Black Cow

Black Cow appeared on Aja, Steely Dan's sixth album.  This is the demo with Donald Fagen on vocal and piano.  According to my information this was recorded during the sessions for Katy Lied, the band's fourth album, meaning not only did it fail to make it onto that record but was also not included on The Royal Scam, the Dan's next album.

Fascinating how much of what you hear on the demo made it into the final recording; the beautiful chord progressions and piano voicings are already there.  To listen to the Aja recording go here.

Found on the great twitter feed of Good Steely Dan Takes.