Madlib: Shades Of Blue (180g) Vinyl 2LP｜ Other Products

In early 2000, Blue Note invited Madlib to re-imagine their catalog. He put out both a compilation ("Untinted") and this album of reworks and sample-based productions. The result is a perfect blend of Madlib's hip-hop chops and YNQ's jazz thing, definitely one of Madlib's best albums from any alias. Madlib's left-heavy brain is in full effect as the pieces he chooses to sample or re-create are not the ordinary Blue Note bacon and eggs (even the "Song For My Father" is counter-intuitive in its non-hip-hop-ness). I love how he flips "Andrew Hill Break" and tackles something so epic as re-creating "Stepping Into Tomorrow." So many great moments here. 180 gram double vinyl pressing released as part of Blue Note's Classic Series. Recommended.

180g black double vinyl pressing
remastered audio

original release year: 2003
music label: Blue Note Records 2023

reviewed by the mgmnt 07/2017
Brand:MadlibCategory:_music-FUNK-HIPHOPSKU:hh-5524Tags:#TTLstaple, Blue Note Records, Jazz Vinyl, recommended, stones throwtype:Vinyl 2LP