Aja is the sixth album by Steely Dan, released on September 23, 1977, on ABC Records. The album contains seven songs from the writing team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Peg,” “Deacon Blues,” and “Josie.” Behind them stood a 35-player support cast led by guitarist Steve Khan, drummer Bernard Purdie, […]
The Royal Scam is the fifth album by Steely Dan, released on May 31, 1976, on ABC. The album contains nine songs by the team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Kid Charlemagne,” “The Fez,” and “Haitian Divorce.” Behind Fagen and Becker stood a 23-player backing cast led by guitarist Larry […]
Eye to Eye is the first of two albums by the namesake English jazz-pop duo, produced by Gary Katz at LA’s Village Recorder and released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Instrumentation is provided by veteran rock guitarist Rick Derringer, journeyman jazz-funk bassist Chuck Rainey, and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro, with guest spots by Zappa percussionist […]
Afrique was a studio-funk band assembled in Los Angeles by mostly American musicians for the 1973 album Soul Makossa on Mainstream Records. They capitalized on the ubiquity of the album’s title-track, made popular months earlier by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango. Members: David T. Walker (guitar), Arthur Wright (guitar), Charles Kynard (organ), Jackie Kelso [aka Joe […]
