Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number

[CC_PDX]

When this came out 50 years ago in 1974, I'm guessing it wasn't covered a lot on accordion. Some possible reasons:

A) Accordions had tanked in popularity over the prior decade due to the electric guitar
B) Nobody got around to it
C) It's a bad idea.

Regardless, it came up as a request the other night at the pub and we managed to improvise a respectable version of it on the spot. Then I couldn't get it out of my head, so I came came home afterwards and did this cleaner solo take of an improvised arrangement. It is a fun one to play rhythmically and harmonically (especially the iconic bit they "borrowed" from Horace Silver).

 

[losthobos]

That works well...good call

 

[JerryPH]

well done!

 

[GeekyPirate]

That worked surprisingly well. It's never a bad idea to try and transcibe to accordion

Well played!

 

[Tom]

Nice! 50 years ago for “our” music. For the youth of today, it would be like us listening to the music of the ‘20s. 1920s that is. Strange to think about!

 

[John M]

Nice! 50 years ago for “our” music. For the youth of today, it would be like us listening to the music of the ‘20s. 1920s that is. Strange to think about!

I think the "slope" of the change in music curve is much steeper today. I believe the original "Boogie Woogie" by Clarence Top Smith came out in 1929. That basic boogie woogie blues pattern was still popular in the '50's & 60's. Lenny Dee (on the Hammond organ) and his Plantation Boogie was very popular on Decca records in the 50's. It was his arrangement of the original 1929 Boogie.