How does Donald Fagen do it?


It seems, to my ears, that Donald Fagen is able to get an amazing sound out of a mixing board, much better than other producers can.  I have read that he is a perfectionist and uses extreme attention to detail when in the studio.  Do you notice the same thing in his recordings?  A shout out to the late Walter Becker too.
mikeydee

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I'm a Dan fan as well, saw Becker/Fagan/Winwood at Red Rocks in Colorado with my wife and kids.  Becker gave a moving speech about what a privilege it was to play/write with Fagan for 50 years.  That was June of '16.  Becker died the following year in September.

Saw the Dan (just Fagan) again in Boston November '19.  The band was very tight very good, but the acoustics sucked in the old theater.

Weirdly I get Steely Dan songs stuck in my head, and they play and play.
Have to listen to whatever track it is on the rig to get it cleared out.

Regards,
barts