{"product_id":"madlib-shades-of-blue-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Madlib - Shades Of Blue (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTwo of the most innovative and inspired art forms to ever emerge on American soil, it’s no wonder that jazz and hip-hop have been so closely—and compellingly—intertwined within our country’s musical fabric during the latter genre’s five-decades-strong history. Likewise, when the most iconic of jazz labels (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/albumism.com\/polls\/what-is-the-greatest-classic-blue-note-records-album\"\u003eBlue Note Records\u003c\/a\u003e) and one of hip-hop’s most accomplished sonic pioneers (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/albumism.com\/features\/tag\/Madlib\"\u003eMadlib\u003c\/a\u003e) hooked up to celebrate the company’s enduringly rich catalog back in 2003, the top-tier quality of the resulting output came as a surprise to no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTwenty years after its June 2003 arrival, Blue Note has reissued \u003cem\u003eShades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note\u003c\/em\u003e on 180-gram vinyl as part of its ongoing classic vinyl series. Equal parts reverence and reimagination, the album finds Madlib revisiting the sterling fare of legendary Blue Note artists including Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Hutcherson, and Wayne Shorter, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn a recent interview with Blue Note president Don Was in conjunction with the album’s 20th anniversary, Madlib reminisced about the genesis of the project, calling the opportunity to make the record “a dream,” while drawing parallels between jazz and hip-hop due to the genres’ improvisational, iconoclastic and raw qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Gallery Record","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45934192001254,"sku":"MLP2401483","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/1128\/9830\/files\/Madlib-ShadesOfBlue_BlueNoteClassicVinylSeries.jpg?v=1748219660","url":"https:\/\/www.mintgalleryrecords.com\/products\/madlib-shades-of-blue-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","provider":"Mint Gallery Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}