Hot Sax Top Ten: Deacon Blues (#10)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62736)
United States
June 25, 2021 9:47am CST
Boy, you know it’s a hard countdown when this song shows up at the bottom!! Welcome to my countdown of my favorite sax solos in songs. To Linda’s delight, no country music will show up in this countdown (since there’s just not that much saxophone work in country music). However, to NJ Chic’s dismay, these guys will….
#10: Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
Puke on, NJ Chic. 
Here’s the song that told us to “learn to work the saxophone.” And a gorgeous workout it gets, thanks to Pete Christlieb’s tenor work.
It’s my favorite Steely Dan song. One of my favorite songs of the 70s, period. One of my favorite songs, period.
So let’s all (well, everyone except NJ Chic) enjoy this superb classic yet again.
Deacon Blues
Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Recorded by Steely Dan
From Aja, 1977
Saxophonist: Pete Christlieb
This is the day of the expanding man:
Here’s the song that told us to “learn to work the saxophone.” And a gorgeous workout it gets, thanks to Pete Christlieb’s tenor work.
It’s my favorite Steely Dan song. One of my favorite songs of the 70s, period. One of my favorite songs, period.
So let’s all (well, everyone except NJ Chic) enjoy this superb classic yet again.
Deacon Blues
Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Recorded by Steely Dan
From Aja, 1977
Saxophonist: Pete Christlieb
This is the day of the expanding man:
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupDeacon Blues · Steely DanAja? 1977 Geffen RecordsReleased on: 1977-01-01Producer: Gary KatzAssociated Performer,...
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
26 Jun 21
In the summer of 1978 Deacon Blues was my Jam! i love Steely Dan but in particular, this is my favorite!
They got a name for the winners in the world!
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@FourWalls (62736)
• United States
26 Jun 21
I think it’s probably the only song in the 70s that had the word languid in it.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
26 Jun 21
@FourWalls it had everything - even an Alabama mention!
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@BarBaraPrz (45675)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Jun 21
If that's at the bottom, I can't imagine what's at the top. I often hear this tune on Jazz.FM Love it.
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@FourWalls (62736)
• United States
25 Jun 21
@myklj999 — you’ll have a lot of great sax for the next hour or so!
If I ever did a countdown of best openings to a song, “Black Cow” would be high on the list.
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@BarBaraPrz (45675)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Jun 21
@myklj999 Love that, too.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
26 Jun 21
I do recall and loved Steely Dan
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jun 21
And my musical education in hot sax goes or rather the beat goes on,
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@FourWalls (62736)
• United States
25 Jun 21
Look at the bright side: I don’t like Rush.
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@LindaOHio (158689)
• United States
26 Jun 21
Can't say as I like this one; and I'm not familiar with Steely Dan's music at all.
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