Barbeque Dog
by Ronald Shannon Jackson
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 November 1983
- Label: Antilles
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:55
- Community rating: 3.76/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Backed by his ferocious Decoding Society ensemble, the pioneering drummer weaves chaotic free-jazz improvisation through relentless, angular funk grooves. The explosive, polyrhythmic assault pushes the physical boundaries of avant-garde fusion to its absolute breaking point.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, funky, fusion, rhythmic, improvisation
Tracklist
- Barbeque Dog (4:22)
- Trials Of An Honest John (3:22)
- Yugo Boy (3:10)
- Say What You Will (3:12)
- Mystery At Dawn (4:34)
- Gossip (5:46)
- When Cherry Trees Bloom In Winter, You Can Smell Last Summer (5:24)
- Harlem Opera (9:05)
Credits
- Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society - primary artist
- Akio Takaya - artwork [mask]
- Vernon Reid - composed by, performer, electric guitar [les paul], soloist, electric guitar [stratocaster], guitar synthesizer [roland], steel guitar, banjo, soloist, electric guitar [les paul], soloist, steel guitar, electric guitar [les paul], soloist, steel guitar, percussion, voice, instruments [coins]
- Henry Scott - performer, trumpet, soloist, flugelhorn, trumpet, soloist, percussion, voice
- Melvin Gibbs - performer, electric bass, electric bass [piccolo], soloist, electric bass, percussion, voice
- Reverend Bruce Johnson - performer, electric bass [fretless], electric bass [fretless], percussion, voice
- Zane Massey - performer, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soloist, percussion, voice