Steely Dan "Aja" (1977) -Westcoast Rock-

  

 Label : ABC Records

 Side A

01 - Black Cow (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
02 - Aja (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
03 - Deacon Blues (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)

Side B

01 - Peg (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
02 - Home At Last (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
03 - I Got The News (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
04 - Josie (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)


Recorded at Village Recorders, West L.A. ; Producer's Workshop, Hollywood ; Warner Bros. North Hollywood Recording Studios ; ABC Recording Studios ; Sound Labs, Hollywood ; A&R Studios, N.Y.C.
Engineers : Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Bill Schnee, Al Schmitt
Assistant Engineers : Lenise Bent, Ken Klinger, Linda Tyler, Ed Rack, Joe Bellamy, Ron Pangaliman
Executive Engineer : Roger Nichols
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios, Hollywood

Produced by Gary Katz

Horns arranged & conducted by Tom Scott
Saxes / Flutes : Jim Horn, Bill Perkins, Wayne Shorter, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott, Jackie Kelso
Brass : Chuck Findley, Lew McCreary, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde
Rhythm Charts Prepared by Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Michael Omartian

Lead vocals : Donald Fagen

Rhythm Charts Prepared by : Larry Carlton, Dean Parks & Michael Omartian in collaboration with the composers


Side A

01 - Black Cow

Drums : Ralph Humphrey
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Electric Piano : Victor Feldman
Clavinet : Joe Sample
Guitar : Larry Carlton
Synthesizer : Donald Fagen
Tenor Sax : Tom Scott
Background vocals : Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Rebecca Louis

02 - Aja

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitars : Larry Carlton, Walter Becker, Denny Dias
Electric Piano : Joe Sample
Piano : Michael Omartian
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Synthesizers & Police Whistle : Donald Fagen
Tenor Sax : Wayne Shorter
Background vocals : Donald Fagen, Timothy B. Schmit

03 - Deacon Blues

Drums : Bernard Purdie
Bass : Walter Becker
Guitars : Larry Carlton & Lee Ritenour
Electric Piano : Victor Feldman
Synthesizer : Donald Fagen
Tenor Sax : Pete Christlieb
Background vocals : Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields

Side B

01 - Peg

Drums : Rick Marotta
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Electric Piano : Paul Griffin
Clavinet : Don Grolnick
Guitar : Steve Khan
Solo Guitar : Jay Graydon
Percussion : Victor Feldman & Gary Coleman
Lyricon : Tom Scott
Background vocals : Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin

02 - Home At Last

Drums : Bernard Purdie
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitar : Larry Carlton
Solo Guitar : Walter Becker
Piano & Vibes : Victor Feldman
Synthesizer : Donald Fagen
Background vocals : Donald Fagen, Timothy B. Schmit

03 - I Got The News

Drums : Ed Greene
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Piano, Vibes & Percussion : Victor Feldman
Guitar : Dean Parks
Solo Guitars : Walter Becker & Larry Carlton
Synthesizers : Donald Fagen
Background vocals : Michael McDonald, Clydie King, Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Rebecca Louis

04 - Josie

Drums : Jim Keltner
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Electric Piano : Victor Feldman
Guitars : Larry Carlton & Dean Parks
Solo Guitar : Walter Becker
Synthesizers : Donald Fagen
Percussion : Jim Keltner
Background vocals : Donald Fagen, Timothy B. Schmit