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| Artist: | Steely Dan |
| Title: | Steely Dan Aja remastered BLACK VINYL LP 2023 reissue |
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| Released: | 29/09/2023 |
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| Format: | BLACK VINYL LP 2023 REISSUE |
| Country | Worldwide |
| Barcode: | 602445359639 |
| Catalogue number: | B3502801 |
| Store location: | CLASSIC ROCK |
| SKU: | WLF14869 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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| Genre: | Pop , Pop , Pop Rock , Pop Rock , Classic Rock , Rock , Fusion , Jazz |
| Categories: | Discrepancy's Top 500 Vinyl Albums , Vinyl Arrivals Just In , New Vinyl In This Week |
| Blog Posts: | News Catch-up 10 August 2023 |
At long last: the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl. Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released 7 albums from 1972-1980. The vinyl series continues with Aja, the band’s 1977’s platinum-selling jazz-rock masterwork, which includes the three hit singles –“Deacon Blues,” Peg” and “Josie” – and the elegant title cut.
The LP has been remastered by Bernie Grundman from an analog, non-EQ’d, tape copy.
If you were an audiophile in the late 1970s, you owned Aja. Rolling Stone, which ranks 1977's Aja at No. 63 on its latest 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, says "this was Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's no-holds barred stab at becoming a huge mainstream jazz-pop success.
"And sure enough, thanks to sweet, slippery tracks like 'Deacon Blues,' and 'Peg,' this collegiate band with a name plucked from a William Burroughs novel and a songbook full of smart, cynical lyrics became bona fide superstars, shooting to the Top Five and selling platinum. And yes, Aja even won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album."
Fagan and Becker would assemble a revolving cast of almost 40 session musicians to play on the album, consisting of some of the all-time greats, including Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd, Lee Ritenour, Timothy B. Schmidt — it's a long list. It's a Who's Who of session superstars.
The album name and its title track were inspired by a South Korean woman whom a high school friend's brother had married after serving in the army in her country. The chord progressions and melodies are so unique and so typically Steely Dan. The drum solo at the end of the title track by Steve Gadd is also astounding.
Founded by core members Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards), Steely Dan's popularity rose throughout the late 1970s on, and their seven albums throughout that period of time blended elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio. Becker and Fagen, with producer Gary Katz, gradually changed Steely Dan from a performing band to a studio project, hiring session musicians to record their compositions. The duo didn't perform live between 1974 and 1993. But their popularity nevertheless grew throughout the '70s as their albums became critical favorites and their singles became staples of Adult Oriented Radio and pop radio stations.
After a brief battle with esophageal cancer, Walter Becker died on September 3, 2017 at the age of 67. Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001. VH1 ranked Steely Dan at No. 82 on their list of the 100 Greatest Musical Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone ranked them No. 15 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
| A1 | Black Cow Backing Vocals - Clydie King Backing Vocals - Rebecca Louis Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields Bass - Chuck Rainey Clavinet - Joe Sample Drums - Paul Humphrey Electric Piano - Victor Feldman Guitar - Larry Carlton Synthesizer - Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott |
5:07 |
| A2 | Aja Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen Backing Vocals - Timothy B. Schmit Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Steve Gadd Electric Piano - Joe Sample Guitar - Denny Dias Guitar - Larry Carlton Guitar - Walter Becker Percussion - Victor Feldman Piano - Michael Omartian Synthesizer, Whistle [Police] - Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter |
7:56 |
| A3 | Deacon Blues Backing Vocals - Clydie King Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields Bass - Walter Becker Drums - Bernard Purdie Electric Piano - Victor Feldman Guitar - Larry Carlton Guitar - Lee Ritenour Synthesizer - Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone - Pete Christlieb |
7:26 |
| B1 | Peg Backing Vocals - Michael McDonald Backing Vocals - Paul Griffin Bass - Chuck Rainey Clavinet - Don Grolnick Drums - Rick Marotta Electric Piano - Paul Griffin Guitar - Steve Khan Lyricon - Tom Scott Percussion - Gary Coleman Percussion - Victor Feldman Soloist [Guitar] - Jay Graydon |
3:58 |
| B2 | Home At Last Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen Backing Vocals - Timothy B. Schmit Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Bernard Purdie Guitar - Larry Carlton Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes] - Victor Feldman Soloist [Guitar] - Walter Becker Synthesizer - Donald Fagen |
5:31 |
| B3 | I Got The News Backing Vocals - Clydie King Backing Vocals - Michael McDonald Backing Vocals - Rebecca Louis Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Ed Greene (2) Guitar - Dean Parks Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion - Victor Feldman Soloist [Guitar] - Larry Carlton Soloist [Guitar] - Walter Becker Synthesizer - Donald Fagen |
5:03 |
| B4 | Josie Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen Backing Vocals - Timothy B. Schmit Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Jim Keltner Electric Piano - Victor Feldman Guitar - Dean Parks Guitar - Larry Carlton Percussion - Jim Keltner Soloist [Guitar] - Walter Becker Synthesizer - Donald Fagen |
4:30 |
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