ronald Shannon Jackson, “Iola,”
mandance, 1982
Funk, spunk, banjo and the guitar wizardry of the great Vernon Reid. Electric bass duo! That horn section builds a house and the rest of the bunch moves right in. The riddums carve space for one another
Ronald Shannon Jackson – drums
David Gordon (tracks 1, 2 & 8), Henry Scott (tracks 3-7 & 9) – trumpet, flugelhorn
Zane Massey – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Lee Rozie – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 8)
Vernon Reid – electric guitar, steel guitar, Roland guitar synthesizer, banjo
Melvin Gibbs – electric bass
Reverend Bruce Johnson – fretless electric bass, electric bass