How does Donald Fagen do it?


It seems, to my ears, that Donald Fagen is able to get an amazing sound out of a mixing board, much better than other producers can.  I have read that he is a perfectionist and uses extreme attention to detail when in the studio.  Do you notice the same thing in his recordings?  A shout out to the late Walter Becker too.
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Not only does Donald Fagen have the gift, he surrounds himself with gifted people. Enjoy the music
Fagen has a great ear and musical sense, but don't underestimate Nichols. Read about "Wendel" which he invented for Gaucho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Nichols_(recording_engineer)