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For The Dan Fans (and who isn’t one?)
Wonderful interview with Michael Omartian, Steely Dan session pianist. Speaks at length about the making of Rikki, Aja, and more…
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I was staying with a pirate and his monkey in Portabello, Panama the first time I heard Goucho. You never forget your first time. Haha
Me.
(I know. Rhetorical question. Couldn’t help myself
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One of my favorite bands.
I thought it was about The Dan Band for a second
Well, the thread title asked for it….
Steely Dan is a band that I just can’t listen to. I want to like them because everyone tells me that my musical tastes mean that I must love them, but I’ve given them many chances and it’s not happening.
I find “Peg” to be musical nausea. It sounds like someone tried to install an elevator on a yacht.
To be fair the interview covers quite a bit more of Omartian's career than just his Steely Dan work.
However, he did contribute a lot to the music under the derogatory label "yacht rock" - and some of that work is featured in the interview - namely tracks from Christopher Cross, Peter Cetera, etc.
But even if you hate all that music, you might benefit from listening to a professional studio musician/arranger/producer with lifetime of experience answer questions about his career.
Came looking for Dan Worall…
I would get the title if it was Larry Carlton or Bernard Purdie…
Not even sure I have heard this guy’s name before, so definitely get the “secret” part.
One of the first places I recall seeing Michael Omartian's name was in the liner notes to The Nightly - Donald Fagen's first solo album.
Such is the nature of being a session player - unless you become a rock star yourself like Steve Lukather. To the public you're just an anonymous muso while the peeps who get star billing get the fame, adulation, etc.. But some musos like it that way.
Exactly… From way back, I always checked the liner notes on albums to learn who the musicians were. We’re lucky to have so many recent interviews with legendary session players as well as wonderful documentaries like The Wrecking Crew, The Immediate Family, and Standing In The Shadow of Motown.
At the risk of overdoing it with Steely Dan, here’s Jay Graydon, another L.A. session great, on how he came up with the solo for Peg: