Madlib, Shades of Blue on Blue Note Records

Madlib is well-known for his various projects with MF Doom and others in Hip Hop. Every year he extends his reach to new genres and working with new artists.

In 2001, Madlib moved away from hip hop music and began a series of releases from Yesterdays New Quintet, a jazz-based, hip hop and electronic-influenced quintet made up of alter-egos or fictional musicians played by Madlib. Over the next several years, through several record releases on Stones Throw and other labels, the growing number of pseudonyms and fictional players came to be known as Yesterdays Universe. Madlib was later invited to remix tracks from the Blue Note Records archive in 2003, which he released as Shades of Blue. In addition to the remixes, the album contains newly recorded interpretations of Blue Note originals, many of which were credited to members of Yesterdays New Quintet.

Mint/Sealed, Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series
2 x Vinyl, 2023 Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold
Worldwide Release Jun 16, 2023
Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, Downtempo, Jazzy Hip-Hop, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz