{"product_id":"steely-dans-aja-paperback","title":"Steely Dan's Aja - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAja was the album that made Steely Dan a commercial force on the order of contemporaries like Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and Chicago. A double-platinum, Grammy-winning bestseller, it lingered on the Billboard charts for more than a year and spawned three hit singles. Odd, then, that its creators saw it as an \"ambitious, extended\" work, the apotheosis of their anti-rock, anti-band, anti-glamour aesthetic. Populated by thirty-fi ve mostly jazz session players, Aja served up prewar song forms, mixed meters and extended solos to a generation whose idea of pop daring was Paul letting Linda sing lead once in a while. And, impossibly, it sold. Including an in-depth interview with Donald Fagen, this book paints a detailed picture of the making of a masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51273131360479,"sku":"9780826427830","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vj5o5dspns9780826427830.webp?v=1787832053","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/steely-dans-aja-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}