Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note

Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note is a remix album by American hip hop producer Madlib over the archives of Blue Note Records.^[2][3][4] It was officially released by Blue Note Records on June 24, 2003.

Shades of Blue
Remix album by Madlib
Released	June 24, 2003 (2003-06-24)
Studio	The Bomb Shelter, LA
Genre	Jazz rap instrumental hip hop underground hip hop experimental hip hop[1]
Length	56:51
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Madlib
Madlib chronology
Blunted in the Bomb Shelter (2002) Shades of Blue (2003) Champion Sound (2003)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	favorable[6]
Exclaim!	favorable[7]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[8]
Stylus Magazine	C+[9]

Sam Samuelson of AllMusic said, "Intent listening doesn't really give much up, but for smooth subconscious grooves, it's perfect."^[5]

In 2014, Paste placed it at number 11 on their "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention" list.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Introduction"	0:32
2.	"Slim's Return" (feat. Ahmad Miller and DJ Lord Such)	3:56
3.	"Distant Land"	3:58
4.	"Mystic Bounce"	3:56
5.	"Stormy" (feat. Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two)	3:41
6.	"Blue Note Interlude"	0:42
7.	"Please Set Me at Ease" (feat. M.E.D.)	5:02
8.	"Funky Blue Note" (feat. Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two)	3:07
9.	"Alfred Lion Interlude"	0:45
10.	"Stepping into Tomorrow"	7:36
11.	"Andrew Hill Break"	1:06
12.	"Montara" (feat. DJ Lord Such)	5:51
13.	"Song for My Father" (feat. Sound Directions)	5:46
14.	"Footprints" (feat. Yesterdays New Quintet)	4:58
15.	"Peace/Dolphin Dance" (feat. Joe McDuphrey Experience)	5:38
16.	"Outro"	0:17

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11]	13
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[12]	8