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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,612 posts) Sat Mar 2, 2024, 09:25 AM Mar 2

Larry Carlton has a birthday today.

It's his solo that makes this great Steely Dan tune-

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Larry Carlton has a birthday today. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2 OP

Steely Dan employed a number of outstanding guitarists over the years, many of their solos are classics. sop Mar 2 #1

Carlton was picked for Donald Fagen's solo album, The Nightfly DJ Porkchop Mar 2 #2

The Solo Is Legendary In Guitar Circles ProfessorGAC Mar 2 #3

sop

(10,297 posts)

1. Steely Dan employed a number of outstanding guitarists over the years, many of their solos are classics.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 10:14 AM

Mar 2

Denny Dias' guitar solo on 'Bodhisattva' has to be one of my favorites, and Jeff Skunk Baxter's work also stands out.

DJ Porkchop

(455 posts)

2. Carlton was picked for Donald Fagen's solo album, The Nightfly

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 04:06 PM

Mar 2

Larry appears on 7 of the 8 tracks as Lead Guitar.
The album took eight months to produce (typical Fagen perfectionism), but Larry knocked out his tracks in four days.

ProfessorGAC

(65,401 posts)

3. The Solo Is Legendary In Guitar Circles

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 05:25 PM

Mar 2

He's got those trademark licks with the big interval jumps, and his tone is superb, but most importantly, it's so smooth.

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