Steely Dan - Aja [1977]

 

 

앨범에 참여한 음악가만 30명이 넘는 괴물같은 앨범 'Aja'는 포크, R&B, 재즈, 소울, Rock 등 모든 장르의 이디엄들의 조합으로 빚어낸 스틸리 댄의 최고의 앨범일 뿐 아니라 재즈계 명음반으로도 오늘날까지 추앙받고 있다. 특히 Steve Gadd의 드럼이 일품인 타이틀곡 "Aja", 마일 데이비스 사단의 색소폰 연주자 Wayne Shorter의 멋진 색소폰 연주가 돋보이는 "Decon Blues"등의 주옥과 같은 명곡으로 채워져 있다. 재미있는 사실은 앨범 타이틀 "Aja"가 한국어라는 것이다. Donald Fagen의 고등학교 친구의 친동생과 결혼한 한국여자의 이름에서 따왔다고 하니 왠지 더 친근함이 느껴지는 앨범이다. / hanihani101♧

 

 

Aja

 

Track Lists

1 - Black Cow – 5:12

2 - Aja – 7:57

3 - Deacon Blues – 7:37

4 - Peg – 3:57

5 - Home at Last – 5:34

6 - I Got the News – 5:06

7 - Josie – 4:30

 

Personnel

Donald Fagen – synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, whistle

Walter Becker – bass, guitar

Chuck Rainey – bass

Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals

Paul Griffin – keyboards, electric piano, vocals, background vocals

Don Grolnick – keyboards, clavinet

Michael Omartian – piano, keyboards

Joe Sample – keyboards, electric piano, clavinet

Victor Feldman – percussion, piano, keyboards, electric piano, vibraphone

Larry Carlton – guitar

Denny Dias – guitar

Jay Graydon – guitar

Steve Khan – guitar

Dean Parks – guitar

Lee Ritenour – guitar

Pete Christlieb – flute, tenor saxophone

Chuck Findley – horn, brass

Jim Horn – flute, saxophone

Richard "Slyde" Hyde – trombone

Plas Johnson – flute, saxophone

Jackie Kelso – flute, horn, saxophone

Lou McCreary – brass

Bill Perkins – flute, horn, saxophone

Tom Scott – conductor, flute, tenor saxophone, lyricon

Wayne Shorter – flute, tenor saxophone

Bernard Purdie – drums ("Home at Last", "Deacon Blues")

Steve Gadd – drums ("Aja")

Ed Greene – drums ("I Got the News")

Paul Humphrey – drums ("Black Cow")

Jim Keltner – percussion, drums ("Josie")

Rick Marotta – drums ("Peg")

Gary Coleman – percussion

Venetta Fields – background vocals

Clydie King –background vocals

Rebecca Louis – background vocals

Sherlie Matthews –background vocals

Michael McDonald – background vocals