Ronald Shannon Jackson Discography
Ronald Shannon Jackson Collection
BORN 12 January 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas 〜
Last Update : 2005.10.22 ... total ≒50 albums
| M | title | musicians | date | jacket |
| CD | Holy Ghost - rare & unissued recordings (1962-70) - / Albert Ayler Revenant RVN 213 10CD-Box |
Albert Ayler (ts) Don Ayler (tp) Michel Samson (vl) Mutawef Shaheed (b) Ronald Shanon Jackson (ds) Frank Wright (ts) | La Cave, Cleveland, April 16/17, 1966 | ![]() |
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At Slug's Saloon/Albert Ayler album titled AT SLUG'S SALOON, VOL. 1/ VOL. 2 |
Albert Ayler (ts) Donald Ayler (tp) Michel Sampson (vl) Lewis Worrell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | May 1, 1966 at Slug's Saloon, New York City | ![]() |
| CD | Ensemble/Charles Tyler ESP1029 |
Joe Friedman(cello) Henry Grimes(b) Ronald Shannon Jackson(ds) Charles Moffet(orch-vib) Charles Tyler(as) | 1966 | ![]() |
| LP | Dancing In Your Head /Ornett Coleman A&M Horizon (USA) SP722 (LP) |
Ornette Coleman (as) Bern Nix (g) Charlie Ellerbee (g) Rudy McDaniel [Jamaaladeen Tacuma] (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) Robert Palmer (cl) Master Musicians of Joujouka (3 only) | December 28, 1975 at Barclay Studios, Paris, except 3 recorded January 1973, Joujouka, Morocco | ![]() |
| LP | Body Meta/Ornett Coleman Artists House (USA) AH 9401 (LP) |
Ornette Coleman (as) Bern Nix (g) Charlie Ellerbee (g) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | December 28, 1975 at Barclay Studios, Paris | ![]() |
| LP | The Cecil Taylor Unit /Cecil Taylor New World (US) 201 (lp) Released1978 |
Cecil Taylor(p) Raphe Malik (tp) Jimmy Lyons (as) Ramsey Ameen (vl) Sirone (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) |
April, 1978 | ![]() |
| LP | 3 Phasis /Cecil Taylor New World (US) 303 (lp) Released1979 |
Cecil Taylor(p) Raphe Malik (tp) Jimmy Lyons (as) Ramsey Ameen (vl) Sirone (b) Ron Jackson (ds) | April, 1978 |
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| LP | Live In The Black Forest/Cecil Taylor![]() MPS (Germany) 0068.220 (lp) Released1979 |
Cecil Taylor(p) Raphe Malik (tp) Jimmy Lyons (as) Ramsey Ameen (vl) Sirone (b) Ron Jackson (ds) | Kirchzarten, Germany, June 3, 1978 | ![]() |
| LP | One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye/Cecil Taylor Hat Hut (Switzerland) 3R02 (lp) Released1980? [tracks 4-11] |
Cecil Taylor(p) Raphe Malik (tp) Jimmy Lyons (as) Ramsey Ameen (vl) Sirone (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | Stuttgart, Germany, June 14, 1978 | ![]() |
| LP | Are You Gald To Be In America? /James"Blood"Ulmer 1980 - Rough Trade (UK) 16 (LP) 1981 - Artists House (USA) AH-14 (LP) |
James "Blood" Ulmer (g,vo) Amin Ali (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) G. Calvin Weston (ds) Olu Dara (cor) Oliver Lake (as) David Murray (ts) William Patterson (g) | January 17, 1980 at RCA Studios, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | No Wave/Music Revelation Ensemble Moers Music (Germany) 01072 (LP) |
James "Blood" Ulmer (g,vo) David Murray (ts) Amin Ali (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | June 1980 at Studio 57, Dusseldorf, Germany | ![]() |
| LP | Eye On You /Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society About Time (USA) AT-1003 |
Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) Billy Bang (vl) Byard Lancaster (as,ss) Charles Brackeen (ts,ss) Vernon Reid (g) Erasto Vasconcelos (perc) Melvin Gibbs (b) Bern Nix (g) | 1980 at Sound Ideas, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Nasty/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Moers Music (Germany) 01086 (LP) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds)Vernon Reid (g) Lee Rozie (ss,ts) Charles Brackeen (ts,ss) Byard Lancaster (as,bs,piccolo fl) Khan Jamal (vib) Melvin Gibbs (b) Bruce Johnson (b) | March 23-27, 1981 at the Hit Factory, New York City |
