shades of a soul

Track Listings

1. easy now

2. spanish love

3. mello me

4. goodbye

5. song for david

6. feel it

7. little train

8. smile

9. pick it up

10. for you

11. zen me

12. wanted

13. pulling at my heart

14. dolphins cry

shades of a soul,Paul Morgan,Paul Morgan,mood music for people who want not only to listen, but also to be carried away to reflective spaces

shades of a soul

Tracks:

Introduction
Slim's Return
Distant Land (Hip Hop Drum Mix)
Mystic Bounce
Stormy
Blue Note Interlude
Please Set Me At Ease
Funky Blue Note
Alfred Lion Interlude
Steppin' Into Tomorrow
Andrew Hill Break
Montara
Song For My Father
Footprints - Yesterdays New Quintet
Peace/Dolphin Dance
Outro

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The hip-hop producer extraordinaire tackles Blue Note's soul-jazz catalog on his latest project, given free reign to rummage around the fabled label's vaults. On one level, the project makes perfect sense given Madlib's Yesterday's New Quintet work--he clearly has an ear for the Blue Note jazz aesthetic. The remixes and reinventions here are mostly pleasant and even surprising at times--get down with "Mystic Bounce," a flip on Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew." Yet, some of these tracks seem a little too casual and undercooked, making Shades of Blue feel a bit too much like just another Madlib side project. In fact, Blue Note had already done a better job with this very same concept on their largely forgotten 1996 New Groove compilation, where artists such as Large Professor and the Roots took their stabs at the label's catalog. --Oliver Wang

Album Description

Shades of Blue opens with the declaration that "We are now having a little cooking session for Blue Note right here on the scene..." Madlib was afforded the opportunity to mine the crates of Blue Note. On Shades of Blue, Madlib delivers remixes and brand spanking new interpretations of Blue Note classics. Whether funking out Ronnie Foster's original "Mystic Brew" and transforming it into the "Mystic Bounce," or giving Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" a go with Yesterday's New Quintet, rest assured that Madlib's innovative sonic vocabulary will fill the ears. Other artists receiving a Madlib reimagination include Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Bobby Hutcherson, Horace Silver, The Three Sounds and many more.

Customer Reviews:

At Madlib finest.......2007-05-14

I don't know what to say but good and if love jazz with some hip hop you'll most definitely love this cd.

A madlib fan.......2006-04-28

now i can't imagine why anyone would give this less then 4 stars, i gave it five. Now some people who badmouthed this album are obviously not madlib fans cause this album is incredible. Now if you want the origanal blue Note rocordings then go find them(untinted) but this is Madlib's interpratation and just like YNQ stevie album it's a dope hip hop recreation of classic tracks. hands down a must have for madlib fans

After all, it's just a mix album........2006-04-01

This album is a good gateway to Madlib projects like Yesterdays New Quintet. Before letting the next few reviewers get you all worked up about Madlib stealing people's music, consider that alot of hip-hop guys throw mix albums together the same way madlib's done here. As well as some mediocre, re-worked soul-jazz classics, there are some covers by madlib minions like Sound Directions and Yesterday's New Quintet (YNQ's electrified cut of "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter works out well here). I like the re-do of "Stormy" here, but all in all, this is a gateway, nothin more. I do recommend you put it in your collection though, and once you've got your toes in the water, pick up the record "Untinted: Sources for Shades of Blue" which contains all the originals.

An Experimental Must-Have.......2005-05-11

I haven't listend to Madlib since his debut, but from this CD one can truly understand where he comes from and how he grooves. His music is very different from traditional "jazz," and even deviates somewhat from Blue Note's traditional sign-ups. Imagine your soft, mellow jazz fused with a mild hip-hop 'frenzy' (so-to-speak). That's what Madlib has done here.
Do you remember when 'underground' hip-hop was big...back in the day? Songs such as: A Tribe Called Quest - Luck of Lucien, All Natural 50 Years, Asheru - Soon Come (Koolade Remix), Bastie Boys - Sure Shot, Das EFX - Mic Checka (Remix), Pharoahe Monche - The Light, Gangstarr - Moment of Truth, need I go on?
Ok now take those background beats and add them to your traditional soft-jazz song. Bask in the bliss that Madlib delivers in his CD, and don't forget -- appreciate.

