Aja (album)

Aja (pronounced the same as "Asia") is an album by the rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977 (see 1977 in music), it became the group's best-selling album. Topping at #3 on the U.S. charts and #5 in the United Kingdom, it was the band's first platinum album. In July 1978, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording.

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Steely Dan - 1977 in music - July - 1978 - Grammy Award

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The album is considered to be the band's most ambitious and sophisticated. The eight minute-long title track features complex jazz-based changes and a solo by renowned saxophonist Wayne Shorter, as well as dextrous drum work by drummer Steve Gadd -- especially at the end of the tune.

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Wayne Shorter - Steve Gadd

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Aja is also the title of a documentary about the making of the album.

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