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| LP | Street Priest/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Moers Music (Germany) 01096 (LP) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds,fl) Vernon Reid (g) Zane Massey (sax, fl) Lee Rozie (sax) Reverend Bruce Johnson (b) Melvin Gibbs (b) | June 13-16, 1981 at Studio Nord, Bremen, Germany | ![]() |
| LP | Man Dance/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society 1982 - Antilles (USA) 1008 (LP) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) Henry Scott (tp,flh) Zane Massey (sax) Vernon Reid (g,syn-g, banjo) Melvin Gibbs (b) Reverend Bruce Johnson (b) David Gordon (tp) Lee Rozie (ts,ss) | June 1982 at Electric Lady Studios, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Fire & Ice / Garrett List A-1 Band ![]() Lovely Music VR 1201 1982 Vital Records |
Garrett List (tb, p ,vo) Genie Sherman (vo) Byard Lancaster (as) Youseff Yancy (tp) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | 1982 | ![]() |
| LP | Babeque Dog/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society 1983 - Antilles (USA) 1015 (LP) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, flute, bass flute, voice, Bertoia Sound Sculpture; Zane Massey (sax, perc, vo) Henry Scott (tp, flh, perc, vo) Vernon Reid (g,syn-g, perc, vo, coins) Melvin Gibbs (b, perc, vo) Reverend Bruce Johnson (b, perc, vo) | March 1983 at Jam Recording, London, England |
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| CD | Live At The Montruex Jazz Festival/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Knitting Factory(USA)0629(CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, flute, bass flute, voice, Bertoia Sound Sculpture; Zane Massey (sax, perc, vo) Henry Scott (tp, flh, perc, vo) Vernon Reid (g,syn-g, banjo, perc, vo, coins) Melvin Gibbs (b, perc, vo) | MontruexJazzFestival 1983 |
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Pulse/Ronald Shannon Jackson OAO/Celluloid (USA) 5011 (LP) titled Puttin' On Dog Knitting Factory(USA)3729(CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums and voice; Michael S. Harper, voice (5, 9); Onaje Allen Gumbs, solo piano (10) | January 1984 in New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Earned Dreams/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Knitting Factory(USA)3034(CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, flute, bass flute, voice, Bertoia Sound Sculpture; Zane Massey (sax, perc, vo) Henry Scott (tp, flh, perc, vo) Vernon Reid (g,syn-g, banjo, perc, vo, coins) Melvin Gibbs (b, perc, vo) Reverend Bruce Johnson (b, perc, vo) | 1984 at the Caravan of Dreams, Ft. Worth, Texas | ![]() |
| CD | Baselines / Bill Laswell CELLULOID CELD 5505 |
Bill Laswell (b) Michael Beinhorn (syn) Ronald Shannon Jackson: (ds) George Lewis (tb) Ralph Carney (bs, cb-cl) Fred Frith (g,vl) Daniel Ponce (cong) David Moss (vo, perc, ds) | Recorded in 1984 at OAO Studios, Brooklyn, New York | ![]() |
| LP | Decode Yourself/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society 1985 - Island (USA) 90247 (LP) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, electronic drums, voice; Eric Person (ss,as,vo) Robin Eubanks (tb,vo) Akbar Ali (vl,vo) Vernon Reid (g,syn-g, banjo) Onaje Allen Gumbs (key) Melvin Gibbs (b, vo) Reverend Bruce Johnson (b, vo) Ann Boyle, David "D" Hershkovits, Jim Grant, Abel Domingues, (vo) | 1985 at Electric Lady Studios, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Taboo/Ronald Shannon Jackson Virgin Venture/Nation (UK) CDVE 47 (CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, electric and acoustic drums, oboe, percussion, voice; Eric Person (as,bs,ss) Zane Massey (as,ts) Lee Rozie(ss) Henri Scott (tp) David Gordon (tp) Robin Eubanks (tb) Akbar Ali (vl) Vernon Reid (g) Onaje Allen Gumbs (key) Bruce Johnson (b) Melvin Gibbs (b) | 1982-1985 at at Electric Lady Studio, New York City; Jam Studio, London, England; RPM Studio, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Albert Live In Montruex / Albert Mangelsdorff MPS 0068.261 |
