The Ten Shades of Blues is the fifth solo studio album by Cameroonian jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona.

It was released on October 19, 2009 through Universal Music Jazz France.

I look at the blues from the universal angle: you can find it in Africa, in America and in India.

But I see it first as a scale, one that’s present in different traditions and expressions in music.

Ten Shades of Blues means ten nuances, ten different ways of playing the blues.All tracks are written by Richard Bona, except where notedCredits adapted from AllMusic.