Mandance

by Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society

Type: Album
Released: October 1982
Label: Antilles
Country: United States
Length: 40:57
Community rating: 3.72/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society blend avant-garde jazz, funk grooves and playful energy on 'Mandance'. The album's instrumental interplay and quirky rhythms showcase the group's innovative fusion approach. It remains a vital document of 1980s creative jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, avant-garde, instrumental, funky, improvisation

Tracklist

Man Dance (4:31)
Iola (5:23)
Spanking (3:07)
Catman (6:44)
The Art Of Levitation (1:24)
Belly Button (4:45)
Giraffe (3:07)
When Souls Speak (5:47)
Alice In The Congo (6:09)

Credits

Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society - primary artist, arranged by
Melvin Gibbs - electric bass, bass
Reverend Bruce Johnson - electric bass [fretless], electric bass, bass
Vernon Reid - electric guitar, steel guitar, synthesizer [roland guitar synthesizer], banjo
Katsu Yoshida - illustration
Zane Massey - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Lee Rozie - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
David Gordon - trumpet