''Metaphorical Music'' is Nujabes' first solo album released in 2003. It offers a combination of hip hop and instrumental jazz, and features artists like

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, Substantial, Five Deez and Cise Starr (of

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). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as a

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album. Uyama Hiroto contributed to several notable tracks on the album, including "Letter from Yokosuka" and "Next View", and would appear on subsequent albums '' Modal Soul'' and '' Spiritual State''. ''Metaphorical Music'' received universal acclaim from Nujabes' fans and critics alike.

Track listing

Sample credits: * "Blessing It (Remix)" contains a sample of "Save Our Children" from the album ''Save Our Children'' by

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* "Horn in the Middle" contains a sample of "Joshua" from the album Seven Steps to Heaven by Miles Davis * "Lady Brown" contains a sample of "The Shade of the Mango Tree" by Luiz Bonfá * "Beat Laments the World" contains a sample from

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's "Make Love 2" and "Blessing It" * "Think Different" contains a sample of "Live for Life (Vivre Pour Vivre)" from the soundtrack of

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by Francis Lai * "A Day by Atmosphere Supreme" contains a sample of "September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)" from the album '' As Falls Wichita, so Falls Wichita Falls'' by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays * "Latitude (Remix)" contains a sample of "Clouds" by Gigi Masin * "F.I.L.O." contains a sample of "Deixa" by

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, played by Toquinho on "O Violão de Toquinho" * "The Final View" contains a sample of "Love Theme From 'Spartacus'" from the album

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by Yusef Lateef

References

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