{"product_id":"9780826427830","title":"Steely Dan's Aja","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSteely Dan's Aja\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDon Breithaupt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon Breithaupt is a studio musician and songwriter based in Toronto. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003ePrecious and Few: Pop Music in the Early '70s\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNight Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s\u003c\/i\u003e. A Berklee College of Music alumnus and three-time Juno Award nominee, he has written extensively on music and film for the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 May 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780826427830\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973848195212,"sku":"9780826427830","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8c4697ce-2a1c-4ddd-bf30-0ca8dd5a708f.jpg?v=1787713283","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780826427830","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}