Not His Best Album.......2005-03-08

Madlib is incredible at his productions.

Pro: used great samples
Con: not better than the original.

i give it more of a 4.5/5

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In Concert
I donýt normally write reviews...
WOW! She's amazing
Wow...........I can't say enough good things about this one.
Fall off your chair good

Shades of Blue
Francine Reed
Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K1KX
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

The Man That Got Away
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
When Love Was New
What Do I Do
Beyond My Wildest Dreams
I Have A Right To Know
I'm A Handful
Wrong Man For The Job
A Touch Of Love
455 Rocket

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Though she's a relative newcomer to recording (Shades of Blue is her third album), Francine Reed has the pipes of an experienced vocalist. Her voice has richness and depth, not to mention versatility; she handles everything from classic jazz ("I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues") to up-tempo blues ("Wrong Man for the Job") to sensual ballads ("A Touch of Love"). She's even got a little bit of rock & roll in "455 Rocket." But it's when she's delivering those shivery, heated love songs that Reed really shines, whether her subject is love lost in "When Love Was New" or love found in "Beyond My Wildest Dreams." There's no doubt that Reed, who toured as part of Lyle Lovett's band for a decade, can carry herself as a solo act, and we can look forward to much more from this fine vocalist. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

In Concert.......2003-05-24

Francine you were the Best in Naples. We can't wait to see you in Atlanta. Excellent Tunes. We look forward to talking with you in the future and listening to you on the next Lyle Lovett CD.

I donýt normally write reviews..........2003-01-25

but I had to share about this one. I'm very happy to have discovered Francine Reed. This particular CD is just addictive. Jazzy, bluesy... it's simply mesmerizing.

WOW! She's amazing.......2002-04-29

If you like the blues, you'll love this CD. I first saw Francine Reed in Scottsdale Arizona, in the early 80's. It's good to see someone with real talent be successful. If you pass up this CD, you're missing out on a real treat!

Wow...........I can't say enough good things about this one........2002-04-03

I have played this cd over and over and have yet to tire of it. Even if I get in a mood for something else for a day or two, Francine well be back in the player before the week is out. This has to be one of the best blues/jazz/romantic cd's ever made. I played it for a lady at work, which was a good thing, because she had to have one too! So now I can leave mine at home/car, and listen to hers at work. She's as fond of it as I am!

Fall off your chair good.......2001-04-22

This CD is fabulous. I've listened to it a hundred times. Other voices pale in comparison. I wish this wasn't her only recording, or I wish some other artist came close to making such fabulous music.

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A Discovery
A Tremendous Singer
When you thought you knew vocalists!!!!!!
This is jazz singing at its best!
A blending of Kevin Mahogany and Sinatra

Shades of Bey
Andy Bey
Manufacturer: Evidence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000C40J
Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

Like A Lover (O Cantador)
Midnight Blue
Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)
Pretty Girl (The Starcrossed Lovers)
River Man
Dark Shadows
Believin' It (Half & Half)
Some Other Time
The Last Light Of Evening (Blood Count)
Drume Negrita (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

Amazon.com's Best of 1998

Jazz vocalist Andy Bey didn't hold back in 1998, but he certainly knew the power of restraint. On Shades of Bey, he covers Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, even Nick Drake's "River Man" with his trademark baritone voice and a strikingly smooth delivery. No melismas here, Bey's tunes gradually unfold with a subtlety you never find in modern vocalists anymore. A great recording, and gorgeous tunes. --Jason Verlinde

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As in previous recordings, Bey adds another "shade" to the genius of Billy Strayhorn with his beautiful voice-piano rendition of "Pretty Girl (The Star-Crossed Lovers)" and his spectral interpretation of "The Last Night of the Evening (Blood Count)." Bey also makes an appearance south of the border with his guitar-laced takes of "Drume Negrita (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)," and the Brazilian-blended ballad, "Like a Lover (O Cantador). Add the anthemic original "Believin' It (Half and Half)" and a heartening reading of Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time," and you have ample evidence that Andy Bey is simply the most exciting jazz singer of his generation. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

A Discovery.......2000-11-01

I have not heard the complete album only two tracks but that was enough to send my head into a spin. What an extraordinary singer. So much musicality and genuine creativity in his rendition of Midnight Blue and You'd Be so Nice to Come Home to....not too mention the incredible piano motiff by Ms Geri Allen on the 'nice' track. I am over the moon in finding this hidden treasure and will be digging deep to find some more.. A fan from downunder (Australia)

A Tremendous Singer.......2000-01-03

Andy Bey delivers some of the most beautiful singing I have ever heard. His voice is so rich and full of character, it is indescribable. Buy this album; you will play it again and again.

