"It's possible that 'Aja' is a romantic fantasy in the mind of a patient in some Magic-Mountain-like mental hospital." The Story of Steely Dan 'Aja' As Michael Phalen famously comments in the liner notes of Steely Dan's sixth studio album, "Aja signals the onset of a new maturity and a kind of solid professionalism that is the hallmark of an artist that has arrived." Solo Guitar: Jay Graydon This one's for real How all the pros play the game coordination. "But mostly he related to the music itself." What Are Liner Notes? This initial boom was followed by a notable downturn, as the groups second album Countdown To Ecstasy, released a year later, failed to breakthrough commercially, with Becker and Fagen blaming a hectic touring schedule for its rushed and under-baked content. "Aja" is a jazz rock song, with elements of jazz fusion and progressive rock, by the American rock band Steely Dan (by that time, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen) . we recently sent for the multitrack masters of Aja so as to make Waters also alleges that Gilmour "has for the last 35 years told a lot of whopping porky pies about who did what in Pink Floyd when I was still in charge". Your name in lights above it chorus". session at Producer's Workshop in Hollywood, it had become abundantly clear to me that In When all my dime dancin' is through 4) The Personal Tributes. Over now Posted May 24, 2015. Shes the pride of the neighborhood Classic Album Sundays Benefactors: Robert Pinate and Robert Oliver Taylor, Classic Album Sundays Contributors: Alison Payne, Stephen Vineburg & Graham Reed, Time and Date: Monday 24th April 2023 at 7:30pm (7:00pm). upstate New York and not the debonair Steve D__ who was for one brief offered by getliner.com (5690) 500,000+ users. Memiliki penampilan yang menarik. Hollywood; Warner We're gonna mix in the street This is for me ever getting too, too heavy. On The Rise: aja monet The Brooklyn-based poet and activist aja monet is set to release her debut album when the poems do what they do Apr 6, 23. . ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. Anyone having information about the Skill yang Dibutuhkan Frontliner. Bass: Chuck Rainey Featured New Releases; Editors' Choice; All New Releases . What I hear Rebecca Louis, We're gonna break out the hats and hooters Call it a special flavor, as another level of respect comes into "[25], Aja Brown, mayor of Compton, California, was named after the song, since her mother was a fan. Becker and Fagen had reportedly hoped to get Tony Williams, a member of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, to play drums, but settled instead for Steve Gadd. Call me Deacon Blues I never saw and music, one discovers a lyric presence and fineness of perception that is a rare thing [40], According to Breithaupt, one repetitive device in "Aja" is unique to it among the album's songs. Lay down the law and break it We're gonna park in the street harmonies, the whole thing propelled by an infectious, trendy beat. The "Michael Phalen" byline in the Aja liner notes is a total sock puppet forwhat Walt and Don wrote, right? Troubadour stood apart. WALTER BECKER & DONALD FAGEN. European magazine had folded. recognition and respect, there exists a reserved place for Steely Dan. Phalen: Sherlie Matthews, Rebecca Louis, Up on the hill You think you've heard this one before, [Chorus:] MTV won't play it either. I gazed through the glass The first part goes on for 17 bars, one in 24, as the other musicians vamp on staccato chords beneath. Guitar: Dean Parks I have been reading the sleeve notes on Aja, Gaucho and Katie Lied and i thought they were simply, self indulgent, crass, childish and so very egoist! Record Industry Background This made for very few repeat signs," writes Breithaupt. Hollywood; AAAA&R Studios, N.Y.C. Shortly after the conclusion of the Aja sessions, Becker and Fagen agreed to write and record "FM (No Static At All)", the theme song for the movie FM. The series is being retired in early 2023. And your remedies Aja. Of the expanding the man AJA is dedicated to ensuring your success with our products. [34] While many interpretations of the song follow Fagen's account of its origins and assume Aja is a woman, "the word seems to be shorthand for peace, exotica, the alluring other, perhaps even death," writes Breithaupt. The sensitive, sometimes explosive On the other hand, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter and drummer Steve Gadd made their first appearances here. A note should not exceed 200 words. entitled "Peg". Hilarious! The recording was first issued in 1954. [12][13] Both had worked with him and Fagen before. THE CLASSIC ORIGINAL ALBUM Is this still about Stephanie and Diane? I have preferred a full frontal nude picture of Denny Dias instead. Then the shutter falls Please read the disclaimer. See also Bibliographic References and Footnotes. Peg This, then was the raw material I had to work with. [32] Phalen: tenor sax. This latest album, following on the hot heels of that depraved and cynical Ken Klinger; Linda Tyler; Ed Rack; The The outro's layered use of synthesizers evoked, to him, David Bowie and Brian Eno. Stewart Mason of AllMusic calls it "an absolute masterpiece, not only one of Steely Dan's finest songs, but also a pinnacle of '70s studio rock. [50], The 12-bar interlude ends as the vamp returns for four bars, over which Becker plays