The sound of Blue Note had been embedded in hip-hop thru sampling & remixes since its early days but Madlib raised the bar when the DJ, producer, rapper & multi-instrumentalist invaded the Blue Note vaults for his 2003 masterpiece Shades of Blue, a visionary album featuring remixes & reimaginations of classics by Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter & more.
This 2-LP Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition was mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Introduction
2. Slim’s Return
3. Distant Land
4. Mystic Bounce
Side B
1. Stormy
2. Blue Note Interlude
3. Please Set Me At Ease
4. Funky Blue Note
5. Alfred Lion Interlude
Side C
1. Stepping Into Tomorrow
2. Andrew Hill Break
3. Montara
Side D
1. Song For My Father
2. Footprints
3. Peace / Dolphin Dance
4. Outro