Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue [Vinyl]

Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shade (Performer) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (December 2, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B0000VLSNM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,355,391 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Look of Slim

2. Distant Land

3. Mystic Brew

4. Stormy

5. Please Set Me at Ease

6. Stepping into Tomorrow

7. Illusion

8. Montara

9. Song for My Father

10. Footprints

11. Peace

12. Dolphin Dance

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz is heat, May 22, 2008

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Alec "Alec" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue (Audio CD)

Jazz is this, jazz is that. Madlib's Shades of Blue was an ingenuous reimagination of these classic tracks, some sampled heavily, some not so much. Madlib's treatment of the tracks are so varied that you almost can't tell how much his hands are on them. This record proves that it doesn't take much to make these tracks always enjoyable.

Yet how could they not be? These are all-star lists of session musicians and radical concepts. "Montara" creeps along at a sensual pace, "Shades of Slim" retains its fluid, funky vibe in the forty years since it was released, and "Mystic Brew" (a track that is sampled to death, for good reason), sounds better than ever before.

Good call on Blue Note to allow Madlib into the vaults. A great call by allowing the tracks to be rereleased, in their entirety, and enjoyed for the young jazz fans who could never find these records. I know I had my share of troubles. Now they're gone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Jazz, October 1, 2007

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EarlRandy "earlrandy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue (Audio CD)

This is a great introduction to jazz for those who may be brought into the form from Madlib's Shades of Blue. This is the exciting corner of jazz during the mid-late-60s, by some big names if not necessarily the BIG names that even non-jazz fans know. All of these tracks are great selections for this compilation, but Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew" stood out most to me. Maybe that's because I hadn't heard it before AND it is a great performance. The Andrew Hill tune, "Illusion", mentioned in the previous review, is also a standout. Heck, I could list every track as a standout, and Madlib did a good job on the sequencing because every song flows after the next in a sensible manner.

If you are new to jazz, this is a safe purchase for you to get a sampling of great music from different artists. If you are a sometimes listener, this will probably convince you to buy more albums by the artists included. If you're a long time fan, you may still want this for the couple of songs you don't have, or to have the collection on one disc. It's that good.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an amazing/amazing thang yall..., April 28, 2004

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R. Davis "upfromsumdirt" (louisville, ky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Untinted: Sources for Madlib's Shades of Blue (Audio CD)

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.

peace yall,
brotha ron.