Steely Dan - Aja - Piano Cover

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2017
  • #MichaelBroening #SteelyDan #pianocover
    Piano cover of Aja by Steely Dan, performed by Grammy award winning artist/producer Michael Broening. In honor of the late Walter Becker, who passed away 9/3/2017. RIP
    EDIT: I've moved all piano related videos to a brand new channel. Please click on the link below and subscribe for more Steely Dan videos, as well as other performances, tutorials, and all things piano. Thanks and please subscribe.
    / @ilovepianowithmichaelb
    Thanks for listening. :)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 123

  • @philster611-ih8te
    @philster611-ih8te 4 роки тому +14

    Chords, chords, glorious chords

  • @uryic000
    @uryic000 5 років тому +43

    Well done sir. I am a 63 almost 64 year old jazz pianist. However I didn't begin playing jazz till my mid 40's. Studied jazz piano in college. Back in the 70's when this was hot I wanted to play it so bad. Now I can thanks to you and this awesome cover.

  • @racine09
    @racine09 4 роки тому +34

    this performance took me down an avenue of time when music was better.

    • @mycatis4257
      @mycatis4257 3 роки тому +1

      Music is just as good as ever, even some of the popular stuff. Look at Kendrick!

    • @elijah9253
      @elijah9253 3 роки тому +1

      @@mycatis4257 rap is a genre is just so mediocre now compared to old stuff because it's so monotonous. Same 4 chords same song progression and nothing new. Kendrick however is a light in the dark imo he's brilliant.

    • @mycatis4257
      @mycatis4257 3 роки тому +3

      @@elijah9253 Not all! Check some more underground stuff! JPEGMAFIA is insane and Busdriver to. Check out Veteran and Electricity is On Our Side respectively. Great albums with super different and interesting styles.

  • @darrylparente7623
    @darrylparente7623 2 роки тому +16

    God bless Donald Fagan and Walter Becker. This is a magnificent rendition without extra instrumentation

  • @josephhaley7576
    @josephhaley7576 3 роки тому +7

    Wow! Talk about throwing out the hardware and doing it right. This video proves your residence is truly up on the hill.

  • @tracinadolny9033
    @tracinadolny9033 4 роки тому +10

    Please do a tutorial on this if there is such a thing. You are absolutely phenomenal!!! Thank you

  • @lohmei3913
    @lohmei3913 2 роки тому +3

    Love.

  • @NotRiansLuke
    @NotRiansLuke 2 роки тому +6

    Excellent cover, and Aja is no mean feat. Beautifully played, surprised it doesn't have more likes.

  • @chuckvavra7288
    @chuckvavra7288 Рік тому +4

    Awesome!

  • @oliverg101
    @oliverg101 11 місяців тому +3

    4:50 those chordzzz

  • @carlbringas9034
    @carlbringas9034 5 років тому +20

    I could listen all day long.... very nice!

  • @deejohn1659
    @deejohn1659 4 роки тому +10

    Aja is a tour de force and almost a peak for Donald Fagen.
    Who would have thought that he would pull another trick out of the bag by following it up with 'Gaucho' his final masterpiece.
    Thanks for this amazing version.

    • @deejohn1659
      @deejohn1659 4 роки тому +2

      @Pat McCann Of course, The Nightfly. Probably Fagen's last great work. I'm still listening to that one.

  • @jordanheppner3825
    @jordanheppner3825 4 роки тому +18

    I needed a challenging, beautiful Steely Dan song to learn instrumentally during covid-19 stay at home. Found this. Thanks so much. Inspiring!

  • @kholathekid
    @kholathekid 10 місяців тому +6

    Beautiful playing. Your rhythm was done so accurately and beautifully.

  • @brewer9565
    @brewer9565 2 роки тому +9

    Stunning chord changes. Songwriting at its finest.

  • @jmgalbo1
    @jmgalbo1 5 років тому +19

    I do believe Donald Fagan would approve! Well done, captured the nuances beautifully.

  • @markgreenhouse100
    @markgreenhouse100 2 роки тому +6

    really instructive, Michael. It pulls back the curtain on the magic and, it turns out, it really is magic after all.

  • @LucilleBrawl17
    @LucilleBrawl17 3 роки тому +6

    Those chords! Beautiful.

