Denny Dias is an American guitarist, most known for being a founding member of Steely Dan. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ...

Career

Dias was working with his own band out of his basement in New Jersey when he placed an ad in "The Village Voice" that read: "Looking for keyboardist and bassist. Must have jazz chops!". It was in this way that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met Dias. They joined his band and immediately began playing their own material. Amazed at the talent Becker and Fagen had, Dias fired the rest of the band, and the three of them moved to California, adding drummer Jim Hodder, guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, and vocalist David Palmer before recording for ABC/Dunhill Records as Steely Dan. Dias recorded as a permanent member of the band on 1972's Can't Buy a Thrill, 1973's Countdown to Ecstasy, and 1974's Pretzel Logic. During this time, Dias played noteworthy guitar on tracks such as "Do It Again", "Bodhisattva" (first solo), and "Your Gold Teeth". Following a tour promoting Pretzel Logic, Becker and Fagen decided to break the band up and use session musicians on future albums. Dias was included as a session guitarist on 1975's Katy Lied, 1976's The Royal Scam, and 1977's Aja, but would not appear on the band's 1980 release Gaucho, the final release by Steely Dan before a 20-year hiatus. In 1991 he joined Toto on their Summer Festival Tour. He also recorded with Wayne Shorter, Wilfrido Vargas, and Pete Christlieb. Dias is now a computer programmer living in Los Angeles. Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as co-writer, co-founder, singer, and pianist with the jazz-rock band Steely Dan. ... Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950 in New York, New York) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group Steely Dan. ... Jim Hodder ([December 17]][1947]]-June 5, 1990) was an American drummer, best known as the original drummer for Steely Dan. ... Jeff Skunk Baxter Jeff Skunk Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington, D.C.) is an American rock guitarist. ... David Palmer is an American vocalist and songwriter. ... Cant Buy A Thrill is the first album by Steely Dan. ... Originally released in 1973, Countdown To Ecstasy was the second album released by rock group Steely Dan. ... Pretzel Logic is a Steely Dan album originally released in 1974. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... Originally released in March 1975, Katy Lied was the fourth album to be released by rock group Steely Dan. ... Originally released in May 1976, The Royal Scam was an album by rock group Steely Dan. ... Aja (pronounced the same as Asia) is an album by the rock band Steely Dan. ... Gauchos taming horses in Corrientes Province, Argentina. ... Toto (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American rock/pop/prog band which had their greatest commercial success in the 1980s. ... Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter in the 1960s quintet Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... Wilfrido Vargas (born April 24, 1949) is a merengue musician from Dominican Republic. ...

Discography

CD

• • Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan (1972)
  • Countdown to Ecstasy - Steely Dan (1973)
  • Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan (1974)
  • Katy Lied - Steely Dan (1975)
  • The Royal Scam - Steely Dan (1976)
  • Aja - Steely Dan (1977)
  • Tribute to Jeff Porcaro - David Garfield (1997)
  • Hoy - Wilfrido Vargas (1997)
  • Round the Gum Tree: The British Bubblegum Explosion! - Various Artists (2004)
  • Apogee [Bonus Tracks] - Pete Christlieb (2004)
  • Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter - Wayne Shorter (2004)

Video

• • Classic Albums - Steely Dan: Aja (2000)

External links

• Denny Dias discography