Album Info
| Artist: | Madlib |
| Album: | Shades Of Blue (Madlib Invades Blue Note) |
| Released: | Worldwide, 2023 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Introduction | 0:32 |
| A2 | Slim's Return | 3:56 |
| A3 | Distant Land | 3:58 |
| A4 | Mystic Bounce | 3:56 |
| B1 | Stormy | 3:41 |
| B2 | Blue Note Interlude | 0:42 |
| B3 | Please Set Me At Ease | 5:02 |
| B4 | Funky Blue Note | 3:07 |
| B5 | Alfred Lion Interlude | 0:45 |
| C1 | Stepping Into Tomorrow | 7:36 |
| C2 | Andrew Hill Break | 1:06 |
| C3 | Montara | 5:51 |
| D1 | Song For My Father | 5:46 |
| D2 | Footprints | 4:58 |
| D3 | Peace / Dolphin Dance | 5:38 |
| D4 | Outro | 0:17 |
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Description
A sly snare skip in Slim’s Return gives the game away: Madlib is handling Blue Note classics with deep care and a crate-digger’s grin. Shades Of Blue (Madlib Invades Blue Note) finds him looping, replaying, and re-composing from the vault, turning well-loved themes into head-nod instrumentals that feel alive rather than museum-still. Mystic Bounce tilts Ronnie Foster’s groove forward with a bass move that tugs at the downbeat. Please Set Me at Ease glows with late-night woodwinds and a loping kick, equal parts reverent and restless.
This 2LP pressing opens up the space and lets the low end sit deeper, so the drum ghosts and upright bass bloom without crowding the horns. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Madlib records online with us. File it beside J Dilla on the shelf, bridging into Blue Note’s early 70s soul-jazz era, and you’ll hear how naturally it converses across time.
Packaging is clean, sequencing flows, and the whole set plays like a proper album rather than a sampler. It’s the kind of record that works for a small gathering or a solo tidy-up session, and it rewards close, couch-bound listening just as much. Add it to your collection today, available online or in our Melbourne record store.
