Scott Sheriff

Resurrecting the lost Steely Dan classic: The Second Arrangement

The Second Arrangement is the title of a Steely Dan song that was once accidentally erased by a studio tech during the band’s Gaucho sessions and thought never to be heard again.  It has been the subject of lore amongst Steely Dan fans for decades, until bootlegs and samples of demos began finding their way onto the internet, which gave fans an idea as to what this lost, Gaucho-era track actually sounded like.  In 2011, the band performed the track live during a Rarities Night show at the Beacon Theater in New York, which sparked the imaginations of fans, not to mention musicians such as Scott Sheriff, an ardent Steely Dan fan who fronts arguably the best Steely Dan tribute band, 12 Against Nature.  Scott, along with several talented studio musicians in Nashville, decided to resurrect The Second Arrangement, and recently released a video version of the completed song, which has already gained worldwide attention.  Here to discuss the momentum behind recreating this track is Scott Sheriff.