Billy Cobham: Drum Solo: EYE OF THE HURRICAINE
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2023
- Billy Cobham - Herbie Hancock - Ron Carter: Drum Solo: EYE OF THE HURRICAINE - 1983 - Lugano - Switzerland
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Generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Billy Cobham's explosive technique powered some of the genre's most important early recordings -- including groundbreaking efforts by Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra -- before he became an accomplished bandleader in his own right. At his best, Cobham harnessed his amazing dexterity into thundering, high-octane hybrids of jazz complexity and rock & roll aggression. He was capable of subtler, funkier grooves on the one hand, and awe-inspiring solo improvisations on the other; in fact, his technical virtuosity was such that his flash could sometimes overwhelm his music. After debuting as a leader with the classic Spectrum in 1973, Cobham spent most of fusion's glory days recording for Atlantic; briefer stints on CBS, Elektra, and GRP followed, and by the mid-'80s, Cobham was de-emphasizing his own bands in favor of session and sideman work. Even so, he continued to record for various small labels with some regularity.
William C. Cobham was born May 16, 1944, in Panama, where as a very young child he became fascinated with the percussion instruments his cousins played. When Cobham was three, his family moved to New York City, and at age eight he made his performance debut with his father. He honed his percussion skills in a drum-and-bugle corps outfit called the St. Catherine's Queensmen, and attended New York's prestigious High School of Music and Art, graduating in 1962. From 1965 to 1968, he served as a percussionist in the U.S. Army Band, and after his release, he was hired as the new drummer in hard bop pianist Horace Silver's band. Cobham toured the U.S. and Europe with Silver in 1968, and also moonlighted with Stanley Turrentine, Shirley Scott, and George Benson. After eight months with Silver, Cobham departed to join the early jazz-rock combo Dreams in 1969, which also featured the Brecker brothers and guitarist John Abercrombie. From there, he landed a job in Miles Davis' new fusion ensemble, and played a small part in the seminal Bitches Brew sessions; he also appeared more prominently on several other Davis albums of the time, including more aggressive classics like Live-Evil and A Tribute to Jack Johnson.
Cobham and guitarist John McLaughlin split off from Davis' group to pursue a harder rocking brand of fusion in the Mahavishnu Orchestra, which debuted in 1971 with the seminal The Inner Mounting Flame. With Mahavishnu, Cobham's fiery intensity was given its fullest airing yet, and his extraordinary technique influenced not only countless fusioneers in his wake, but also quite a few prog rock drummers who were aiming for similarly challenging musical territory. The 1972 follow-up Birds of Fire cemented his reputation, and by this time he had also become something of an unofficial in-house drummer for Creed Taylor's CTI label, known for a smoother, more polished style of fusion; here Cobham backed musicians like George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, and Grover Washington, Jr. Unfortunately, the volatile group chemistry that made Mahavishnu's recordings so exciting also carried over into real life and the original lineup disbanded in 1973.
Deciding to make a go of it on his own, Cobham formed his own band, Spectrum (which initially featured ex-Mahavishnu cohort Jan Hammer on keyboards), and signed with Atlantic. His debut as a leader, also called Spectrum, was released in 1973, showcasing an exciting blend of jazz, funk, and rock that benefited from the presence of guitarists John Scofield and Tommy Bolin (the latter better known for his rock recordings); it also found Cobham experimenting a bit with electronic percussion. Spectrum is still generally acknowledged as the high point of Cobham's solo career, and holds up quite well today. Cobham followed Spectrum with a series of LPs on Atlantic that, like fusion itself, grew increasingly smoother and more commercial as the '70s wore on. For his second album, 1974's Crosswinds, ex-Dreams mate John Abercrombie joined the band, as did keyboardist George Duke, who would become a frequent Cobham collaborator over the years; that same year's performance at Montreux produced the live Shabazz. After Total Eclipse, Cobham moved more explicitly into commercial jazz-funk with 1975's A Funky Thide of Sings, which featured an expanded horn section. He pared the group back down for the improved Life and Times in 1976, and also played Montreux again, in tandem with Duke.
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Otherworldly!!!!
I was just thinking about this show a few days ago... Thank you for sharing.
BILLY COBHAM IS THE MASTER DRUMMER.
Saw Billy Cobham back in 1975, believe he was playing with John McLaughlin and the mahavishnu orchestra. It was in a tiny bar in Denver colorado, and I couldn't have been sitting further than 5 ft away from the front of his drum set. I got blasted. Billy is a monster! Only wish I could do a fraction of what he can.😊
@@JeffC-fq1be I think it was called Ebbits Field, but I'm not sure if it's still there anymore. I live in Greeley now.
@@JeffC-fq1be Ebbets
Billy left Mahavishnu in 1973 and they certainly played big concert halls and stadiums not small bars, so you've got your wires crossed somewhere.
@@bazonics Hahaha...you could be right. That was almost 50 years ago, and my memory is not what it used to be, that's for sure. Well, whatever year it was, he was playing in a very small venue, probably about 300 people, and it was a bar. And yes, it was 100% definitely Billy Cobham, I do remember that! I came to Colorado in the fall of 1974, and I dated a girl for 2 years, from 74 to 76, and I remember for sure that she was the one who attended the show with me. So I guess that means, if you are correct about when he was with Mahavishnu, that he was playing with another band.
@@bazonics Just did some research that said he recorded an album called Spectrum, in 1973, and I believe he also named the band Spectrum. Band members were keyboardist Jan Hammer, guitarist Tommy Bolin, and electric bassist Lee Sklar. So maybe that's who I saw him with, I don't know. Billy is still alive, at 80 years old, so maybe I should contact him directly to see what he could tell me. But at 80 years old, I'm guessing his memory is not much better than mine.😆😆😆
La máquina arrolladora de Billy Cobham, el mejor por siempre.
Un excelente baterista.
Unique
Monsters of jazz el mejor baterista de todos los tiempos !!!
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BC is the Goat.
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Can you play a blast beat..... Yes!
wheres a vid of that 3 bd kit?
In the still clip hes on a white kit, in the video on the red orange yellow. Use a relevant image!
Herbie, Ron and BC almost up there with Herbie, Ron and Tony
LOL! I'd like to see Tony do that.