Shades (Yellowjackets album) explained

Shades
Type:	studio
Artist:	Yellowjackets
Border:	yes
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
Prev Title:	Samurai Samba
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Four Corners
Next Year:	1987

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.^[1] 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.

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).

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^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Winners Search . GRAMMY.com . December 1, 2011 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083556/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1986&genre=27 . live .