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Thursday, 5 December 2013

Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums)

MINIMAL BIOGRAPHY:

Powerful drummer, Ronald Shannon Jackson was born on January 12th, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He has played with great musicians from free jazz movement (such as Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor or Albert Ayler), also with Albert Mangelsdorff, as well as leading his own band, usually called The Decoding Society, formed in 1980.

He passed away on October 19th, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas due to leukemia.

ALBERT AYLER GROUP

This was the Albert Ayler Quintet in May 1966:

ALBERT AYLER GROUP #?
1966
Albert Ayler †
sax
Lewis Worrell
bass
Donald Ayler †
trumpet
Michel Sampson
violin

CECIL TAYLOR GROUP

This was the Cecil Taylor Unit that recorded the live album One too many salty swift and not goodbye in June 1978:

CECIL TAYLOR GROUP #?
1978
Cecil Taylor
piano
Sirone †
bass
Raphe Malik
trumpet
Jimmy Lyons †
sax
Ramsey Ameen
violin

ALBERT MANGELSDORFF GROUP

This was the Albert Mangelsdorff Trio in July 1980:

ALBERT MANGELSDORFF GROUP #?
1980
Albert Mangelsdorff †
trombone
Jean Francois Jenny-Clark
bass

LAST EXIT

This was Last Exit around February 1986:

LAST EXIT #?
1986
Sonny Sharrock †
guitar
Bill Laswell
bass
Peter Brotzmann
sax

THE DECODING SOCIETY

This was The Decoding Society in September 1986:

THE DECODING SOCIETY #?
1986
Cary DeNigris
guitar
Masujaa
guitar
John Moody
bass
Eric Person
sax
Zane Massey
sax

They released the live album When colors play.

JAMES BLOOD ULMER GROUP

This was the James Blood Ulmer Group in 1988:

JAMES BLOOD ULMER GROUP #?
1988
James Blood Ulmer
guitar, vocals
Bill Laswell
bass

They released a live album, Wings.

POWERTOOLS

This was Powertools in September 1988:

POWERTOOLS #?
1988
Bill Frisell
guitar
Melvin Gibbs
bass

This was a different edition of Powertools, now with Pete Cosey on guitar:

POWERTOOLS #?
?
Pete Cosey †
guitar
Melvin Gibbs
bass

PUNK FUNK ALL STARS

In 2006, this was the Punk Funk All Stars:

PUNK FUNK ALL STARS #?
2006
James Blood Ulmer
guitar
Vernon Reid
guitar
Melvin Gibbs
bass
Joe Bowie
trombone

ENCRYPTION

Encryption was another band project by Ronald Shannon Jackson. This was the lineup in 2011:

ENCRYPTION #?
2011
Vernon Reid
guitar
Melvin Gibbs
bass

THE DECODING SOCIETY (again)

This was one of the last editions of The Decoding Society, in July 2012:

THE DECODING SOCIETY #?
2012
Gregg Prickett
guitar
Melvin Gibbs
bass
John Weir
trumpet
Leonard Hayward
violin

   BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
Albert Ayler Group  3 RECORDINGS:
  • At Slug´s Saloon vol 1 - Albert Ayler Quintet (1982) (LIVE)

  • At Slug´s Saloon vol 2 - Albert Ayler Quintet (1982) (LIVE)

  • Truth is marching in - Albert Ayler ( - )

    • Other info on members of Albert Ayler Group (I know up to 12 members)
    To be covered (4):Albert Ayler, Donald Ayler, Don Cherry, Gary Peacock
    Not enough info (7):Allen Blairman, Call Cobb, Sunny Murray, Michel Sampson, Steve Tintweiss, Charles Tyler, Lewis Worrell
    James Clay Group   
    Other info on members of James Clay Group (I know up to 2 members)
    Not enough info (1):James Clay
    Ornette Coleman Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Dancing in your head - Ornette Coleman (1977)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Guests: (RIP: Robert Palmer)
    • Technical: Steve Goldstein, Bernie Grundman
    • Comments: It contains track recorded in January 1973 and December 1976.
  • Body meta - Ornette Coleman (1978)

