Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. The sound of Blue Note had been embedded in hip hop through sampling and remixes since it's early days, but Madlib raised the bar when the DJ/producer/rapper/musician invaded their 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 and more. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog mastering from the original master tapes.
Tracklist:
| A1 | Introduction |
| A2 | Slim's Return (Feat. Ahmad Miller & DJ Lord Such) |
| A3 | Distant Land |
| A4 | Mystic Bounce |
| B1 | Stormy |
| B2 | Blue Note Interlude |
| B3 | Please Set Me At Ease (Feat. M.E.D.) |
| B4 | Funky Blue Note |
| B5 | Alfred Lion Interlude |
| C1 | Stepping Into Tomorrow |
| C2 | Andrew Hill Break |
| C3 | Montara |
| D1 | Song For My Father |
| D2 | Footprints |
| D3 | Peace / Dolphin Dance |
| D4 | Outro |
