This 1984 Columbia release features Davis in a late-career phase, exploring a fusion sound with contemporary R&B and funk influences. It stands as a document of his ongoing engagement with evolving popular music styles.
- Decoy was recorded in 1983 with a band including guitarist John Scofield and keyboardist Robert Irving III. The album was released on LP and cassette in June 1984. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
- The album's title track features a distinctive alto saxophone solo by--', a rare occasion for Davis to feature another horn player so prominently.
- Decoy was one of two albums Davis released on Columbia in 1984, the other being 'You're Under Arrest.'
Miles Davis was a towering figure in jazz, a relentless innovator whose work defined multiple genres. In 1984, he was nearing the end of his career, a period marked by a move towards more accessible, funk- and rock-inflected music.
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