    • Members: Jamaaladeen Tacuma (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Technical: Bob Ludwig, John Snyder
    • Comments: Recorded in December 1976.
    1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Ken Burns jazz - Ornette Coleman (2000)

    • Members: Charlie Haden, Jamaaladeen Tacuma (RIP: Ed Blackwell, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Dewey Redman)
    • Guests: (RIP: Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Scott LaFaro, David Measham, Charles Moffett, Walter Norris)
    Other info on members of Ornette Coleman Group (I know up to 19 members)
    To be covered (9):Ralphe Armstrong, Ed Blackwell, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, David Izenzon, Joe Lovano, Dewey Redman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    Not enough info (9):Denardo Coleman, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Ellerbee, Tony Falanga, Al McDowell, Bern Nix, Chris Rosenberg, Ken Wessel, Calvin Weston
    The Decoding Society  14 RECORDINGS:
  • Eye on you - Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society (1980)

  • Street priest - Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society (1981)

  • Mandance - Roland Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society (1982)

    • Members: Melvin Gibbs, Vernon Reid (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Comments: Recorded live in the studio in June 1982.
  • Barbeque dog - Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society (1983)

  • Pulse - Ronald Shannon Jackson (1984)

  • Live at the Caravan of Dreams - Ronald Shannon Jackson with Twins Seven Seven (1986) (LIVE)

  • Decode yourself - Ronald Shannon Jackson (June 1986)

    • Members: Robin Eubanks, Melvin Gibbs, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Eric Person, Vernon Reid (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Producer: Bill Laswell
    • Technical: Howie Weinberg
  • When colors play - Shannon Jackson (1987)

    • Members: Cary DeNigris, Eric Person (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Comments: Recorded live in September 1986. CD edition contains 1 bonus track.
  • Texas - Ronald Shannon Jackson (1988)

    • Members: Cary Denigris, Eric Person (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Producer: Bill Laswell
    • Comments: Recorded in April 1987.
  • Taboo - Ronald Shannon Jackson (1990)

    • Members: Robin Eubanks, Melvin Gibbs, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Eric Person, Vernon Reid (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Producer: Bill Laswell
  • Red warrior - Ronald Shannon Jackson (1990)

  • Raven roc - Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society (1992)

  • What spirit say - Shannon Jackson (1995)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Technical: Joe Ferla
    • Comments: Recorded in December 1994 and January 1995.
  • Shannon´s house - Shannon Jackson (1996)

    • Other info on members of The Decoding Society (I know up to 26 members)
    To be covered (8):Cary DeNigris, Robin Eubanks, David Fiuczynski, Melvin Gibbs, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Eric Person, Vernon Reid, Reggie Washington
    Not enough info (17):Akbar Ali, Billy Bang, Charles Brackeen, David Gordon, Leonard Hayward, Khan Jamal, Jef Lee Johnson, Byard Lancaster, Zane Massey, Masujaa, John Moody, Bern Nix, Gregg Prickett, Dominic Richards, Lee Rozie, Henry Scott, John Weir
    Encryption   
    Other info on members of Encryption (I know up to 3 members)
    To be covered (2):Melvin Gibbs, Vernon Reid
    Last Exit  6 RECORDINGS:
  • Last Exit - Last Exit (1986) (LIVE)

    • Members: Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock)
    • Guests: Nicky Skopelitis
    • Technical: Howie Weinberg
    • Comments: Recorded live in February 1986.
  • Cassette recordings 87 - Last Exit (1987)

  • The Noise of trouble - Last Exit (1987) (LIVE)

    • Members: Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock)
    • Guests: Herbie Hancock
    • Comments: Recorded live in two concerts in October 1986 with guest appearances by Herbie Hancock on piano and Akira Sakata on sax and clarinet.
  • Iron path - Last Exit (1989)

    • Members: Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock)
    • Technical: Howie Weinberg
    • Comments: The album mentions thanks to Nicky Skopelitis and Anton Fier, but I don´t know if they play in the album.
  • Koln - Last Exit (1990)

