Wow! Excellent insights into what Becker and Fagen are up to. I'll be getting a hold of that book and I know I'll get a good handle on this once I've grasped a few tricks. This has to be very satisfying stuff to play. As I said in my original post, there's such subtlety and musicality in Steely Dan's material. Thank you very much, gentlemen.

Oh, and my 'return' key no longer seems to be on the fritz.