  • @demidrek-heyward
    @demidrek-heyward 2 роки тому +3

    wooooww

  • @stevecrumpton9643
    @stevecrumpton9643 4 роки тому +4

    Chills....

  • @TheBettysims
    @TheBettysims 4 роки тому +15

    I have no words for this! Best steely Dan cover ever!!! Please do more Steely Dan covers

  • @joedoyle5804
    @joedoyle5804 2 роки тому +12

    Perfectly played.
    Moved to tears.

  • @anthonyodonnell6105
    @anthonyodonnell6105 2 роки тому +8

    Not only a great rendition in terms of covering the material, but your playing is very musical. Very satisfying to listen to.

  • @davidwilliamfischer
    @davidwilliamfischer 10 місяців тому +3

    I see those left-handed 10ths! Great job, it's inspiring to hear and see this song on solo piano.

    • @MichaelBroeningMusic
      @MichaelBroeningMusic  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! That's a learned compliment I very much appreciate. 🙂🙂

  • @starlightsign8666
    @starlightsign8666 2 роки тому +3

    Couldn’t be done better really….a benchmark!

  • @cynthiabetres6606
    @cynthiabetres6606 5 років тому +14

    I have been mourning Walter Becker for a week now by listening to 11 Tracks of Whack. He was terribly underappreciated. Thank you for dedicating an absolutely fabulous version of Aja in his honor. Well done.

    • @bryanbenson6551
      @bryanbenson6551 4 роки тому +2

      I've been wanting to re-record "Down in the Bottom" off of that album for a while now. The song gives me a feeling of melancholy, very moving.

    • @georgesargent7770
      @georgesargent7770 2 роки тому +1

      Great stuff it must have taken you months to get this down

    • @TabletSamsung-nz1xl
      @TabletSamsung-nz1xl 3 місяці тому

      Great record

  • @markallen351
    @markallen351 2 роки тому +4

    lovely job , thanks 👍

  • @eo6122
    @eo6122 3 роки тому +3

    Shame this is at 12 k views. Great job!!

  • @marygilson3490
    @marygilson3490 2 роки тому +3

    Wow! Loved it! Thanks!

  • @bryanharrington5417
    @bryanharrington5417 7 місяців тому +2

    This is amazing, and deserves 100K likes!

  • @MrMjp58
    @MrMjp58 Рік тому +3

    Beautifully done. All the subtleties and colours were presented clearly.

  • @wendyruzbacki9276
    @wendyruzbacki9276 2 роки тому +3

    Stellar performance! You really did the song justice… impressively done! Thank you for sharing!

  • @57sitruc
    @57sitruc 4 роки тому +6

    Pretty much note perfect and all from memory. That is a complex piece played brilliantly.

  • @tweezas5232
    @tweezas5232 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing dude! Thankyou.

  • @coreyghayes
    @coreyghayes 3 роки тому +3

    I played the drum solo in my head...

  • @ninezulu
    @ninezulu Рік тому +3

    Well done. A classic. Final Fagan wiz a genius at the keyboard.

  • @haroldor1
    @haroldor1 2 роки тому +3

    so good

  • @mrmadamhy
    @mrmadamhy 29 днів тому +1

    Amazing!!!!!

  • @haukurorsson833
    @haukurorsson833 4 місяці тому +2

    This song has sooooo many moving parts. Wicked.

  • @danielhowe759
    @danielhowe759 4 місяці тому +1

    Such a beautiful rendition! Your arrangement is brilliant too! If you make a transcription of this arrangement, please let us know.

  • @alanheller6504
    @alanheller6504 4 роки тому +4

    So good to hear you play Mike- Thanks

  • @randyo.6138
    @randyo.6138 4 роки тому +9

    I can't express to you how much I enjoyed that. I have a dozen or so steely Dan songs down but this one is a step beyond my chops. Babylon Sisters also gives me fits.

    • @dougslocum1926
      @dougslocum1926 3 роки тому +1

      I'm a rank amateur on music and keyboards, but I've just started a journey into learning Babylon Sisters. The song is stuck in my head now!

  • @BillieBottle
    @BillieBottle Місяць тому +1

    Fabulous! The only thing missing is the gliss into the chorus but perhaps that’s an overdub?!

