Shades (Yellowjackets album)

Shades (1986) is the fourth studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets. The album's first track, "And You Know That", won the "Best R&B Instrumental" Grammy Award.^[2] The album debuted on the Billboard Top Jazz Album chart on 5 July 1986 and would spend 32 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #4. It was the last to feature drummer Ricky Lawson.

Shades
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released	1986
Studio	Bill Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, CA) Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:16 (CD)
Label	GRP
Producer	Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Samurai Samba (1985) Shades (1986) Four Corners (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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. "Revelation" is one of the group's most popular tunes, often covered by other artists, including Robben Ford on his Talk to Your Daughter (1988).

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"And You Know That"	Ricky Lawson, Russell Ferrante	5:35
2.	"New Shoes"	Marc Russo, Ferrante	5:18
3.	"One Family"	Jimmy Haslip, Eric Marienthal, Ferrante	5:38
4.	"Revelation"	Ferrante, Lorraine Perry	5:13
5.	"Oasis"	Ferrante	5:27
6.	"Regular Folks"	Ferrante	5:03
7.	"Black Tie"	Ferrante	5:46
8.	"Sonja's Sanfona"	Haslip, Bill Gable	6:27
9.	"Shades"	Donald Fagen	5:15
10.	"Wildcats & Cougars"	Robben Ford, Haslip, Ferrante	5:34

Personnel

Yellowjackets

• Russell Ferrante – keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass, piccolo bass
• Ricky Lawson – acoustic drums, Simmons drums, percussion
• Marc Russo – alto saxophone

Guest musicians

• Rory Kaplan – Fairlight CMI programming
• Bill Gable – PPG Wave 2.3 programming (8)
• Bruce Hornsby – accordion (8)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Perri – vocals (4)

Production

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

Studios

• Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios and Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mixed at Soundcastle and Mama Jo's Recording Studio (Hollywood, CA).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

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. "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2011.