Decoy (album)

For the Good Riddance album, see Decoy (EP).

Decoy

Released

June 1984

Recorded

June 30, 1983 at A&R Studio, NY; July 7, 1983 at Théâtre St. Denis, Montreal; and September 5, 10 and 11, 1983, and Record Plant Studio, NY

Genre

Jazz fusion

Length

39:36 (CD, LP)

Miles Davis chronology

Star People
(1983)

Decoy
(1984)

You're Under Arrest
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B+^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Decoy is a 1984 album by jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in 1983. It features keyboardist Robert Irving III and guitarist John Scofield contributing most of the compositions and the other solos. Branford Marsalis is heard on some cuts on soprano saxophone.

Track listing

"Decoy" (Robert Irving III) 8:33
"Robot 415" (Miles Davis, Robert Irving III) 1:09
"Code M.D." (Robert Irving III) 5:58
"Freaky Deaky" (Miles Davis) 4:34
"What It Is" (Miles Davis, John Scofield) recorded live at the Festival International de Jazz, Montreal, 1983 4:31
"That's Right" (Miles Davis, John Scofield) 11:12
"That's What Happened" (Miles Davis, John Scofield) recorded live at the Festival International de Jazz, Montreal, 1983 3:30

Personnel

Miles Davis - trumpet, synthesizer, arrangements

Bill Evans - soprano saxophone
Branford Marsalis - soprano saxophone
Robert Irving III - synthesizer, synthesizer bass & drum programming
John Scofield - guitar
Darryl "The Munch" Jones - bass
Al Foster - drums
Mino Cinelu - percussion
Gil Evans - arranger (That's Right)

Production

Producer: Miles Davis

Co-producer: Robert Irving III

Associate Co-producer: Vincent Wilburn, Jr.

Executive Producer: Dr. George Butler

Engineer, Remix: Ronald F. Lorman

Assistant Engineer, Edited: Tom Swift

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk

Package Design: John Berg

Cover Photography: Gilles Larrain

References

↑ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Decoy - Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
↑ "CG: Miles Davis". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 57. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Miles Davis

Discography

The Birth of the Cool (1945–1956)	First Miles Birth of the Cool Conception Blue Period Dig Miles Davis and Horns Miles Davis Volume 1 Miles Davis Volume 2 Blue Haze Walkin' Collectors' Items Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Musings of Miles Blue Moods Quintet / Sextet Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Young Man with a Horn

The Columbia Years (1956–1975)	'Round About Midnight Miles Ahead Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Milestones Somethin' Else Porgy and Bess Jazz Track Kind of Blue Sketches of Spain Someday My Prince Will Come Quiet Nights Seven Steps to Heaven E.S.P Miles Smiles Sorcerer Nefertiti Miles in the Sky Water Babies Filles de Kilimanjaro In a Silent Way Bitches Brew Jack Johnson Live-Evil On the Corner Big Fun Get Up with It

Later career (1981–1991)	The Man with the Horn Star People Decoy You're Under Arrest Tutu Music from Siesta Amandla Aura Dingo Doo-Bop

Live recordings	Birdland 1951 Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 Miles & Coltrane Miles Davis Quintet at Peacock Alley Amsterdam Concert At Newport 1958 Jazz at the Plaza In Person: At the Blackhawk, San Francisco At Carnegie Hall Miles & Monk at Newport Miles Davis in Europe Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival My Funny Valentine Four & More Miles in Tokyo Miles in Berlin Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 1969 Miles – Festiva De Juan Pins Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About that Time Bitches Brew Live Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 The Cellar Door Sessions Live-Evil In Concert Dark Magus Agharta Pangaea Miles! Miles! Miles! We Want Miles Live Around the World Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux

Compilations	Miles Davis Volume 1 Miles Davis Volume 2 Miles Davis' Greatest Hits Basic Miles 1958 Miles Circle in the Round Directions The Columbia Years Super Hits The Essential Miles Davis

Box sets	The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963–1964 Miles Davis Quintet 1965–'68 The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions The Complete On the Corner Sessions The Original Mono Recordings In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux The Cellar Door Sessions Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions

Remix albums	Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974 Panthalassa: The Remixes Evolution of the Groove

Compositions	"All Blues" "Blue in Green" "Dig" "Donna Lee" "Four" "Flamenco Sketches" "Freddie Freeloader" "Milestones" "Nardis" "Seven Steps to Heaven" "So What"

Related	Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis at Montreux DVD Collection That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 Miles from India

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