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Steely Dan - Aja (2000)

Starring: Steely Dan Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Steely Dan
  • Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
  • DVD Release Date: October 3, 2006
  • Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000I5XD06
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,953 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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This profile of Steely Dan's elegant 1977 masterpiece, Aja, is a feast for Dan fans, a thoughtful, satisfyingly detailed assessment of the album and its bejeweled fusion of jazz, R&B, rock, and pop. Better yet, the documentary's producers elicit atypically straightforward, revealing interviews from the group's stealthy principals, songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who jettison enough of their signature sarcasm to touch on the autobiographical threads, cultural anomie, and serious musical ambition audible in their work. In that respect, the production rivals any extant interviews with this proudly cerebral, occasionally evasive musical team.

The duo, along with producer Gary Katz, engineer Roger Nichols, and a generous cross-section of the crack New York and Los Angeles musicians featured on the sessions, dissect the sleek layers of the songs both musically and lyrically, both in modern performances featuring the original players and in control-room playbacks of the original multitrack master tapes. Becker and Fagen prove articulate, self-aware, and dryly funny subjects, and the subtlety and richness of the music offer an ample canvas for discovery. --Sam Sutherland



Product Description

Pioneering pop/jazz band Steely Dan, formed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the early 70Â’s, had already secured five U.S Top 40 albums before the release of Aja in 1977. Aja, however, was to prove to be the biggest selling album of Steely DanÂ’s illustrious career, reaching Number 3 in the U.S. Billboard 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 also the first album by Becker and Fagen as a duo. Becker and Fagen, renowned for their relentless perfectionism in the recording studio, recall the history of an album that was a year in the making, but rewarded by a prestigious Grammy Award® and three major hit singles, Peg, Deacon Blues and Josie. Michael McDonald, later of the Doobie Brothers, who did guest backing vocals on Aja, the late British musician Ian Dury, record producer Gary Katz, and the legendary session musicians who worked on Aja, also contribute to this fascinating documentary.

Steely DanÂ’s Aja has proved to be one of the most outstanding jazz-rock albums in the history of popular music. This is a vivid portrait of a 70Â’s record that is still as fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release, a true Classic Album.


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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Aja--one of the greatest albums every produced.., April 7, 2000
By Gavin Hadley (Avon, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This insiders look at the recording process plus a peek into the Becker/Fagen persona is extremely well done. How the Aja album is able to simultaneously evoke southern CA and NY imagery starts making sense now. Hearing all those Peg guitar solos that never made the cut along with Don and Walter's commentary is something that any Dan fan or guitarist will appreciate. I always thought that the SD was largely Don Fagen and that Becker was sort of along for the ride but this DVD sheds new light on that for me. Walter Becker is an incredible producer and I would be willing to bet he contributes well over 50% lyrically. But where would they be without that Fagen voice?

I'm not sure where Aja stands on your list of favorite albums, but it's at the very top of mine. Listen to it a couple of times, then watch this video. You will have a new appreciation for the album--its creators Becker and Fagen and the many musicians who played on it.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh nothing, just the deconstruction of a masterpiece..., February 26, 2001
By Jon Ell "jon-el" (Aliso Viejo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This DVD is a must-see/must-own for any serious fan of the Dan. Aja remains the duo's landmark album; more than that one of the shortlist of truly significant, groundbreaking "rock" albums of the '70s. Presented in a documentary style, it gives a brief background into the history of the band, then proceeds directly to the music itself. Donald and Walter attempt to break it down song by song, track by track, supplementing their revealing insights with interviews with the individual session players on each song, e.g., Larry Carlton, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Wayne Shorter, Michael McDonald, etc. I've shown this DVD to friends not intimately acquainted with SD and turned them into instant fans of the music. Btw, this makes a great companion to the Two Against Nature DVD. Although it lacks "2vN's" lush DTS 5.1 sound, it more than makes up for it with a truly revealing look at a remarkable album for all time.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Education in the making, May 17, 2007
This is a marvellous DVD on the making of Steely Dans great album Aja. All of Walter Becker and Donald Fagans legendary perfectionism is on display.
Fortunately for us all the tapes of their sessions were saved, so we are able to hear some of the fabulous guitar solos they rejected for Peg; but then when you re-hear the original you understand why. There are interviews with many guest musicians: Jazz Tenor great Wayne Shorter.
Drummer Bernard Purdie who demonstrates his uniquely funky drumming style.
Michael McDonald talks about some the fiendishly difficult backing vocals he multi-tracked with himself.

This is an essential purchase for the Dan fan or for anybody generally interested in the music making process by two of the most fascinating musicians in the business.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "There walked Giants among us"
When it comes to Music, Steely Dan is with out a doubt among the giants.

If you are a fan, this is an amazing insight into the absolute GENUIS that went into this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. S. Negron

1.0 out of 5 stars Steely Dan Aja DVD
I've just purchased this DVD and felt that it was a total waste of my money to purchase it and a total waste of my time to watch. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gypsy Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Steely Dan ever on DVD
Great detail and music wrapped into one DVD. I've showed it to my SD friends and they had to have it. Wish more was available from other artists. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Enough But Better Than Nothing
Six different drummers played on Aja, Bernard Purdie being the guy who got two cuts, "Deacon Blues" and "Home At Last. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A reader

1.0 out of 5 stars Still waiting
Despite sending an email to the seller and receiving no response, as of one week past the last day in the range of the estimated delivery dates, I have not received my order.
Published 7 months ago by Michael

4.0 out of 5 stars Steely Dan's AJA
Really insightful from Fagen, Becker & cohorts on the production of one of the truly great albums. So far ahead of its time, it remains fresh & ages like fine wine. Read more
Published 9 months ago by John M. Featherston

5.0 out of 5 stars Insider Look at Aja
After watching a few other classic rock album documentaries, I wasn't expecting much from this Aja documentary. Read more
Published 12 months ago by musicfan28if

4.0 out of 5 stars Show Biz Kids
Some 30 years after it was released - which is several lifetimes in pop culture - The pristine production and technically-pleasing performances on Aja continue to stand the test... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. Richard D. Coreno

4.0 out of 5 stars A whole new meaning to "Fastidious"
Musically and commercially the Steely Dan story really peaked with Aja. The recording studio gave them acess to a level of perfection they could never attain on the road, and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mad Dog

3.0 out of 5 stars For the hardcore fans only.
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