When you thought you knew vocalists!!!!!!.......1999-04-22

I know many of you are wondering who the hell Andy Bey is, and many of you probably think he's new on the scene. Andy Bey is one of the last great voices on this planet. I consider him to be one of the few living legends, and would love to see him get the credit he truly deserves. Listening to him sing "Pretty Girl" reveals that he is in touch with what he sings about. "River Man" definitely has to be my favorite. He grabs your mind, takes you to musical journey with him to search for the river man. After listening to that track "you'll want to keep a suitcase packed,(hoping that you can go on the same journey everyday). Just ask Horace Silver about Andy Bey. He's a gift to the world!

This is jazz singing at its best!.......1999-01-03

This is the best damn jazz vocal CD since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan. Buy this, you'll never regret it.

A blending of Kevin Mahogany and Sinatra.......1998-12-05

This CD is getting a lot of air time on KBEM in Minneapolis/St. Paul. When I heard "Like a Lover", I was compeled to call in to ask who the artist was. I was one of two calling in with that question. My words to the DJ, were, "Sounds like Kevin Mahogany, Who is it?" On the basis of that one cut, I've asked family members to add this CD to their Christmas list for me. There is a Sinatra quality to Bay's phrasing and range. One day after my call to KBEM, another caller requested to hear Bay and Mahogany back to back. If this cut on this CD doesn't give you goose bumps, check your pulse.

Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue

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an amazing/amazing thang yall...

Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue
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Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Presents Monk Hughes & Outer Realm

ASIN: B0000E6XKR
Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

Shades Of Slim - Gene Harris & The 3 Sounds
Distant Land - Donald Byrd
Mystic Brew - Ronnie Foster
Stormy - Reuben Wilson
Please Set Me At Ease - Bobbie Humphrey
Stepping Into Tomorrow - Donald Byrd
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Montara - Bobby Hutcherson
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Footprints - Wayne Shorter
Peace - Horace Silver
Dolphin Dance - Herbie Hancock

Customer Reviews:

an amazing/amazing thang yall..........2004-04-29

this thang does it for me! thanks you madlib, otherwise aint no tellin when i would have discovered the works of brother andrew hill; his 'illusion' is vying for the position of my all time favorite jazz piece... over duke el's 'in a sentimental mood' and charlie parker's 'night in tunisia' ... there are many excellent songs on this thang! a few most jazz fans are familiar with already, but if you are NEW to the artform, then PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!! begin with this... it is a treat for any dirty-jazz-head like me.

Tracks:

Did You Ever Love a Woman
Cottage for Sale
Be Anything (But Be Mine)
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
I Go Crazy
Think
Hoochie Coochie Man
Baby Whatcha Want Me to Do
Family Reunion
I Wish You Belonged to Me
Two Happy Hearts
Jealous Lover
Today's the Day
It's a Tough Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)
When Love Walked in the Door (Hurt Walked out the Other)
Who Loves You Baby
Fine with Me
Unchained Melody

Album Description

2 CD set. Lou Rawl's death on January 6th, 2006 robbed the world of one of popular music's greatest tenor voices. Here we present his last albums for the Philadelphia International label, issued in 1980 & 1987. Shades Of Blue was produced by Joel Dorn (producer of Roberta Flack and Bette Midler) and features Rawls' gorgeous readings of the Righteous Brothers' 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling', Willie Dixon's 'Hoochie Coochie Man' and Aretha Franklin's 'Think' (from the original Blues Brothers film). Backing vocalists include Jocelyn Brown, Cissy Houston and the first recorded appearance of Whitney Houston. Family Reunion saw Rawls reunited with the songwriting and production skills of both Gamble & Huff and Dexter Wansel, along with the Philadelphia International session musicians and features Lou's cover of 'Unchained Melody'. Edsel. 2006.

Album Details

Includes his Last Two Albums for the Philadelphia International Label, Issued in 1980 and 1987.

