How Steely Dan Got Wayne Shorter to Play on 'Aja'

Far Out Magazine ^ | THU 2ND MAR 2023 | Tyler Golsen

[nickcarraway]

Wayne Shorter, Giant Of Jazz Saxophone, Dies At 89

Steely Dan - Aja

[Red Badger]

Aja is my favorite Steely Dan album......................

[WXRGina]

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[WXRGina]

Mine, too.

[Red Badger]

They were one of the groups I always wanted to see live, but never could...................😢

[dennisw]

Shorter was also a Vietnam War protester who appeared at events.

[Pollard]

About 4:40 into the song - https://youtu.be/CYZwVf07tHA?t=279

Aja is a little soft for my taste unless I’m in the right mood. I prefer Royal Scam, Pretzel Logic etc.

[dfwgator]

Steve Gadd: The DRUM SOLO That Changed Popular Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXH7cqrTbmM

[1Old Pro]

Aja is my favorite Steely Dan album..

Really hard to pick a favorite they are all so good, and different. I think HULU or Prime have a good video on the making of Aja.

[SamAdams76]

I like all the Steely Dan albums, they continue to grow on me as I age.

[Red Badger]

My other #2 fav is “Can’t Buy a Thrill”.............

[WXRGina]

Oh, I’d LOVE to have been to one of their shows back in the day!

[Steely Tom]

As I've said elsewhere, the drum solo outtro from Aja is what I imagine drummers hear when they clear that last gate, and walk into Heaven for the first time.

Except it doesn't fade out.

[Red Badger]

There were very few..............

[1Old Pro]

Oh, I’d LOVE to have been to one of their shows back in the day!

Never saw them "back in the day" but in the last 10 years I've seen them at SPAC twice, Lennox MA, Foxwoods CT, and maybe one other locale. The only issue is that over that approx. 5-8 year period they pretty much played the same set, but it was very entertaining. Often they'd have some guest guitarists.

[nickcarraway]

They do more touring in the last 20 years, than in the 70s. They stopped touring then in mid 1974.

[1Old Pro]

There were very few.......

Back in 2018 they played full album concerts in NYC, Something I just couldn't arrange to see, as it turned out they were probably classics. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steely-dan-plot-full-lp-shows-for-new-york-city-residency-204228/

[Red Badger]

Unfortunately they were never anywhere near me...............

[WXRGina]

Cool!

[paulcissa]

Fagan brings his group to NJ often. Been lucky enough to see them about a dozen times over the years. Always different musicians and vocalists, depending on the show Donald is doing, all of them very talented. However, IMHO - It ain’t the same without Walter.