I could do a deep dive on all of the great musicianship of Steely Dan's recordings. They were *very* particular on what they wanted to show up on their recordings. I've listened to youtube videos where they described bringing in one set of musicians to record a song...and then bringing in a second set to record it again shortly thereafter. They knew what they wanted, and waited until they got what they imagined in their head to show up on tape.
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