a ISBN B-00-003002-C

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number MCD 000362

a Personal name Steely, Dan.

a Title Aja

h Medium CD

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Mca

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1999

a Extent 1 CD

a General note History gives Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen the last, hearty laugh on this, the crown jewel in their remarkable canon of '70s Mensa pop. Sneaking onto the charts a half-decade earlier with sinuous, jazz-inflected "rock," the dysfunctional duo's acerbic, anti-heroic visions had been critically lauded for their band identity and killer guitar riffs, then promptly challenged when the two songwriters retired from the road, dissolved any formal band lineup, and used the studio as laboratory. Aja carried the added indignity of its increased focus on sophisticated jazz models and musicianship, which carried the Dan's ambitions even further in terms of suave harmonies, intricate song structures, and brilliant playing. Time has proven them wiser than their rock crit detractors: These seven songs abound in knotty plots, sneaky imagery, and drop-dead brilliant performances from a blue chip studio repertory studded with first-call jazz players epitomized by Wayne Shorter's towering solo on the title song. From the hard-boiled jazz romance of "Deacon Blues" to the twisted Homeric vamp of "Home at Last," the veiled but ominous swing of "Peg" to the sci-fi eroticism of "Josie,"

a Formatted contents note Black Cow Aja Deacon Blues Peg Home At Last I Got The News Josie

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rock

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pop

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rock And Roll

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