  • @JCBliss1
    @JCBliss1 4 роки тому +5

    Great job!!!

  • @bonneman66
    @bonneman66 4 роки тому +2

    wow...very nice

  • @benstrick4885
    @benstrick4885 Рік тому +3

    wonderful

  • @paulmcgrath2430
    @paulmcgrath2430 4 роки тому +5

    Very nice cover indeed 🎹🎶 Bravo!

  • @gsynth1731
    @gsynth1731 2 роки тому +3

    excellent!!!

  • @monkeyboy8424
    @monkeyboy8424 4 роки тому +5

    Excellent. One of the best piano covers on UA-cam. Thank you.

  • @GranulatedStuff
    @GranulatedStuff 4 місяці тому +1

    lovely

  • @monsieurtukini7051
    @monsieurtukini7051 Рік тому +3

    Wow. Speechless. Well covered @4:30
    Great player you are, great energy... speechless regardless

  • @3rd_eyeairbrush
    @3rd_eyeairbrush 3 роки тому +3

    Smh u killed it man Great Job

  • @walkonfire
    @walkonfire 3 роки тому +3

    Oh, my! Very nice!! Thanks!!!

  • @TheRealPrimeOne
    @TheRealPrimeOne 4 роки тому +7

    Wow.Terrific job playing this one. Really makes me appreciate Steely Dan's songwriting just hearing the piano and the chord progressions.

  • @laurahale9309
    @laurahale9309 2 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful, and perfect tribute!

  • @judymaggs4354
    @judymaggs4354 5 років тому +8

    Steely Dan is one of my favorite bands simply because the piano parts are too difficult for me to just sit down & play. EXCELLENT job - I look forward to learning from your great video!

  • @brianlee5455
    @brianlee5455 6 років тому +9

    Well done Bro! RIP Walter!

  • @dougslocum1926
    @dougslocum1926 3 роки тому +4

    How did you learn that. The phrasing was great.

  • @Timhisattva
    @Timhisattva 3 роки тому +2

    beautiful.

  • @rixvspinner
    @rixvspinner 2 роки тому +5

    Well done. All the nuances are there it seems. I was adding the other musical parts in my head as you were playing. When you get to the first Steve Gadd solo part, then after Wayne and Steve's tight groove I heard that "recovery" keyboard playing that Donald does. You know, the big crecendo then the calm. I'm not a keyboard player and I don't know how some one learns to play Aja. It does not seem easy. If it were me, I would send this to Donald, see what he thinks. BTW, that Yamaha is a great sounding keyboard. Tonally it sounds so close to the piano Victor Feldman played on Aja. Victor and Wayne, both have worked extensively with Mile Davis. What a lineup of musicians on this classic record.

    • @MichaelBroeningMusic
      @MichaelBroeningMusic  2 роки тому

      Excellent commentary Rick. I appreciate it. Yeah that is a once in a lifetime lineup of musicians.

    • @monsieurtukini7051
      @monsieurtukini7051 Рік тому +1

      Wasn't it Michael Omartian who played the keyboard on Aja (the track)?

  • @nunnery.1553
    @nunnery.1553 2 роки тому +4

    Wow!!!! I need a tutorial

  • @Gmaiscool
    @Gmaiscool 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful!!...Brava

  • @paulmcgrath2430
    @paulmcgrath2430 3 роки тому +4

    Focus and effort pays dividends. Well done..... Bravo 🎼🎶🎹

  • @toddperry9860
    @toddperry9860 2 роки тому +3

    Great job!

  • @AbhNormal
    @AbhNormal 6 років тому +5

    Awesome job man! RIP Walter Becker

  • @Quad8track
    @Quad8track 5 років тому +5

    That was beautiful!

  • @BobRoden-vy8oi
    @BobRoden-vy8oi 2 місяці тому +1

    The great Michael Omartian

  • @dougslocum1926
    @dougslocum1926 3 роки тому +3

    Really nice arrangement sir!

  • @haightashburymusic9394
    @haightashburymusic9394 Рік тому +3

    . . . ...n.i.c.e... . . . (!)

  • @chrissolbe5752
    @chrissolbe5752 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful

  • @DaveDugganITPro
    @DaveDugganITPro 4 роки тому +7

    excellent
    I wold like to learn this and other piano compositions from Donald Fagan

  • @1957PLATO
    @1957PLATO 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for showing how Donald is.

