Steely Dan - Aja - 180g Vinyl LP
2023 U.S. vinyl pressing
2023
Grammy-Winning Sixth Studio Album on 180g Vinyl LP.
Remastered by Bernie Grundman from an Analog, Non-EQ'd Tape Copy.
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rated 63/500.
At long last, the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl.
Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released seven albums from 1972-1980. The vinyl series continues with Aja, the band's 1977 platinum-selling masterwork featuring the hit singles "Deacon Blues," "Peg," "Josie" and the elegant title cut. The LP has been remastered by Bernie Grundman from an analog, non-EQ'd tape copy and pressed on 180g vinyl.
Review:
Steely Dan hadn't been a real working band since Pretzel Logic, but with Aja, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's obsession with sonic detail and fascination with composition reached new heights. A coolly textured and immaculately produced collection of sophisticated jazz-rock, Aja has none of the overt cynicism or self-consciously challenging music that distinguished previous Steely Dan records.
Instead, it's a measured and textured album, filled with subtle melodies and accomplished, jazzy solos that blend easily into the lush instrumental backdrops. But Aja isn't just about texture, since Becker and Fagen's songs are their most complex and musically rich set of songs -- even the simplest song, the sunny pop of "Peg," has layers of jazzy vocal harmonies.
In fact, Steely Dan ignores rock on Aja, preferring to fuse cool jazz, blues, and pop together in a seamless, seductive fashion. It's complex music delivered with ease, and although the duo's preoccupation with clean sound and self-consciously sophisticated arrangements would eventually lead to a dead end, Aja is a shining example of jazz-rock at its finest.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine AMG
Amazing bunch of players on Aja including Larry Carlton, Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd, Victor Feldman, Don Grolnick, Jim Keltner, Bernard Purdie, Lee Ritenour, Joe Sample.... for the complete list go here:
https://www.allmusic.com/album/aja-mw0000191964/credits
(602445359639)
| SKU | 602445359639 |
| Barcode # | 602445359639 |
| Brand | Geffen |
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