ペトラの室内ケージの床材(赤玉土)を継ぎ足しました。
抱卵のため毎日穴掘りをするのでバットの中の土が少しずつ減っていくんです。
土が浅いとご不満なのかストレス貯めている様子がありあり。
バットの深さは10cmほど。
ほんとはもっと深い方がいいのでしょうが、別途産卵箱を用意しないかぎり難しい。
赤玉土は硬質タイプが良いです。
形崩れすると埃っぽくなりますから。見た目も悪いですし。
水を含ませることで湿度対策と埃対策になります。
給水は毎日1L。
ペトラは環境が少しでも変わるのを嫌います。
床材を継ぎ足しただけですが早速拒絶反応。
ケージの中を落ち着き無く歩き回っていました。
抱卵のストレスで苦しんでいるときに追い討ちをかけるようなことは避けたいのですが、まあ仕方ない。
先日2個、卵を産みましたが、殻なしでした。中身だけ。
まだ卵があるようで穴掘りを止めません。
10日ほど拒食していてキュウリしか口にしないし。
体重は3年ぶりに1kgをきりました。
心配ですが、何もしてやれないのが辛い。
本日の獲物。
スティーリー・ダンはロックカテゴリーでしょうけどジャズテイストがあるということで。
それにしても『Gaucho』の音質は素晴らしい。
今までカーステレオなどでしか聴いてなかったからこれほどのクオリティとは知らなかった。
聴き込んでいるはずの『バビロンシスター』が始まったら思わず仰け反っちゃった。
50年代ハードバップジャズはもうちょっと音質がなんとかなるとより楽しめるのですが。
Tracklist
1. You And The Night And The Music
2. When You Wish Upon A Star
3. I'll Never Smile Again
4. Interplay
5. You Go To My Head
6. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Companies etc
Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Recorded At – Nola Recording Studios
Credits
Bass – Percy Heath
Design [Cover] – Ken Deardoff
Drums – Philly Joe Jones*
Engineer – Tom Nola*
Guitar – Jim Hall
Photography By [Back Liner] – Steve Schapiro
Piano – Bill Evans
Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
Notes
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studio, New York City on July 16-17, 1962
Tracklist
1. Black Cow
Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Clavinet – Joe Sample
Drums – Paul Humphrey
Electric Piano – Victor Feldman
Guitar – Larry Carlton
Lead Vocals, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Tenor Saxophone – Tom Scott 5:07
2. Aja
Backing Vocals – Timothy B. Schmit
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Piano – Joe Sample
Guitar – Denny Dias, Larry Carlton, Walter Becker
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Percussion – Victor Feldman
Piano – Michael Omartian
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter 7:56
3. Deacon Blues
Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Electric Piano – Victor Feldman
Guitar – Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour
Lead Vocals, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Tenor Saxophone – Pete Christlieb 7:26
4. Peg
Backing Vocals – Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin
Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Don Grolnick
Drums – Rick Marotta
Electric Piano – Paul Griffin
Guitar – Steve Khan
Guitar [Solo] – Jay Graydon
Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
Lyricon – Tom Scott Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman 3:58
5. Home At Last
Backing Vocals – Timothy B. Schmit
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Guitar – Larry Carlton
Guitar [Solo] – Walter Becker
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Piano, Vibraphone – Victor Feldman 5:31
6. I Got The News
Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Michael McDonald, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Ed Greene (2)
Guitar – Dean Parks
Guitar [Solo] – Larry Carlton, Walter Becker
Lead Vocals, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Piano, Vibraphone, Percussion – Victor Feldman 5:03
7. Josie
Backing Vocals – Timothy B. Schmit
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums, Percussion – Jim Keltner
Electric Piano – Victor Feldman
Guitar – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton
Guitar [Solo] – Walter Becker
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen 4:30
Credits
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Producer – Gary Katz
Written-By – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Notes
1st pressings have the AB-1006 matrix and came in a glossy gatefold sleeve with a glossy card lyric inner sleeve. The AB was an ABC label price-code, and approximately two weeks after the release of the album the price was raised $1.00 and subsequent pressings were AA-1006. The earliest pressings have 'KENDUN' in the run-off grooves, some AB pressings do not and have the same 1006-(RE-3) run off matrixes as the second pressings, only the AB-1006 or AA-1006 differs (initial AA-1006 pressings have a crossed out 'B'). All these pressings are on the red/yellow/orange ABC label.
Tracklist
1. Babylon Sisters
Arranged By [Horns] – Rob Mounsey
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Diva Grey*, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Leslie Miller, Patti Austin, Toni Wine
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Bass Clarinet – George Marge, Walter Kane
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Electric Piano, Clavinet – Don Grolnick
Guitar – Steve Khan Percussion – Crusher Bennett*
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Tom Scott
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker 5:51
2. Hey Nineteen
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Frank Floyd, Zack Sanders*
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Rick Marotta
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Hugh McCracken, Walter Becker
Percussion – Steve Gadd, Victor Feldman 5:04
3. Glamour Profession
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Frank Floyd, Leslie Miller, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders*
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Steve Khan
Percussion – Ralph McDonald*
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon – Tom Scott 7:28
4. Gaucho
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Leslie Miller, Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Steve Khan
Lead Guitar – Walter Becker
Percussion – Crusher Bennett*
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Tom Scott
Trumpet – Randy Brecker 5:32
5. Time Out Of Mind
Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
Arranged By [Horns] – Rob Mounsey
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Leslie Miller, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson
Baritone Saxophone – Ronny Cuber*
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Rick Marotta
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Hugh McCracken, Walter Becker
Lead Guitar – Mark Knopfler
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Dave Tofani, Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker 4:10
6. My Rival
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Frank Floyd, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders*
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Piano – Patrick Rebillot*
Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker
Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Rick Derringer
Lead Guitar – Steve Khan
Organ, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Percussion – Ralph McDonald*
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon – Tom Scott
Timbales – Nicholas Marrero*
Trombone – Wayne Andre 4:30
7. Third World Man
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Steve Khan
Electric Piano – Joe Sample
Lead Guitar – Larry Carlton
Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey 5:14
Companies etc
Pressed By – Europadisk
Credits
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Don Grolnick, Paul Griffin, Rob Mounsey, Steely Dan
Design [Assistant] – John Tom Cohoe
Design, Art Direction – Susanne Walsh
Engineer [Assistant] – Barbara Issak, Carla Bandini, Craig Goetsch, Georgie Offrell, Gerry Gabinelli, John Dougherty, John Potoker, Linda Randazzo, Marti Robertson*, Rosa Howell, Tom Greto
Engineer [Executive] – Roger Nichols
Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
Management [Cash] – Leonard Freedman
Management [Clout] – Front Line
Management Mastered By – Robert Ludwig*
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner
Music By, Lyrics By – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Photography By – René Burri (2)
Producer – Gary Katz
Sequenced By [Wendal], Effects [Wendal] – Roger Nichols
Technician [Piano Technician] – Don Farrar
Tracking By – Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner
Tracking By [Overdub] – Jerry Garszza*, Roger Nichols
Translated By [Italian Translation] – Victor Di Suvero
Notes
Special thanks to: Scott Luther and Fred Hull c/o Compal Copmuters Fabulous vintage electric guitars courtesy of Richard, Steven and Lawrence Friedman. Photographed for Magnum. Pressed at Europadisk, NYC, New York Printed inner sleeve, cardboard quality.