Decoy (album)

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

Decoy
Studio album by Miles Davis
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)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Miles Davis
Miles Davis chronology
Star People (1983)Star People1983 Decoy (1984) You're Under Arrest (1985)You're Under Arrest1985

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B+
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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

1. "Decoy" (Robert Irving III) 8:33
2. "Robot 415" (Miles Davis, Robert Irving III) 1:09
3. "Code M.D." (Robert Irving III) 5:58
4. "Freaky Deaky" (Miles Davis) 4:34
5. "What It Is" (Miles Davis, John Scofield) recorded live at the Festival International de Jazz, Montreal, 1983 4:31
6. "That's Right" (Miles Davis, John Scofield) 11:12
7. "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