Steely Dan / IL, USA 09.03.2009 Soundboard Edition

This masterpiece captures the “The Royal Scum” night on September 3rd, the third of four consecutive Chicago performances during the 2009 Rent Party US tour, using an astonishing stereo soundboard recording obtained from a tour insider that was never officially released. With Larry Carlton as a special guest, this Chicago night is unforgettable for fans. The most noteworthy aspect of this release is the breathtakingly high-quality stereo soundboard recording, leaked from a tour insider and boasting an official-level sound quality. The show featured all the album tracks in the first half and signature songs in the second half, including “Aja” and “Gaucho,” followed by a complete performance of “The Royal Scum,” delighting fans. This Chicago show, with Larry Carlton as a special guest, was a dream come true for fans and has been widely reported overseas as a truly moving live performance. This two-disc set recreates that emotional experience, presenting the absolute best sound quality and definitive version—literally “the best possible”—making it the ultimate, supreme recording that every Steely Dan fan absolutely must hear. Disc1 1.Teenie’s Blues 2.Kid Charlemagne 3.Caves Of Altamira 4.Don’t Take Me Alive 5.Sign In Stranger 6.The Fez 7.Green Earrings 8.Haitian Divorce 9.Everything You Did 10.The Royal Scam Disc2 1.Hey Nineteen 2.Dirty Work 3.Black Friday 4.I Got The News 5.Aja 6.Parker’s Band 7.Love Is Like Itin In My Heart / Band Introduction 8.Peg 9.Third World Man 10.Jim Beard Piano Intro 11.Josie 12.My Old School 13.Reeling In The Years 14.The Last Tango In Paris Donald Fagen(voc, keyb) Walter Becker(g, voc) Larry Carlton(g)Special Guest Jim Beard(keyb) Freddie Washington(b) Walt Weiskopf(ts) Keith Carlock(dr) Jon Herington(g) Michael Leonhart(tpt) Jim Pugh(trb) Roger Rosenberg(bs) Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery(back voc) Tawatha Agee(back voc) Catherine Russell(back voc)