Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note
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{{Infobox album
| name = Shades of Blue
| type = remix album
| artist = Madlib
| cover = MadlibShadesofBluealbumcover.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| released = {{Start date|2003|06|24}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = The Bomb Shelter, LA
| genre = {{hlist|Jazz rap|instrumental hip hop|underground hip hop|experimental hip hop[https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/madlib-shades-blue Tiny Mix Tapes]}}
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=51}}
| label = Blue Note
| producer = Madlib
| prev_title = Blunted in the Bomb Shelter
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Champion Sound
| next_year = 2003
}}
Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note is a remix album by American hip hop producer Madlib over the archives of Blue Note Records.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/untinted-sources-for-madlibs-shades-of-blue-mw0000321425 Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue|AllMusic][https://www.bluenote.com/artist/madlib/ Madlib - Blue Note Records][https://www.popmatters.com/blue-note-reimagined-2648442129.html BRITISH JAZZ AND SOUL ARTISTS INTERPRET THE CLASSICS ON ‘BLUE NOTE RE:IMAGINED’|PopMatters] It was officially released by Blue Note Records on June 24, 2003.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/shades-of-blue-mw0000035587|title=Shades of Blue - Madlib|work=AllMusic|first=Sam|last=Samuelson|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/madlib-emshades-of-blue-madlib-invades-blue-noteem-11906|title=Madlib: Shades Of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note|work=The A.V. Club|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|date=July 8, 2003|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev3score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/madlib-shades_of_blue_madlib_invades_blue|title=Madlib: Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note|work=Exclaim!|first=Del F.|last=Cowie|date=January 1, 2006|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4score = 8.6/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5541-shades-of-blue-madlib-invades-blue-note/|title=Madlib: Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note|work=Pitchfork|first=Scott|last=Hreha|date=August 12, 2003|accessdate=December 11, 2015}}
| rev5 = Stylus Magazine
| rev5score = C+{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/madlib/shades-of-blue-madlib-invades-blue-note.htm|title=Madlib - Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note|work=Stylus Magazine|first=Ian|last=Mathers|date=October 1, 2003|accessdate=December 11, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624121319/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/madlib/shades-of-blue-madlib-invades-blue-note.htm|archivedate=June 24, 2011}}
}}
Sam Samuelson of AllMusic said, "Intent listening doesn't really give much up, but for smooth subconscious grooves, it's perfect."
In 2014, Paste placed it at number 11 on their "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/11/12-classic-hip-hop-albums-that-deserve-more-attention.html|title=12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention|work=Paste|first=Adrian|last=Spinelli|date=November 6, 2014|accessdate=December 11, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910071704/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/11/12-classic-hip-hop-albums-that-deserve-more-attention.html|archivedate=September 10, 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Introduction
| length1 = 0:32
| title2 = Slim's Return
| note2 = feat. Ahmad Miller and DJ Lord Such
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = Distant Land
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Mystic Bounce
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = Stormy
| note5 = feat. Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = Blue Note Interlude
| length6 = 0:42
| title7 = Please Set Me at Ease
| note7 = feat. M.E.D.
| length7 = 5:02
| title8 = Funky Blue Note
| note8 = feat. Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two
| length8 = 3:07
| title9 = Alfred Lion Interlude
| length9 = 0:45
| title10 = Stepping into Tomorrow
| length10 = 7:36
| title11 = Andrew Hill Break
| length11 = 1:06
| title12 = Montara
| note12 = feat. DJ Lord Such
| length12 = 5:51
| title13 = Song for My Father
| note13 = feat. Sound Directions
| length13 = 5:46
| title14 = Footprints
| note14 = feat. Yesterdays New Quintet
| length14 = 4:58
| title15 = Peace/Dolphin Dance
| note15 = feat. Joe McDuphrey Experience
| length15 = 5:38
| title16 = Outro
| length16 = 0:17
}}
Charts
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!scope="col"| Chart (2003) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|BillboardJazz|13|artist=Madlib|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardContemporaryJazz|8|artist=Madlib|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|60722|Shades of Blue}}
- [https://www.whosampled.com/album/Madlib/Shades-Of-Blue/ WhoSampled]
- [https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/shades-of-blue/ Stone Throw Records]
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