On May 16, 1944, in Panama, one of the world’s most influential drummers, b… Read Full Bio ↴On May 16, 1944, in Panama, one of the world’s most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk influences, was born, named Billy Cobham.
He is the first drummer to unseat Buddy Rich in the Down Beat music polls.
Cobham has played and recorded with hundreds of top musicians, including Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Coryell, and Horace Silver; and is famous for his explosive, fast, spectacular playing.
He has been sampled, most famously by Massive Attack in their tune “Safe from Harm”, centered on the beat and bassline of Cobham’s “Stratus”, from his debut album Spectrum, as well as on Souls of Mischief’s “93 Til Infinity” from the song “Heather” on his album “Crosswinds.”
Fans of Cobham’s should check out the “Spectrum” lp featuring Tommy Bolin (of Deep Purple, James Gang and Zephyr fame) on lead guitar.
He is the first drummer to unseat Buddy Rich in the Down Beat music polls.
Cobham has played and recorded with hundreds of top musicians, including Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Coryell, and Horace Silver; and is famous for his explosive, fast, spectacular playing.
He has been sampled, most famously by Massive Attack in their tune “Safe from Harm”, centered on the beat and bassline of Cobham’s “Stratus”, from his debut album Spectrum, as well as on Souls of Mischief’s “93 Til Infinity” from the song “Heather” on his album “Crosswinds.”
Fans of Cobham’s should check out the “Spectrum” lp featuring Tommy Bolin (of Deep Purple, James Gang and Zephyr fame) on lead guitar.
A Funky Thide of Sings
Billy Cobham Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Billy Cobham:
'Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
I This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodby…
Let Me Breath Turning into something I can't cope With not having Stop, …
Let Me Breathe Turning into something I can't cope With not having Stop, …
Moon Germs Thirty years since all this happened, Thirty years it took t…
New Waltz I took a trip on a train And I thought about…
Red Baron من به تو حق میدم از من دلخوری من به تو…
Shadow Joel Billy Glass Houses Through The Long Night -- Billy Jo…
Sign 'O' The Times Oh yeah! In France, a skinny man died of a…
To the Women in My Life / Le Lis Listen To the song here in my heart A melody I start But…
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BILLY COBHAM, album ''A Funky Thide of Sings'' - Personnel :
Billy Cobham – synthesizer, percussion
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Larry Schneider – saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Walt Fowler – trumpet
Tom Malone – trombone, piccolo
Glenn Ferris – trombone
Milcho Leviev – keyboards
John Scofield – guitar
Alex Blake – bass
Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas
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BILLY COBHAM, album ''A Funky Thide of Sings'' - Personnel :
Billy Cobham – synthesizer, percussion
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Larry Schneider – saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Walt Fowler – trumpet
Tom Malone – trombone, piccolo
Glenn Ferris – trombone
Milcho Leviev – keyboards
John Scofield – guitar
Alex Blake – bass
Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas
Pit Jurk
big thanks to list up this great musician on this album !
Péter Szuna
My bro had a cassette, brown BASF... simply titled Billy Cobham.... As a small kid learning trumpet I couldn't imagine how can it played this way.... how can it played on the drums this way... how can it sounds a drum... didn'know anything about this band, the Brecker bro's, Scofield.,... etc.. later I realised what a band was this. Inconceivable. One of my all time favourite album. The songs, the grooves, the solos, the horns, arrangement, everything.
It's a fine taste of 70's America...
Jez I AM
I've owned this album since the early 80's. I only ever listened to one side.... This is the first time I've heard this album from the beginning to the end.... Boy did I have great taste as a young man back then!
Civil Ian
Haha! You sure did! My favorite track is Moody Modes
oblomurg
Billy is the Moster!!!
He's full blast on this set. Peak power.
Matt G.
This shit bops! Throwing haymakers right out the gate.
Pit Jurk
long time searching for this album .Cause it brought me (borne 1956 /heard this album first around 1978 ?) from R&B ,charts a.s.o. to this "strange thing " called jazz ".It spreads my music-horizon I became aware of the Brecker-Brothers and so much more musicians ! So happy for your upload ! Thank you
P.S.my "favorite" is (they`r all ) but this drum-solo " Light at the End of the Tunnel" start: 23:26 ----------
First time I rember, that a drum solo is able to build up a picture , by using electronic devicses .In these days (for drums ) just avantgarde ! It`s Tobacco Road / E.Burdon&War / played on Drums ...stumble,falling down, stand up ,again..stumble......
Civil Ian
Thanks for listening! Glad I could upload it for you 🙂
Wes Mantooth
My god, has a piece of music ever better represented a period of time. This is the funkiest 1970s thing I have ever heard