Hard bop composer and pianist Freddie Redd rose to fame as the composer of the stage music for the play The Connection, and continued to demonstrate his talent on his second Blue Note album, 'Shades of Redd', with Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks (saxophones), Paul Chambers (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums). This Blue Note Classic Vinyl stereo edition is all-analog, mastered by K. Gray from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.