Decoy

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Early Japanese pressing. “Printed in Holland” (on back) and probably assembled in Europe.

Matrix

Matrix code: DIDP-10081 31A5 +++++
(this is no LBR written code - the full code was added during duplication and may vary accordingly - the 5-digit cat# with prefix for popular music DIDP should be unaltered)
Disc ID: navFpcQBhZLwdFFbF81R4e3CZ6I-

“Manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc. in Japan” (printed on disc)

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-04 20:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Decoy
assistant engineer:
Tom Swift (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
soprano saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Decoy (in 1983)
composer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
48:34
2Robot 415
drum machine programming:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Tom Swift (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
bass synthesizer and synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Robot 415 (in 1983)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
41:10
3Code M.D.
drum machine programming:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
assistant engineer:
Tom Swift (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
soprano saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Code M.D. (in 1983)
composer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
45:59
4Freaky Deaky
assistant engineer:
Tom Swift (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
synthesizer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Freaky Deaky (in 1983)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
44:34
5What It Is
recording engineer:
Guy Charbonneau (on 1983-07-07)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
mixer:
Ron Lorman
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1983-07-07)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) (on 1983-07-07)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu (on 1983-07-07)
soprano saxophone:
Bill Evans (saxophonist) (on 1983-07-07)
synthesizer and trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1983-07-07)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recorded at:
Festival international de jazz de Montréal 1983, Day 7: Théâtre St-Denis (1983-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Théâtre Saint‐Denis in Ville-Marie, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1983-07-07)
live recording of:
What It Is (on 1983-07-07)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
44:33
6That’s Right
assistant engineer:
Tom Swift (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu
soprano saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
synthesizer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
That’s Right (in 1983)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
411:13
7That’s What Happened
recording engineer:
Guy Charbonneau (on 1983-07-07)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
mixer:
Ron Lorman
editor:
Tom Swift (engineer)
electric bass guitar:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1983-07-07)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) (on 1983-07-07)
percussion:
Mino Cinelu (on 1983-07-07)
soprano saxophone:
Bill Evans (saxophonist) (on 1983-07-07)
synthesizer and trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1983-07-07)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recorded at:
Festival international de jazz de Montréal 1983, Day 7: Théâtre St-Denis (1983-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Théâtre Saint‐Denis in Ville-Marie, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1983-07-07)
live recording of:
That’s What Happened (on 1983-07-07)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
43:34

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
printed in:Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mastering:Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
manufactured by:CBS/Sony Inc. (subsidiary of CBS/Sony Group Inc., 1983–1988)
copyrighted (©) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984)
mastered at:Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3652349 [info]

Release group

included in:Original Album Classics (The Man With the Horn / Star People / Decoy / You’re Under Arrest / Aura)
Wikipedia:en: Decoy (album) [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/64659 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/miles_davis/decoy/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000187880 [info]
Wikidata:Q2265688 [info]