Metaphorical Music
Studio album by Nujabes
Released	August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21)
Genre	Jazz rap instrumental hip hop
Length	62:30
Label	Hydeout Productions
Producer	Nujabes, Uyama Hiroto
Nujabes chronology
Hydeout Productions 1st Collection (2003) Metaphorical Music (2003) Modal Soul (2005)

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Metaphorical Music is the debut studio album by Japanese musicianNujabes. Released in 2003, it offers a combination of hip hop and instrumental jazz, and features artists likeShing02,Substantial,Five Deez and Cise Starr (ofCYNE). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as aninstrumental hip hopalbum.

Uyama Hiroto contributed to several notable tracks on the album, including "Letter from Yokosuka" and "Next View", and would appear on subsequent albumsModal Soul andSpiritual State.Metaphorical Music received universal acclaim from Nujabes' fans and critics alike.^{[citation needed]}

Sample credits:

• "Blessing It (Remix)" contains a sample of "Save Our Children" from the albumSave Our Children byPharoah Sanders
• "Horn in the Middle" contains a sample of "Joshua" from the albumSeven Steps to Heaven byMiles Davis
• "Lady Brown" contains a sample of "The Shade of the Mango Tree" byLuiz Bonfá
• "Beat Laments the World" contains a sample fromKip Hanrahan's "Make Love 2" and "Blessing It"
• "Think Different" contains a sample of "Live for Life (Vivre Pour Vivre)" from the soundtrack ofLive for Life byFrancis Lai
• "A Day by Atmosphere Supreme" contains a sample of "September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)" from the albumAs Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls byPat Metheny andLyle Mays
• "Latitude (Remix)" contains a sample of "Clouds" byGigi Masin
• "F.I.L.O." contains a sample of "Deixa" byBaden Powell, played byToquinho on "O Violão de Toquinho"
• "The Final View" contains a sample of "Love Theme From 'Spartacus'" from the albumEastern Sounds byYusef Lateef

• Metaphorical Music, release information atLast.fm

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