  • @MarcHalikas_surfercook
    @MarcHalikas_surfercook 4 роки тому +4

    Muy muy perfecto! Your performance is helping me get this one under my fingers...well almost! (RIP WB) :-(

  • @kevinkool3558
    @kevinkool3558 2 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful stuff man! I'm going to go check out if you did other S Dan songs. Thanks for the music. 👍

  • @glassslide
    @glassslide 5 років тому +4

    Really great job!!

  • @jimmyk6686
    @jimmyk6686 3 роки тому +3

    That....my friend, was a lot of work. Great work! So, so, so very well done.

  • @nickcalnephone
    @nickcalnephone 4 роки тому +3

    That was great. Well done.

  • @dancox5706
    @dancox5706 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful cover, your playing and interpretation is fantastic!! 👏👏👏👍

  • @anyviolet
    @anyviolet 2 роки тому +3

    So nicely done. thank you for posting.

  • @walkonfire
    @walkonfire 3 роки тому +3

    Started new UA-cam ID's just so I can click "Like" more times! (just kidding, UA-cam people)

  • @elvinsessionslive0212
    @elvinsessionslive0212 2 роки тому +3

    Beautifully done! What a great piece when you played it Michael. Awesome cover!

  • @qc4402
    @qc4402 5 років тому +3

    This is gorgeous

  • @hunterjessup
    @hunterjessup 3 роки тому +4

    Anybody else playing air drums and saxophone to this?

  • @LudwigHohlwein1974
    @LudwigHohlwein1974 3 роки тому +3

    Lovely arrangement. Great playing.

  • @krushgroov1
    @krushgroov1 6 років тому +3

    great job on an amazing tune. beauty

  • @lionelcampos9868
    @lionelcampos9868 5 років тому +2

    Excellent ....

  • @karanshah6991
    @karanshah6991 6 років тому +3

    Brilliant :)

  • @stephenspouse2857
    @stephenspouse2857 5 років тому +2

    nicely done sir,

  • @user-he1pp9gh1l
    @user-he1pp9gh1l 5 років тому +3

    Thank you.

  • @connor4229
    @connor4229 5 років тому +2

    nice one bruh

  • @marcelovale9097
    @marcelovale9097 2 роки тому +3

    L I N D O

  • @zach4216
    @zach4216 5 років тому +9

    sheets pleaseeeee

  • @mialevermann7140
    @mialevermann7140 3 роки тому +2

    Sheet music or a tutorial!??? It sounds awesome

  • @mit500
    @mit500 3 місяці тому +1

    Very nice indeed. Do you have a transcription. ? Would like to get this up. Several months work but worth it!

  • @garypalacios7520
    @garypalacios7520 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful rendition, true to the original. Do you offer the sheet music for this cover?

    • @MichaelBroeningMusic
      @MichaelBroeningMusic  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I don't have sheet music but I do plan on doing a tutorial. Thanks for your kind words. :)

    • @garypalacios7520
      @garypalacios7520 2 роки тому

      @@MichaelBroeningMusic I only read music, I am looking for a true rendition (like yours). Any recommendations? Thx and I look forward to the tutorial.

  • @charlie-obrien
    @charlie-obrien 2 роки тому +3

    When I am looking at UA-cam, half the time I am wondering why people post such crap videos that have no talent or are in anyway interesting.
    Your wonderful rendition of Aja is to me, one of the finest Videos I have ever enjoyed. Thank you.

  • @timothyclark2051
    @timothyclark2051 5 років тому +2

    would have been nice to offer a tutorial...

    • @MichaelBroeningMusic
      @MichaelBroeningMusic  5 років тому +6

      You Got it. I'll be offering tutorials on this as well as many others in the near future. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

    • @destroyer_doge3606
      @destroyer_doge3606 5 років тому +3

      Michael Broening Piano
      Yes please make a tutorial

  • @athruathrualol
    @athruathrualol 10 місяців тому +2

    Is this piano the Yamaha s90es?

    • @MichaelBroeningMusic
      @MichaelBroeningMusic  10 місяців тому

      It's actually a M08 triggering a Native Instruments sampled grand.