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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1977 - November: Steely Dan “Aja”
Description: Quick! Name a song by Steely Dan. Chances are good that the song you picked is off this sixth studio album, the iconic Aja. Steely Dan had already become a successful jazz rock group by this time, but Donald Fagen and Walter Becker created their most successful album by far with this one.
By the time this album was produced, the group had been reduced to the duo who were responsible for the lion's share of the music. Fagen and Becker assembled a large group of session musicians to make this album, including well known vocalists like Mich...