Tracklist

1	The Thespian	6:58
2	Blues-Blues-Blues	5:57
3	Shadows	7:20
4	Melanie	5:03
5	Swift	3:59
6	Just A Ballad For My Baby	4:11
7	Ole	6:22
8	Melanie (Alternate Take)	5:26
9	Ole (Alternate Take)	7:38

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Mosaic Images
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Blue Note Label Group
• Copyright (c) – The Blue Note Label Group
• Manufactured By – The Blue Note Label Group
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Jackie Mclean
• Bass – Paul Chambers
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Louis Hayes
• Photography By [Cover & Liner] – Francis Wolff
• Piano, Composed By – Freddie Redd
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks

Notes

Originally recorded on August 13, 1960 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Tracks 8 & 9: bonus tracks, not part of original LP

Printed in USA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 50999-5-14375-27

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4045	Freddie Redd Quintet	Shades Of Redd ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4045	US	1961
BN 4045-MONO-200G, BLP 4045	Freddie Redd Quintet	Shades Of Redd ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE, 200)	Classic Records, Blue Note	BN 4045-MONO-200G, BLP 4045	US	2005
TOCJ-6530	Freddie Redd Quintet	Shades Of Redd ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Blue Note	TOCJ-6530	Japan	2005
MMBST-84045, BST 84045	Freddie Redd Quintet	Shades Of Redd ‎(2xLP, RE, RM, Gat)	Music Matters Ltd., Blue Note	MMBST-84045, BST 84045	US	2009
4045	Freddie Redd Quintet	Shades Of Redd ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	4045	US	Unknown