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Madlib: Shades of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note Vinyl 2LP
So cool that this is still around on vinyl. In early 2000, Blue Note invited Madlib to re-imagine its 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. Recommended.
- music label: Blue Note 2003
