Steely Dan

 

Artist:  Steely Dan
Origin:  Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
Genre:  Rock, Jazz Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Walter Becker:  Bass
Donald Fagen:  Vocals, Keyboards

Steely Dan is an American Jazz Rock Duo Band from Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, formed in 1972 by Walter Becker (Bass) and Donald Fagen (Vocals, Keyboards).   Their music also blends elements of Rock, Pop, Funk and R&B.  The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  They have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2001.

Title:  Aja (2023)

Genre:  Rock, Jazz Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Geffen/UMe

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Black Cow (5:10)

 2.  Aja (8:00)

 3.  Deacon Blues (7:37)

Side B:

 1.  Peg (3:57)

 2.  Home At Last (5:36)

 3.  I Got The News (5:07)

 4.  Josie (4:31)

Personnel:

Side A:

 1.  Black Cow

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Synthesizer.   

Paul Humphrey:  Drums

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Victor Feldman:  Fender Rhodes

Joe Sample:  Clavinet

Larry Carlton:  Guitar

Tom Scott:  Tenor Saxophone

Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Rebecca Louis:  Backing Vocals

 2.  Aja

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Police Whistle, Backing Vocals

Steve Gadd:  Drums

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Larry Carlton, Walter Becker, Denny Dias:  Guitars

Joe Sample:  Fender Rhodes

Michael Omartian:  Piano

Victor Feldman:  Percussion,  Marimba

Wayne Shorter:  Tenor Saxophone

Timothy B. Schmit:  Backing Vocals

 3.  Deacon Blues

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Synthesizer

Bernard Purdie:  Drums

Walter Becker:  Bass

Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour:  Guitars

Victor Feldman:  Fender Rhodes

Pete Christlieb:   Tenor Saxophone

Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields:  Backing Vocals

Dean Parks:  Acoustic Guitar

Side B:

 4.  Peg

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals

Rick Marotta:  Drums

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Paul Griffin:  Fender Rhodes, Backing Vocals

Don Grolnick:  Clavinet

Steve Khan:  Guitar

Jay Graydon:  Guitar Solo

Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman:  Percussion

Tom Scott:  Lyricon

Michael McDonald:  Backing Vocals

 5.  Home At Last

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, (Solo), Backing Vccals

Bernard Purdie:  Drums

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Larry Carlton:  Guitar

Walter Becker:  Guitar Solo

Victor Feldman:  Piano, Vibraphone

Timothy B. Schmit:  Backing Vocals

 6.  I Got The News

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Synthesizer

Ed Greene:  Drums

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Victor Feldman:  Piano, Vibraphone, Percussion

Dean Parks:  Guitar

Walter Becker, Larry Carlton:  Guitar Solos

Michael McDonald, Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Sterlie Matthews, Rebecca Louis:  Backing Vocals

 7.  Josie

Donald Fagen:  Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals

Jim Keltner:  Drums, Percussion

Chuck Rainey:  Bass

Victor Feldman:  Fender Rhodes

Larry Carlton, Dean Parks:  Guitars

Walter Becker:  Guitar Solo

Timothy B. Schmit:  Backing Vocals

Tom Scott:  Conductor

Jim Horn, Bill Perkins, Wayne Shorter, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott Jackie Kelso:  Saxophones, Flutes

Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary, Dick "Slyde" Hyde:  Brass

Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Michael Omartian:  Rhythm Arrangements

Aja is the sixth studio album by Steely Dan, orignally released on September 23, 1977 by ABC, remastered and reissued on September 29, 2023 by Geffen Records/UMe.  For Fans of Steely Dan.