Shades (Yellowjackets album)

Shades
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released 1986
Genre Jazz
Label MCA
Producer Yellowjackets
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.

Contents

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:

Guest Musicians:

Production

Awards

1986 - 29th Annual GRAMMY Awards[2]

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

References

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