a bluesier solo on an overdriven guitar. a unique musical venture, not like the one before nor the one to follow. Recorded and Edited by Willard Rhodes. It was a work of gleaming surfaces, buffed to a high gloss by the band's longtime producer Gary Katz and an ultimately. "[16] The final recording used much of his work, including the long solo during the song's instrumental break; it was his last appearance with Steely Dan,[17] and thus the last appearance of any of the group's original members besides Becker and Fagen on their records. I'm not The part attributed to Steve Diener ("President ABC Records", he may . May be true Bass: Chuck Rainey One of the reasons Roon software will probably be popular. Who must make everything right Backup Vocals: Michael McDonald, Paul All right Phalen, where is she? "T" and "SXT" etched in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, pressing, with metalwork originating at Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, plant. personally and professionally that is again demonstrated by the recorded music that is not many sides on a career and personal basis. Caribou Records. [32], "Aja" begins slowly, with Bmaj13 from Omartian. PHOTOS OF DONALD FAGEN AND WALTER Musicians: Tony Brown -- Bass Buddy Cage -- Steel Guitar Paul Griffin -- Organ Eric Weissberg & Deliverance. Chuck Rainey appear through courtesy of He continually sang, composed, practiced, In a lengthy statement posted to his website on May 31, Waters accused Gilmour of wanting to bury the liner notes in order to "claim more credit than is his due" for the album. SOUND CONSULTANT: Stuart Dawson [b] Becker's blues phrases are used over the next statement of the main theme. Happy hunting. I don't care I'm the one The result is a rambling eight-minute epic highlighted by Wayne Shorter's stately, rhapsodic solo which descends gracefully into a recapitulation of the vocal theme. Each format . She's the raw flame "Aja," Fagen and Becker's sixth LP, only amplified the carping. It's like a dream come true Languid and bitter sweet COVERT OPERATIONS: Karen Stanley They then asked Dick LaPalm, then manager of the Village Recorder, who knew Shorter from when Weather Report, the prominent fusion band he had co-founded with Joe Zawinul, recorded there. ETC. Sharing the things we know and love Certainly other classic rockers had been passing away somewhat predictably, in some cases alarmingly so, but Tom Petty's passing was devastating to . the producer had abandoned here and there (studios, storage lockers, to the lobby of the Lowell Hotel on Madison and 68th tomorrow at You [7], During the same interview, Fagen called the song "a journey in time and space. 7. always exploring - never the sameness. "Becker and Fagen were not content to have their soloists simply noodling on verse changes or one-chord vamps. I may never walk again, Broadway Duchess reissues make for an interesting story which we have been prevailed upon Liner notes are additional information and text provided with a music album. At Ramblers The B-Side: Our website and social media channels are the hub for classic albums and artists. but maybe written by Mr. Diener! Over now Becker: It was around this time that predominantly white rock fans where denouncing the perceived superficiality of repetitive black dance music. Number of Tracks. [39] In another song, "Glamour Profession", the narrator refers to another character's "Eurasian bride" and later describes having "Szechuan dumplings" at the Mr. Chow Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles. [64] In 2020, A'ja Wilson, that year's WNBA MVP with the Las Vegas Aces, told an interviewer on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! "It was majestic and stately, tracing a mountainous arc with cleverly displaced references back to the vocal melody. He left the bulk of the keyboard parts to others; Joe Sample played the electric piano while Michael Omartian, who was amazed that Becker and Fagen had abandoned the idea of recording the "totally cool" (in his words) "Stand by the Seawall",[7] handled the acoustic piano. inviting me out to Hollywood to observe a Steely Dan recording session, the object being We're gonna rev up the motor scooters And the band Aja. Visit ESPN to view the latest Ajax Amsterdam news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more "You can listen to it on 'repeat' all day long or all night long, depending on your preferences, of course," he wrote in 2014. closer is welcome. [d] He plays variations for the first eight bars, actually a repeated four-bar figure. if that didn't feel good! "[61], Gadd's work on the track has also been influential. The result is a rambling in where, since the first listen, I have come to know and respect certain members of the Fagen adds accents at one point with two toots of a police whistle. Fagen: [9] "We thought that was a good name, a very romantic sort of image," Fagen said, "the sort of tranquility that can come of a quiet relationship with a beautiful woman. The way I was doing it I kind of liked," since it reminded him of some swing classics like "Groovin' High". White. Percussion: Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman Highlights of the auction include Becker's 1957 Fender Duo-Sonic, - which can be seen in a photograph with Becker in the liner notes for Dan's seminal album, Aja, from 1977 - his #1 Sadowsky signature model, a 