Shades of Jade
| Shades of Jade | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 2004 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:44 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1894 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher, Eliane Elias | |||
| Marc Johnson chronology | ||||
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Shades of Jade is a studio album by American jazz bassist Marc Johnson, recorded in early 2004 and released on ECM September the following year—his first release for the label since 1987. The album's title is a reference to, Scott La Faro's "Jade Visions," first featured on Sunday at the Village Vanguard; both La Faro and Johnson came to prominence as the bassist in Bill Evans' Trio.
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | |
| The Buffalo News | |
| Guardian | |
| PopMatters | |
| Tom Hull | B+() |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |