Shades (Yellowjackets album)

Shades

Studio album by Yellowjackets

Released

1986

Yellowjackets chronology

Samurai Samba
(1985)

Shades
(1986)

Four Corners
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Shades (1986) is the 4th studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets, and their first of four for the MCA label. The album's first track, "And You Know That" won the "Best R&B Instrumental" Grammy Award.^[2]

The album features the original recording of the Yellowjackets' live staple "Revelation" (featuring vocal group Perri) as well as the Donald Fagen-penned title track.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Production
4 Awards
5 References

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"And You Know That"	Ricky Lawson, Russell Ferrante	5:35
2.	"New Shoes"	Marc Russo, Ferrante	5:17
3.	"One Family"	Ferrante	5:37
4.	"Revelation"	Ferrante, Lorraine Perry	5:10
5.	"Oasis"	Ferrante	5:28
6.	"Regular Folks"	Ferrante	5:01
7.	"Black Tie"	Ferrante	5:42
8.	"Sonja's Sanfonia"	Jimmy Haslip, Bill Gable	6:27
9.	"Shades"	Donald Fagen	5:13
10.	"Wildcats & Cougars"	Haslip, Ferrante, Robben Ford	5:30

Tracks 9,10 are CD release only

Personnel

Yellowjackets:

Russell Ferrante - keyboards
Jimmy Haslip - five string and piccolo bass
Ricky Lawson - Remo drums, percussion, Simmons drums
Marc Russo - alto saxophone

Guest Musicians:

Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Rory Kaplan - Fairlight CMI programming
Bill Gable - PPG on "Sonja's Sanfona"
Bruce Hornsby - accordion on "Sonja's Sanfona"
Perri - vocals on "Revelation"

Production

Yellowjackets - producers
Erik Zobler - engineer (basic tracks), mixing engineer
Gary Wagner - engineer, overdubs
Brian Gardner - mastering engineer
Michael Ross - assistant engineer
Gerry Brown - assistant engineer
Duncan Aldridge - assistant engineer
Larry Mah - assistant engineer
Jeff Lancaster (L-Shape Ltd.) - art direction
Dennis Keeley - photography
Gerry Puhara - styling
Gary Borman (Kragen & Co.) - management

Recorded at: Bill Schnee Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mixed at: Soundcastle, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Mama Jo's, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mastered at: Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Awards

1986 - 29th Annual GRAMMY Awards^[2]

Title	Category
"And You Know That"	Best R&B Instrumental Performance

References

^ Connolly, Dave. Yellowjackets: Shades > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1986&genre=27. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

Yellowjackets

Russell Ferrante Jimmy Haslip William Kennedy Bob Mintzer Robben Ford Ricky Lawson Marc Russo Marcus Baylor Peter Erskine Terri Lyne Carrington

Studio albums	Yellowjackets Mirage a Trois Samurai Samba Shades Four Corners Politics The Spin Greenhouse Like a River Run for Your Life Dreamland Blue Hats Club Nocturne Time Squared Peace Round Altered State Lifecycle Timeline

Live albums	Live Wires Mint Jam Twenty Five

Compilations	Collection Priceless Jazz Best of Yellowjackets