Albert Mangelsdorff (tb) Jean Francois Jenny-Clark (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | at the Casino Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland ,July 16, 1980 | ![]() |
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Live At The Caravan Of Dreams /Ronald Shannon Jackson With Twins Seven Seven Caravan of Dreams (USA) 85005 (LP) ![]() titled Beast In The Spider Bush Knitting Factory(CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums; Eric Person, alto and soprano saxophones; Akbar Ali, violin and barriphone; Cary DeNigris, guitar; Reginal Washington, electric bass; Twins Seven Seven, singer and backing vocalists, percussion, talking drum (1, 3) | 1986 at the Caravan of Dreams, Ft. Worth, Texas | ![]() |
| CD | LAST EXIT KOLN ALP252CD |
Peter Brotzmann, saxophones; Sonny Sharrock, guitar; Bill Laswell, 6 string bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, voice | February 12, 1986, Koln, West Germany | ![]() |
| LP | Last Exit/Last Exit Enemy (USA) 101 (LP, CD) |
same above | February 16, 1986 in Paris, France |
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| CD | Live In Greenwich/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Knitting Factory(USA)2722(CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums; Eric Person, alto and soprano saxophones;Henry Scott, trumpet, flugelhorn, Cary DeNigris, guitar; Masujaa, guitar Melvin Gibbs, electric bass, electric piccolo bassReginal Washington, electric bass | 1986at Greenwich House | ![]() |
| LP | When Colors Play/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Caravan of Dreams (USA) 009 (LP) |
Shannon Jackson, drums; Eric Person, soprano and alto saxophones; Zane Massey, tenor and soprano saxophones; John Moody, bass; Cary DeNigris, guitar; Masujaa, guitar | September 12-13, 1986 at Caravan of Dreams, Ft. Worth, Texas | ![]() |
| CD | above the same+1 Knitting Factory(USA)(CD) |
above the same personel | same days | ![]() |
| LP | The Noise Of Trouble (Live In Tokyo)/Last Exit Enemy (USA) 103 (LP,CD) |
Peter Brotzmann, tenor and baritone saxophones, tarogato; Sonny Sharrock, guitar; Bill Laswell, 6 string bass; Shannon Jackson, drums, voice; Akira Sakata, alto saxophone, B-flat clarinet; *Herbie Hancock, piano | October 2, 1986 at Parco Space Part 3 and * October 5, 1986 at Pit-Inn, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
| CD | Strange Meeting / Power Tools ANTILIES 90627-2 |
Bill Frisell (g) Melvin Gibbs (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | Radio City Recording Studio, January 8,9,10, 1987 | ![]() |
| LP | Texas/Ronald Shannon Jackson 1988 - Caravan of Dreams (USA) 012 (LP, CD)Knitting |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums; Masujaa (Hugh Riley), guitar; Cary DeNigris, guitar; Zane Massey, soprano and tenor saxophones; Eric Person, soprano and alto saxophones, flute; John Moody, bass | April 9-11, 1987 at January Sound, Dallas, Texas | ![]() |
| CD | Talkeye above the same+1 Factory(USA)1121(CD) |
above the same personel | same days | ![]() |
| CD | Spillane/John Zorn Electra-Nonsuch 7559-79172-2 |
Albert Collins(g,vo) Robert Quine(g) Big John Pattn(org) Wayne Horvitz(p,key) Melvin Gibbs(b) Ronald Shannon Jackson(ds) Bobby Previte(ds,perc) | Radio City Studio, NYC , June 1987 | ![]() |
| LP | SXL Live In Japan/SXL Terrapin/CBS Sony (Japan) 32DH 824 (CD) |
Bill Laswell, bass; Shankar, violin, voice; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, voice; Aiyb Dieng, percussion; Samulnori Percussion Group (Kim Duk-Soo, Lee Kwang-Soo, Choi Jong-Sil, Kang Min-Seok) | July 27, 1987 at Inkstick Shibaura Factory, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
| CD | Into The Outlands /SXL 1993 -Enemy (Japan) 106 (LP) Celluloid (USA) 5017 (CD) |
