{"product_id":"9780826427830","title":"Steely Dan's Aja","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSteely Dan's Aja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Don Breithaupt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780826427830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596418625742,"sku":"9780826427830","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7a43b0a0-4351-4e42-bbfb-ae85b325a249.jpg?v=1637857679","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780826427830","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}