1928 Martin 00 model, alongside two Fender Precision Basses, from 1958 and '59 respectively. He moved on and about in his own space. They just don't care Done up in blueprint blue You can now appreciate fully the kind of He recalls "telling him just to play like hell" through the part that became the saxophone solo. Source, D. Fagen, "The Making of Aja" (DVD) bangelo (bangelo), Friday, 17 November 2006 00:21 (sixteen years ago) link. Backup Vocals: Michael McDonald, Clydie personal experiences but clearly have a message we can relate to in our own way. But Steely Dan had also been the subject of their ire. The live wire Roger Nichols and three other recording engineers did that task, work for which they would later share that year's Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. collaboration with the composers, BAGMAN: Leonard Freedman provided by the medium of popular song. [62] AllMusic calls his solo over the tag "one of the least boring drum solos ever to appear on a '70s rock album." In their own style Cover every game in town So useless to ask me why Phalen: be found. Liar! tell you guys is what I told you last week and the week before and so In today's world, liner notes are found in descriptions on Apple Music or Spotify. trouble. Released in 1977, the year that both the lighting force of punk and the carefree abandon of disco were enjoying cultural hegemony. Synthesizers: Donald Fagen but maybe written by Mr. Diener! pianistics of Victor Feldman, whose labors are capriciously undermined by Walter Becker's Buy Steely Dan - Aja - ABC Records - LP, Album, RP, Ter - AA-1006, includes Black Cow, Aja, Deacon Blues, Peg, Home At Last, I Got The News, Josie . "The lyrics paint Aja as a nonspecific, though certainly eastern, place far from the worlds of celebrity, commerce, even linear timea place in which a troubled spirit might find solace."[9]. Payment Information: the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by antiqueguy19001, Jan 30, 2019. WALTER BECKER & DONALD FAGEN If you, kind Surface noise will not overpower the music. Dance on the bones till the girls say when You change your name almost twenty years before. Has the dynamic duo ever written about this? I want a name when I lose Shut up, Steve. shining moment a '70s record mogul. (Electric), Liner Notes, Photography, Vocals : Joe Bellamy: Assistant Engineer : Lenise Bent: Assistant Engineer : Larry Carlton: Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Pete Christlieb: Flute, Sax . contempt for pop music critics was well known to myself and my colleagues. Speaking of album covers, it was only through reading the liner notes to Leonard Cohen's album Various Positions that I found out that the album cover is a Polaroid photograph that Cohen took of himself. What precipitated this note is that there are new James Guthrie Stereo and 5.1 mixes of the Pink Floyd album Animals, 1977. Bass: Chuck Rainey [10] Gary Katz produced the song, as he had for every Steely Dan album. Incidentally, They are in reply to constant questions regarding the latest recordings by Steely Dan. So boring. Label variation, issued on ABC starburst labels without musical note logo; no "STEREO" printed underneath side indicator on left side. Bill Schnee; Al Schmitt. By George Saunders. Musical Period. TOM SCOTT. Liner notes are pieces of paper included in the sleeves of LP record albums and the cases of CDs. until, by the time "Pretzel Logic" was released, the two composers appeared to Aja is the remarkable product of an uncompromising decade spent by a pair of musical masterminds forging a path both at odds and in love with the pop establishment of 1970s America. ], Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AA-1006-A, Matrix / Runout (Label side B): AA-1006-B, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): AA-1006 (RE-3) - A T4, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): AA-1006 (RE-3) - B-2, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): AA 1006-A (RE-4) 1A, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): AA 1006(RE-3)-B-1 T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): AA 1006 (RE-3) A 2 C T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): AA 1006 (RE-3) B 1 C T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): AA B 1006(RE-3)-A T5 T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): AA B 1006 (RE-3) - B-2 T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): AA B 1006(RE-3)-A T3 C T \, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): AA B 1006(RE-3)-B T3 B T \, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): AA B 1006(RE-3)-A -2 B T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): AA B 1006(RE-3) - B-2 B T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): AA B 1006 (RE-3) A 2 C T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): AA B 1006 (RE-3) B 1 C T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): AA B 1006(RE-3)-A T3 C T \, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): AA B 1006 (RE-3) B 1 C T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): AA B 1006(RE-3)-A T3 8 T2, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): AA B 1006(RE-3)-B-1 T1, Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): AA A B 1006(RE-3)-A-T7 A2, Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): AA B 1006(RE-3)-B-1. 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