Shades of Jae

"Shades of Jae" first appeared on a 1999 US 12-inch as "Shades of Jae, Part I" (7:05) and "Part II" (2:45), and then on Black Mahogani in May 2004 at 6:56. MusicBrainz also lists a 6:57 version on a 2004 promo compilation, a 2:11 edit in his 2006 mix Moodymann Collection and a 2:54 excerpt in a 2023 Lost Village mix. Roland says it blends a 1977 London concert recording of Marvin Gaye's "Come Get to This" with a keyboard flourish from Bob James's "Spunky"; the blog Sound on the Shelter calls it the quintessential KDJ track, with another masterful use of a Marvin Gaye sample. The writer credit line was not verified in a source, and the samples carry other writers.

No source explains who Jae is, and we found no statement on its subject, chart history, video, covers or setlist.fm play count; WhoSampled and Discogs were blocked. Which of these versions our upload is cannot be told from its title.