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Shades of Black: Mixed by Ewun
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Barcode Recordings
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ASIN: B000FG4KFK
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

Intro - Ewun
Hate Machine [Spor Remix] - Ewun
Brain Dead - Define the Sonics, Infiltrata & Kano
Roor Bomb - Spor
Ultimate Technology - Spor
Ormus [D-Struct Remix] - Fission,
Mantra - Desimal
Suffering - Rusher
Three Faces - Infiltrata & Spor
Shades of Black - Ewun
Guntalk VIP - Ewun
Face Off - Ewun
Ricochet - Infiltrada, Mason & Dstar
No Love - Riot
Space Crawler - Robot Death Squad
Cyberpunk - Spor
Vex - Gabriel
Corrupt Cops [Evol Intent VIP] - Pish Posh
Horns & Halos [Ewun Remix] - Evol Intent

Tracks:

Ormus [D-Struct Remix] - Fission,
Space Crawler - Robot Death Squad
Hate Machine [Spor Remix] - Ewun
Vex - Gabriel
Ricochet - Infiltrada, Mason & Dstar
No Love - Riot
Shades of Black - Ewun
Suffering - Rusher
Forgotten - Donny
Hunker Down - T.Z.A.

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I Believe

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Release Date: 2001-12-04

Tracks:

I Believe
Sugar
I Know Love
Don't Fight Love
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Come Into My world
You Never Know
How Did We Come To This
Real Love
I Like It
Dirty Glass
Don't Fight Love (Interlude)

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All Shades of Blue
Karen Tyler
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Actually Pretty Good
Beautiful!
A GREAT ALBUM...
Make this your next buy
Okay c.d.

Shades
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Tracks:

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What Would You Do
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Last To Know
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I Believe
How Deep Is Your Love
I Believe (Remix)
Time Will Reveal

Customer Reviews:

Actually Pretty Good.......2007-03-17

When this group came out, it seemed as that they had a promising future with their first single "Tell Me ( I'll Be Around), but after their second single "Serenade" you didn't hear from them again. I purchase the album last year out of curiosity, and it was pretty good for the time that it came out. If they had better marketing then they probably still be around.

Beautiful!.......2003-10-11

I abosolutely love this album from these four talented young ladies! There are so many shades of life. Some being emotional, some soft, and some sensuous. However, when it comes to music there are four shades that come to mind: Shannon, Danielle, Tiffanie and Monique. Their hit song "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)" is a fun, up-tempo track that flips the script on men where the ladies portray the aggressive go getters in a relationship. Blending silky smooth vocals with a sassy, hip hop attitude. "Tell Me" garnered debate for its fun, suggestive lyrics and earned the ladies their first hit ever by selling close to 200,000 singles. That's not bad for their first time out. The song "Serenade" is a lush beautiful ballad that will shower you with lyrics of love. Their chemistry is electric.
These ladies really set the tone for their self-titled debut, a well done piece of work! Make this one your next buy! You won't be disappointed!

A GREAT ALBUM..........2003-04-28

I have this CD and i love it since I first purchased it in the record store during the time when it came out. I even bought the "Tell Me (I'll be Around)" on cassette single, during when it came out. i also purchased the "Serenade" single on cassette and CD. I loved the album, it's real real good. I listen to it alot. These are four talented beautiful ladies with great voices! I hope they come back with another album. Like they say in eventually "We can conquer almost anything, show the world we can be anything so the hopes and dreams of yesterday and wishes that u make today come true" That is probably my favorite song on the CD! other standout tracks are "Serenade (For You)," "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)," "I Believe," and "How Deep Is Your Love"
i highly recommend this album! You can listen to the album from start to finish without skipping any tracks! there's not one single BAD song on this album here! u get nothin but GREAT music on this one! and even a Bonus Track! what more could u ask for? GET THIS ALBUM NOW!!...

Make this your next buy.......2003-04-20

It is a great cd full of great songs and is truely a great buy. I can not stop listening to it. I can't till they come out with another cd. Can you please make the picture bigger or an option to make it bigger because I try to print out the cover 4 my friend to buy it but it is really small and my friend can not see what the cover looks like.

Okay c.d........2001-03-29

The songs are really cool but not as great as some other r&b albums. Songs such as eventually, serenade, tell me are worthwhile listening most of the time. The others songs are either good listening to for a few days or is just not that great. This is a classic if you want to listen to something that is not modern these days.

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