    • Members: Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock)
    • Technical: Howie Weinberg
    • Comments: Recorded in February 1986.
  • Headfirst into the flames - live in Europe - Last Exit (1993) (LIVE)

    • Members: Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock)
    • Comments: Recorded live in 1989 in different concerts.
    1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Best of live - Last Exit (1990) (LIVE)

    • Other info on members of Last Exit (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (3):Peter Brotzmann, Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharrock
    Albert Mangelsdorff Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Albert live in Montreux - Albert Mangelsdorff (1981) (LIVE)

    • Members: Jean Francois Jenny-Clark (RIP: Albert Mangelsdorff + Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Producer: (RIP: Joachim-Ernst Berendt)
    • Comments: Recorded live in July 1980.
    Other info on members of Albert Mangelsdorff Group (I know up to 21 members)
    To be covered (9):Han Bennink, Peter Brotzmann, Jean Francois Jenny-Clark, Gunter Lenz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Alphonse Mouzon, Buschi Niebergall, Jaco Pastorius, Heinz Sauer
    Not enough info (11):Sigi Busch, Joe Chambers, Djamchid Chermirani, Bob Degen, Don Friedman, Peter Giger, Ralf Hubner, Nan Twum Nketia, Larry Ridley, Reto Weber, Attila Zoller
    Powertools  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Strange meeting - Power Tools (1987)

    • Other info on members of Powertools (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (3):Pete Cosey, Bill Frisell, Melvin Gibbs
    Punk Funk All Stars   
    Other info on members of Punk Funk All Stars (I know up to 5 members)
    To be covered (2):Melvin Gibbs, Vernon Reid
    Not enough info (2):Joe Bowie, James Blood Ulmer
    Cecil Taylor Group  4 RECORDINGS:
  • Cecil Taylor Unit - Cecil Taylor (1978)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jimmy Lyons, Sirone)
    • Technical: Ted Jensen
    • Comments: Recorded in April 1978.
  • 3 phasis - Cecil Taylor (1979)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jimmy Lyons, Sirone)
    • Technical: Ted Jensen
    • Comments: Recorded in April 1978.
  • Live in the Black Forest - Cecil Taylor (1979) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jimmy Lyons, Sirone)
    • Producer: (RIP: Joachim-Ernst Berendt)
    • Comments: Recorded live in June 1978.
  • One too many salty swift and not goodbye - Cecil Taylor (1980) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Jimmy Lyons, Sirone)
    • Comments: 3LP (or 2CD) recorded live in June 1978. The CD edition contains 3 bonus tracks.
    Other info on members of Cecil Taylor Group (I know up to 32 members)
    To be covered (8):Andrew Cyrille, Jackson Krall, Steve Lacy, Buell Neidlinger, Tony Oxley, William Parker, J D Parran, Sam Rivers
    Not enough info (23):Amir Al Safar, Ramsey Ameen, Albey Balgochian, Taylor Ho Bynum, Dennis Charles, Will Connell, Dominic Duval, Stephen Haynes, Jeff Hoyer, Elliot Levin, Bill Lowe, Jimmy Lyons, Raphe Malik, Andre Martinez, Sabir Mateen, Sunny Murray, Tobias Netta, Sirone, Steve Swell, Cecil Taylor, Roger Woodward, Frank Wright, Bobby Zankel
    James Blood Ulmer Group  5 RECORDINGS:
  • No wave - Music Revelation Ensemble (1980)

  • Are you glad to be in America? - James ´Blood´ Ulmer (1980)

  • America - do you remember the love? - James Blood Ulmer (1987)

    • Members: Bill Laswell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Guests: Bernard Fowler, Nicky Skopelitis
    • Technical: Greg Calbi
  • Music Revelation Ensemble - Music Revelation Ensemble (1988)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Guests: Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    • Technical: Jim Anderson
    • Comments: Recorded in February 1988.
  • Wings - James Blood Ulmer (1988) (LIVE)

    • Other info on members of James Blood Ulmer Group (I know up to 3 members)
    To be covered (1):Bill Laswell
    Not enough info (1):James Blood Ulmer

