Madlib – Shades Of Blue

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Label:	Blue Note – 7243 5 36447 2 7
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 24, 2003
Genre:	Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Instrumental, Jazzy Hip-Hop, Jazz-Funk, Fusion

Tracklist

1	Introduction	0:33
2	Slim's Return Scratches – DJ Lord Such Vibraphone [Vibes] – Ahmad Miller	3:56
3	Distant Land	3:59
4	Mystic Bounce	3:56
5	Stormy Drums – Otis Jackson Jr. Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Joe McDuphrey Flute – James King Guitar – Dan Ubick Organ – Morgan Adams III Percussion – Derek Holman Performer – Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two	3:42
6	Blue Note Interlude	0:42
7	Please Set Me At Ease Rap – MED* Vibraphone [Vibes] – Ahmad Miller	5:03
8	Funky Blue Note Bass [Electric Muffle] – Monk Hughes Drums, Percussion – Malcom Catto Flute – James King Guitar – Dan Ubick Organ – Morgan Adams III Performer – Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Derek Holman	3:08
9	Alfred Lion Interlude	0:45
10	Stepping Into Tomorrow	7:37
11	Andrew Hill Break	1:07
12	Montara Scratches – DJ Lord Such Vibraphone [Subliminal Vibez] – Bobby Hutcherson	5:52
13	Song For My Father Bass [Acoustic Muffle] – Jeff Jank, Monk Hughes Drums – Lefty Houston Flute – James King Guitar – Dan Ubick Keyboards, Organ – Joe McDuphrey Percussion – Malik Flavors Performer – Sound Directions	5:46
14	Footprints Bass [Acoustic Muffle] – Monk Hughes Drums – Joe Chambers, Otis Jackson Jr. Keyboards – Joe McDuphrey Percussion – Malik Flavors Performer – Yesterdays New Quintet Vibraphone [Vibes] – Ahmad Miller	4:58
15	Peace / Dolphin Dance Bass – Russel Jenkins Drums – Otis Jackson Jr. Keyboards – Joe McDuphrey Performer – Joe McDuphrey Experience	5:39
16	Outro	0:15

Madlib Invades Blue Note.
Recorded and mixed at the Bomb Shelter, Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered at Bionic, Los Angeles, CA.

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Shades Of Blue (2×LP, Album)	Blue Note	7243 5 36447 1 0	US	2003
Recently Edited	Shades Of Blue (CD, Album)	Blue Note, Blue Note	7243 5 36447 2 7, 5364472	Europe	2003
Recently Edited	Shades Of Blue (CD, Album, Promo)	Blue Note	CD 7243 5 36447 2 7V	US	2003
Recently Edited	Shades Of Blue (CD, Album, Stereo, Mono)	Blue Note	TOCP-67079	Japan	2003
New Submission	Shades Of Blue (2×LP, Album)	Blue Note	7243 5 36447 1 0	Europe	2003

jam_on_it Aug 6, 2017
The legendary Steinski (the godfather of cut-n-paste) gets a multi-second guest spot!...

Hot dignity daffodils! Madlib'd got mad respect for his elders (hip hop AND jazz)

Does my heart good... And the album's mighty good, too!
shunt909 Feb 17, 2016
This album is blowing my brain cells into tiny little snare hits.
Get it. Now.
do it.
WORLDSPIN Oct 3, 2009
MadLib Shades Of Blue / MadLib Invades Blue Note (Jazz / Hip Hop –UKLP/CD)

A major Blue Note remix project of this kind would have been unthinkable not too long ago, but keys were handed over, and vaults unlocked…
Artists such as Donald Byrd, Gene Harris, Ronnie Foster, Bobbi Humphries, and Horace Silver have gotten taken back to the streets; courtesy of LA’s most prolific, MadLib.
What’s here is essentially a 16 track Hip Hop / jazz fused introduction to a whole new audience, who might not know just how musically important the Blue Note label is.
Reimagining, remixing and rebuilding these timeless classics to such a high standard deserves awards, and definitely gets my vote – A heavy piece.