A Vulture series in which studio musicians select their best performances. “We were baffled because, to us, it was very much a ‘Here’s the 11th-hour, late-bloomer song that went on the record.’” Photo ...

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Steely Dan thrived in the age of the greatest hits compilation, and the ...