Bill Laswell, bass; Shankar, violin, voice; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, voice; Aiyb Dieng, percussion; Samulnori Percussion Group (Kim Duk-Soo, Lee Kwang-Soo, Choi Jong-Sil, Kang Min-Seok) | July-August 1987 in Osaka, Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan | ![]() |
| CD | From The Boad/Last Exit Enemy (USA) 105 (CD) titled Cassette Recordings'87 |
Peter Brotzmann, alto, tenor and bass saxophones; Sonny Sharrock, guitar; Bill Laswell, 6 string bass; Shannon Jackson, drums, voice | 1987 in Copenhagen, Denmark; at the North Sea Festival, Den Haag; and in Allentown, Pennsylvania | ![]() |
| LP | America-Do You Remember The Love?/James"Blood"Ulmer | James "Blood" Ulmer, guitar, vocal; Bill Laswell, 4, 6 & 8 string basses; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums; Nicky Skopelitis, 12 string guitar, banjo; Bernard, Fred and Muriel Fowler, backing vocals | 1987 at the Power Station, Quadrosonic and RPM Studios, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Mooko / Akira Sakata Virgin Records VE 46 |
Akira Sakata (as,b-cl,p vo) Bill Laswell (b,vl) Ronald Shannon Jackson (ds) | Sorcerer Sound, December 2,3, 1987 | ![]() |
| LP | MUsic Revelation Ensemble/Music Revelation Ensemble 1988 - DIW (Japan) 825 (LP,) |
James "Blood" Ulmer, guitar; David Murray, tenor saxophone; Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums | February 3-4, 1988 at A&R Recording, New York City | ![]() |
| LP | Iron Path/Last Exit 1988 - Virgin Venture (USA) 91095 (LP) |
Peter Brotzmann, reeds; Sonny Sharrock, guitar; Bill Laswell, bass; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums | 1988 at B.C. Studio, Brooklyn, New York | ![]() |
| CD | Japan Concerts / Mooko Celluloid CELD6175 |
Akira Sakata (saxes) Bill Laswell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson(ds) Kiyohiko Semba () | Dat TCD-D10, in Nagoya, Ureshido and Tokyo,Japan, July 23,29,31, 1988 | ![]() |
| CD | Wings/James"Blood"Ulmer 1989 - Jazz File (Italy?) 1006 (CD) |
James "Blood" Ulmer, guitar, vocal; Bill Laswell, basses; Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums | November 11, 1988 in Zurich, Switzerland | ![]() |
| LP | Red Warrior/Ronald Shannon Jackson 1990 - Axiom (USA) 539 872 (CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums; Jef Lee Johson, electric guitar; Stevie Salas, electric guitar, flute; Jack DeSalvo, electric guitar; Ramon Pooser, electric bass; Conrad Matthieu, electric bass | November 1988 at Sorcerer Sound, Krypton Studios and Platinum Island, New York City | ![]() |
| CD | above the same+1 Knitting Factory(USA)(CD) |
above the same personel | same days | ![]() |
| CD | Raven Roc/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society 1992 - DIW (Japan) 862 (CD) |
Shannon Jackson, drums, flute, schalmei; Jef Lee Johnson, guitar; David "Fuze" Fiuczynski, guitar; Dom Richards, bass | February 22-24, 1992 at Sorcerer Sound, New York City | ![]() |
| CD | Live In Warsaw/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society Knitting Factory(USA)3031(CD) |
Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, percussion, flute, boschhorn (schalmei); Jef Lee Johnson, guitar; James Carter, soprano and tenor saxophones; Ngolle Pokossi, bass; | 1994 Poland | ![]() |
| CD | What Spirit Say/Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society | Ronald Shannon Jackson, drums, percussion, flute, boschhorn (schalmei); Jef Lee Johnson, guitar; James Carter, soprano and tenor saxophones; Ngolle Pokossi, bass; Martin Atangana, guitar (7) | December 11-12, 1994 at the Power Station, New York City | ![]() |
| CD | Shannon's House/Ronald Shannon Jackson 1996 - DIW (Japan) 913 (CD) |
Shannon Jackson, drums, sexhorn (schalmei); Jef Lee Johnson, guitar; Rachella Parks, soprano and tenor saxophones; Thomas Reese, keyboards; Ramon Pooser, bass | March 19-20, 1996 at Future Audio, Dallas, Texas | ![]() |