1986 Yellowjackets – Shades
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. The album debuted on the Billboard Top Jazz Album chart on July 5, 1986 and would spend 32 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #4. It was the last to feature drummer Ricky Lawson.
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.
Tracks
1 And You Know That (Ricky Lawson; Russell Ferrante) 5:35
2 New Shoes (Marc Russo; Russell Ferrante) 5:17
3 One Family (Russell Ferrante) 5:39
4 Revelation (Lori Perry; Russell Ferrante) 5:12
5 Oasis (Russell Ferrante) 5:27
6 Regular Folks (Russell Ferrante) 5:02
7 Black Tie (Russell Ferrante) 5:45
8 Sonja’s Sanfona (Bill Gable; Jimmy Haslip) 6:27
9 Shades (Donald Fagen) 5:15
10 Wildcats & Cougars (Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante) 5:34
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Keyboards | Russell Ferrante |
| Programming | Rory Kaplan |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Ricky Lawson |
Other Musicians
4 Revelation
| Vocals | Perri |
8 Sonja’s Sanfona
| Accordion | Bruce Hornsby |
| Programming | Bill Gable |
Liner Notes
Engineer (Basic Tracks) – Erik Zobler
Engineer (Assistant) – Duncan Aldrich, Gerry E Brown, Larry Mah, Michael C Ross
Engineer (Overdubs) – Gary Wagner
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Erik Zobler
Mixed By (Consultant) – Gary Wagner
Artwork By (Art Direction) – Jeff Lancaster
Photography – Dennis Keeley
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering, LA, CA
Mixed At Soundcastle
Mixed At Mama Jo’s
Recorded At Bill Schnee, LA, CA
Mad Hatter Studios, LA, CA
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc