Madlib Shades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)

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    • Madlib – Stepping Into Tomorrow
    • Madlib – Montara
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Slim's Return
    • 3. Distant Land
    • 4. Mystic Bounce
    • 5. Stormy
    • 6. Blue Note Interlude
    • 7. Please Set Me At Ease
    • 8. Funky Blue Note
    • 9. Alfred Lion Interlude
    • 10. Stepping Into Tomorrow
    • 11. Andrew Hill Break
    • 12. Montara
    • 13. Song For My Father
    • 14. Footprints
    • 15. Peace/Dolphin Dance
    • 16. Outro

    Madlib invades Blue Note! Hip hop producer extroardinaire and world class jazz fiend Madlib gets let loose in the Blue Note vaults with his sampler!

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