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Aja is the sixth album by the jazz-rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977, it became the group’s best-selling album. Peaking at #3 on the U.S. charts and #5 in the United Kingdom, it was the band’s first platinum album, eventually selling over 5 million copies. In July 1978, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. In 2003, the album was ranked number 145 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album is ambitious and sophisticated, and features several leading session musicians. The eight-minute-long title track features complex jazz-based changes and a solo by renowned saxophonist Wayne Shorter, as well as dextrous drumming by Steve Gadd - most notably at the end of the track. Aja is also the... Read on...