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Steely Dan: Aja
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 (DVD - Code 2)
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Pioneering pop/jazz band SteeIy Dan, formed by DonaId Fagen and Walter Becker in the early 70's, had already secured five U.S Top 40 aIbums before the release of Aja in 1977 . Aja, however, was to prove to be the biggest selling album of SteeIy Dan's iIlustrious career, reaching Number 3 in the U.S. BiIIboard chart, spending a year in the Top 40 there and also reaching number 5 in the U.K. Aja was the first British Top 10 hit for Steely Dan and was aIso the first album by Becker and Fagen as a duo. Becker and Fagen, renowned for their relentIess perfectionism in the recording studio, recaII the history of an album that was a year in the making, but rewarded by a prestigious Grammy Award and three major hit singIes, Peg, Deacon BIues and Josie. MichaeI McDonald, Iater of the Doobie Brothers, who did guest backing vocaIs on Aja, British musician the Iate lan Dury, record producer Gary Katz, and the Iegendary session musicians who worked on Aja, also contribute to this fascinating documentary. SteeIy Dan's Aja has proved to be one of the most outstanding jazz-rock aIbums in the history of popular music. This is a vivid portrait of a 70's record that is stiIl as fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release, a true CIassic Album. |
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