Editing Jeff Baxter (section)

===With Steely Dan===
After the breakup of Ultimate Spinach, Baxter relocated to Los Angeles, finding work as a [[session guitarist]].

In 1972, he became a founding member of the band [[Steely Dan]], along with guitarist [[Denny Dias]], guitarist-bassist [[Walter Becker]], keyboardist-vocalist [[Donald Fagen]], drummer [[Jim Hodder (musician)|Jim Hodder]] and vocalist [[David Palmer (vocalist)|David Palmer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2022-07-31/jeff-skunk-baxter-a-rock-hall-of-famer-and-u-s-government-defense-contractor-picks-carefully|title=Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a ballistic missile and anti-terrorism expert|date=July 31, 2022|newspaper=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>

Baxter appeared with Steely Dan on their first three albums, ''[[Can't Buy a Thrill]]'' in 1972, ''[[Countdown to Ecstasy]]'' in 1973, and ''[[Pretzel Logic]]'' in 1974. He contributed the guitar [[Fill (music)|fills]] and signature solo heard on the group's highest charting hit "[[Rikki Don't Lose That Number]]."<ref name=":0" />