Shades (Yellowjackets album)

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Released 1986 Shades (1986) Four Corners (1987) Release date 1986 Genre Jazz		Label MCA Artist Yellowjackets Producer Yellowjackets

Nominations Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Similar Yellowjackets albums, Other albums

Yellowjackets shades

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.

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.

Track listing

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 Wave 2.3 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

Songs

1And You Know That5:35
2New Shoes5:17
3One Family5:39

References

Shades (Yellowjackets album) Wikipedia

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