Shades is the 4th studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion/smooth jazz quartet.-History:The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson, all top-notch L.A. session musicians...

, 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

Donald Fagen

Donald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the rock band Steely Dan ....

-penned title track.

Track listing

1. "And You Know That" (Ricky Lawson / Russell Ferrante)
2. "New Shoes" (Marc Russo / Ferrante)
3. "One Family" (Ferrante)
4. "Revelation" (Ferrante / Lorraine Perry)
5. "Oasis" (Ferrante)
6. "Regular Folks" (Ferrante)
7. "Black Tie" (Ferrante)
8. "Sonja's Sanfona" (Jimmy Haslip / Bill Gable)
9. "Shades" (Donald Fagen) - CD Release Only
10. "Wildcats & Cougars" (Haslip / Ferrante / Robben Ford) - CD Release Only

Personnel

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion/smooth jazz quartet.-History:The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson, all top-notch L.A. session musicians...

:

• Russell Ferrante
  Russell Ferrante
  Russell Keith Ferrante is a jazz pianist from San Jose, California who is a founding member of the group Yellowjackets. During his early career, Ferrante performed with American blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon and guitarist Robben Ford. He also toured with Joni Mitchell. The group Yellowjackets...
  
  , keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip
  Jimmy Haslip
  Jimmy Haslip is an American electric bass player and record producer best known as a founding and current member of the pioneering fusion group Yellowjackets...
  
  , five string and piccolo bass
• Ricky Lawson
  Ricky Lawson
  - Overview :Ricky Lawson started playing drums at the age of 16. He would borrow is Uncle's drum set, and would carry it to his house all the way across town via the Detroit Buses that ran in the town. In high school Lawson played in his high school jazz band, which consisted of only 5 members...
  
  , Remo drums, percussion, Simmons drums
• Marc Russo, alto saxophone

Guest Musicians:

• Paulinho da Costa, percussion
• Rory Kaplan, Fairlight CMI programming
• Bill Gable, PPG on "Sonja's Sanfona"
• Bruce Hornsby, accordion on "Sonja's Sanfona"
• Perri, vocals on "Revelation"

Production

• Yellowjackets
  Yellowjackets
  Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion/smooth jazz quartet.-History:The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson, all top-notch L.A. session musicians...
  
  , 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