Steely Dan: Aja

Arguably the Dan’s finest. The title track is like an extended jazz suite. The rest has the trademark lyrics we expect from the best Steely Dan, along with some of the finest session musician work you’ll hear from this era. A solid listen, end to end. My favorites are “Home At Last”, “Aja” and “Peg”. Careful listeners will also hear Michael McDonald on many of the tracks, and the other musicians are among the best studio musicians available (Steve Gadd, Larry Carlton, Bernard Purdie, and plenty of others). The “Classic Albums” DVD of this album is not to be missed either.