3 Key Roles Behind Steely Dan's Aja

Gary Katz produced the album Katz was Steely Dan’s longtime producer and handled the production of Aja.

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were the creative architects They wrote the songs and directed the album’s sound and arrangements.

The trio worked closely together Katz, Fagen, and Becker formed the core team that shaped Aja’s polished, jazz-influenced rock.