Fagen Becker
2. Kid Charlemagne - Fagen Becker
3. Josie P1of2 - Fagen Becker
4. Josie P2of2 - Fagen Becker
5. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan) - Becker-Fagen
6. Any Major Dude (Steely Dan) - Becker, Fagan
7. Bodhisattva P1of2 - Fagen Becker
8. Bodhisattva P2of2 - Fagen Becker
9. Aja P1of2 - Fagen Becker
10. Aja P2of2 - Fagen Becker
11. Peg (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
12. I.G.Y. P1of2 - Donald Fagen
13. I.G.Y. P2of2 - Donald Fagen
14. Deacon Blues P1of2 - Fagen Becker
15. Deacon Blues P2of2 - Fagen Becker
16. Green Earrings (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
17. Gaucho (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker Jarrett
18. Doctor Wu (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
19. Jack Of Speed (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becket
20. Third World Man P1of2 - Fagen Becker
21. Third World Man P2of2 - Fagen Becker
Wow, thx for all the songs from "Can't Buy A Thrill"! Hadn't seen those here on the forum before.
Essential Guilt (18)
Individual songs:
Do It Again (Steely Dan) - Steely Dan
Dirty Work (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
Kings P1of2 - Fagen Becker
Kings P2of2 - Fagen Becker
Kid Charlemagne - Fagen Becker
Green Earrings (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker
Black Cow-1 - Steely Dan
Black Cow-2 - Steely Dan
Deacon Blues (p1) - Becker-Fagen (Steely Dan)
Deacon Blues (p2) - Becker-Fagen (Steely Dan)
Peg - Walter Becker Donald Fagen
Home At Last 2 - Becker Fagen
Josie - Steely Dan
Babylon Sisters 1 - Becker Fagan
Hey Nineteen RS - Steely Dan
Gaucho (Steely Dan) - Fagen Becker Jarrett
Time Out Of Mind - Steely Dan
Walk Between Raindrops - Donald Fagen
Last edited by pdxdjazz; 12-28-2021 at 11:23 PM. Reason: Copied from elsewhere
Chain Lightning - Becker-Fagen (Steely Dan)
Haitian Divorce - Steely Dan
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