Decode Yourself
by Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society
- Type: Album
- Released: 1985
- Label: Island
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:45
- Community rating: 3.93/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Robin Eubanks, Akbar Ali, Melvin Gibbs, Dizzy Gillespie, Vernon Reid, Reverend Bruce Johnson, Bill Laswell
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by Bill Laswell, the visionary drummer leads his ensemble through a fiercely complex, polyrhythmic fusion of free jazz and heavy funk. The recording showcases aggressive, interwoven horn lines and angular electric guitars, defining the jagged aesthetic of the harmolodic movement.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, instrumental
Tracklist
- Bebop (0:50)
- Decoding (4:15)
- Thieves Market (4:01)
- Behind Plastic Faces (4:56)
- Software Shuffle (2:37)
- Snake Alley (3:46)
- Undressing (6:34)
- Love Words For A Queen (7:45)
- Tricky Vic (3:58)
Credits
- Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society - primary artist, drums, arranged by, composed by
- Melvin Gibbs - bass
- Reverend Bruce Johnson - bass
- Vernon Reid - guitar, banjo, guitar synthesizer, arranged by
- Eric Person - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Onaje Allan Gumbs - synthesizer [yamaha dx7]
- Robin Eubanks - trombone
- Akbar Ali - violin
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