Aja
Steely Dan
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Black Cow | Steely Dan | 5:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Aja | Steely Dan | 8:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Deacon Blues | Steely Dan | 7:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Peg | Steely Dan | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Home at Last | Steely Dan | 5:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | I Got the News | Steely Dan | 5:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Josie | Steely Dan | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Songs |
iTunes Review
A work of immaculate craft and insinuating wit, 1977's Aja is perhaps the most fully-realized album in Steely Dan's catalog. Leaders Donald Fagan and Walter Becker enlisted an all-star crew of jazz/rock players - drummer Steve Gadd and saxophonist Wayne Shorter among them - to lend this album an urbane finesse and dark-tinged sparkle. Steely Dan pays tribute to old-school jazz in "Deacon Blues" and brings a sophisticated R&B groove to "Peg" and "Home At Last." "Black Cow" has a sardonic sting, while "Josie" radiates warmth with a minimum of irony. The arrangements are gorgeously expansive -- the title tune is a jazz mini-suite. Fagan's vocals (embellished with high-gloss harmonies) are bitingly dry with a twist of venom. Behind the album's cool exterior is a burning passion for fine musicianship. Undeniably excellent, this album's hipster Žlan has made it an enduring favorite among rock and jazz aficionados alike.
Recent Customer Reviews
this album change the way I listen to jazz/pop music
by tuyabidWhen I first listen to one song on this album, which is "Deacon Blues", I said "wow", the tune is very catchy and keeps me on the edge of my ears and wanting to listen it again. So, I looked for the song on the internet it was sang by Steely Dan and came from the album "Aja", so I listen to the other songs as well, and guess what, I was more shocked, I feel like I'm in heaven. What are you waiting for, listen to this album right now and relaxed if you want a stress free time.
Chuck's simply amazing!!!
by fidelycheThis is a DEFINITE desert island disc! It's as jaw-dropping today as when it was released, especially today. Fagen and Becker are in top form but, if you'll indulge my personal prejudices, it was Chuck Rainey that propelled it to platinum status with some of the best (and also difficult) bass lines in recording history. The Dan always chose top of the line studio musicians and they would've had more platinum discs if Rainey had been on all of them. But that said, this is definitely the Dan's Sgt. Pepper. Their Abbey Road, aka. Gaucho, would be the finale of one of pop music's greatest acts.
All killer, no filler
by Rick in KCNuff said.
Biography
Formed: 1972 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
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| 1 | Reelin' in the Years | Can't Buy a Thrill | 4:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Do It Again | A Decade of Steely Dan (Remastered) | 5:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Peg | Aja | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Dirty Work | Can't Buy a Thrill | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Deacon Blues | Aja | 7:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $6.93
- Genres: Rock, Music, Pop, Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Arena Rock
- Released: 1977
- ℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