       SOME SESSIONS:
    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    Weldon Irvine Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • In harmony - Weldon Irvine (1974)

    • Guests: Alex Blake, George Murray (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson, Alan Rubin)
    • Comments: Recorded in February 1974.
    Other info on members of Weldon Irvine Group (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Weldon Irvine
    Bill Laswell Band  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Baselines - Bill Laswell (1983)

    • Members: Bill Laswell
    • Guests: Fred Frith, George Lewis, Daniel Ponce (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson + Phillip Wilson)
    • Technical: Howie Weinberg
  • Into the outlands - SXL (1988)

    • Members: Bill Laswell
    • Guests: L Shankar (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Comments: Recorded live in July and August 1987.
    1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Deconstruction - the Celluloid recordings - Bill Laswell (1993)

    • Members: Bill Laswell (RIP: Sonny Sharrock)
    • Guests: Ginger Baker, Peter Brotzmann, Olu Dara, Hamid Drake, Sly Dunbar, Anton Fier, Bernard Fowler, Fred Frith, Herbie Hancock, George Lewis, Fred Maher, Vincent Nguini, Daniel Ponce, Adam Rudolph, L Shankar, Nicky Skopelitis, Bernie Worrell (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson + Yogi Horton, Whitney Houston, Raymond Jones, Fela Kuti, Phillip Wilson)
    • Producer: Giorgio Gomelsky
    • Technical: Eddie Offord, Howie Weinberg
    Other info on members of Bill Laswell Band (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (3):Jack DeJohnette, Graham Haynes, Bill Laswell
    Not enough info (1):Elliott Sharp
    Harold McKinney Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Voices and rhythms of the creative profile - Harold McKinney (1974)

    • Teruo Nakamura Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Unicorn - Teruo Nakamura (1973)

    • Guests: George Cables, Steve Grossman, Alphonse Mouzon, Charles Sullivan, Lenny White (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Comments: Recorded in May and June 1973.
    Other info on members of Teruo Nakamura Group (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Teruo Nakamura
    Akira Sakata Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Mooko - Akira Sakata (1990)

  • Japan concerts - Mooko (1992)

    • Other info on members of Akira Sakata Group (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Akira Sakata
    Charles Tyler Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Charles Tyler Ensemble - Charles Tyler Ensemble (1966)

    • VVAA  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Bratislava jazz days 1984 - VVAA (1984) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Ronald Shannon Jackson)
    • Guests: Johannes Bauer, Peter Brotzmann, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Michel Pilz, Vernon Reid, Julie Tippett, Keith Tippett, Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott (RIP: Svatopluk Kosvanec)
  • Live at The Knitting Factory vol 4 - VVAA (1990) (LIVE)

    • Guests: Pheeroan Ak Laff, Joey Baron, Tim Berne, Peter Brotzmann, Mark Feldman, Bill Laswell, Tom Rainey (RIP: Thomas Chapin, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock)
    • Comments: Sampler featuring live tracks recorded in 1989 and 1990 by these bands: Ned Rothenberg Double Band, Universal Congress Of, Last Exit (with Roland Shannon Jackson, recorded in February 1990), Iva Bittova & Pavel Fajt, Framework, Spanish Fly, Miniature, X-Legged Sally, Bob Holman and New & Used.
    John Zorn Band  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Spillane - John Zorn (1987)

    • Members: Bill Frisell
    • Guests: Melvin Gibbs, Bob James (RIP: Albert Collins, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Big John Patton, Robert Quine, David Weinstein)
    • Technical: Bob Ludwig
    • Comments: Recorded in June 1986, August 1986 and September 1987.
    Other info on members of John Zorn Band (I know up to 18 members)
    To be covered (7):Cyro Baptista, Joey Baron, Greg Cohen, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, John Medeski, Marc Ribot
    Not enough info (11):Dave Douglas, Mark Dresser, Trevor Dunn, Carol Emanuel, Wayne Horwitz, Christian Marclay, Ikue Mori, Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft, Kenny Wollesen, John Zorn
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    Page created by Miguel Terol on: 05/December/2013 - Last modified on: 05/December/2013. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
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