Before Simon Phillips, Dennis Chambers, Carter Beauford...there was Billy Cobham. A powerful drummer with ambidextrous ability who could groove the pants of any audience. I saw Billy many times over the years and met him a couple times after drum clinics...a sweetheart of a man.
One of the most rewarding accomplishments I've ever had was learning Spain on guitar and killing it with a four piece jazz band in front of a prison audience. Meola's tone is incredible.
Mr. Cobham has the absolute quickest drum roll fill inserts i have never heard before in my life! Al intersects with him like magic and the Great Chick Corea is the glue here!
The greatest Legend Master musician has passed away we'd like to wish everyone who's a fan of Chick Corea and his family and his friends are heartfelt sorrow today remember God is greater and he's up there with the Masters where you should be got a chance to see him at the Landmark jazz festival here in Las Vegas with the electric Band Dave Weckl Frank Gambalie Eric Marienthal wow
Billy cobham is one of the most fantastic drummers ever ive been to one of his seminares mind blowing fast ond he can separate his hands and legs beats so far from any one ive seen the guy is a rare gift love ya billy from filthy Rich in seattle
Billy Cobham is the God father of the drums period just brilliant hands down the key to his playing "passion " which escapes a lot of the so call best.
I am 61 and I will remember the first time I had the chance to hear Mr.Bill, I was only 15 or so. He stood out in a very large cloud that is only getting better. Time will tell. He is the best drummer that I have ever heard, piriord. 👏👍😀
Like I tell everyone. I have seen them all. The Baddest Drummer by far is Mr. Billy Cobham. And it is not Close.! I Love you Billy and Your Smile and Joy of Playing!
WOW, that is a powerful statement, he is up there with the best, have seen cobham with the mahavishnu orquestra, solo back in 72 and 75. i rate dennis chambers and mr dave weckl as my top three,,,
The chorus grows - Billy takes the prize here, hands down. Incredible drumming throughout (eg @ 3:25). Style without comparison. He owned this performance and both Al and Chic acknowledge it, from their reaction. Fantastic drummer - they just don't make them like this any more - and what music will they practice to in years to come.... I wonder. Close of an era. Many thanks for sharing.
Billy cobham changed my thought and understanding of the modern contemporary and fusion drumming this man had a huge influence on many many young drummers like me on 70 ,s
My first jazz concert in my town Cagliari, I was 15.I was very lucky at that time: I saw and listened to the best jazz musicians for many years not in NYC, London or Paris, but Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
I had the pleasure of seeing Return To Forever 3 times! the 1st time was at a small venue back in the 70's and the music was so new Al was using sheet music on some songs!
That was a INTENSE show!! I saw them in Ohio a short time and Al was no longer reading notes. It was so ahead of anything I ever saw or heard in 75. So blessed to have been in the front row of a small club..Thanks Chick!!
Yet another version of this amazing number. RIP Chick, brilliant playing, as usual from Mr di Meola on his beautiful Gibson 175, is it possible that Billy Cobham is the best drummer in the Universe?
I spent a week with Billy Cobham at his epic 6 day run at Ronnie Scott's, interviewed jazz greats like Ron Carter, Jan Hammer, and Randy Brecker, fans, critics, club owners, plus 14 hours with Bill himself. The life and art of Billy Cobham. "Six Days at Ronnie Scott's: Billy Cobham on Jazz Fusion and the Act of Creation."
Wow I'd love to hear that Donnie Vegas here in Sin Sizzalin Sity. Jammin at the Bootlegger here on the strip with Eddie Rodriguez John salzano Jeff Davis and many many many others
Brian, I bought myself a copy of your book off the back of seeing this youtube comment a few weeks back and I've just finished reading it. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot from it and I'd like to express my gratitude to you for writing it and to all involved in interviews and the whole event. I really wish I'd been able to get to one of those gigs. Billy's music and playing has greatly enriched my life and inspired me to greater things in my own playing.
@@elvislegg8634 You made my day. Bill just called me and we chatted for almost an hour. It was a labor of love and great fun doing that book. I am so pleased it brought you pleasure.
@@briankgruber I was lucky enough to meet him after a gig in Manchester, UK in May this year and to shake his hand and thank him for what he has given to me, his music. A great gift. My pregnant wife was at the gig with me, and our daughter was born in August, healthy and happy. So the first live music she will have heard was Billy's music. My * year old son couldn't be with us unfortunately that night but he loves Billy's music too and it's a great thing that his music will live on through my kids'generation. He has recently taken up drumming and I've told him to aim for the stars and emulate the greats, people like Billy Cobham.
Seeing this again I'm reminded that Al Di Meola played this "jazz" type of model of electric guitar only around this time of his career (early nineties) but I honestly think it sounds better to the solid-body electric guitar "in his hands" in that, if in his early days the "rock-lead" sound he used made sense for the type of music he was doing then, his style of writing music since the nineties is such that on electric I'd imagine his playing would sound better on this type of model guitar rather than the models he now uses
Please, more reverb & compression. (That aside, there are only three drummers that are so unique you can ALWAYS tell it's them: Buddy, Ginger and Billy Cobham. Billy is maybe the greatest, most powerful and articulate of all. GOSH I love his playing.)
Todo músico qtiene la posibilidad de...llegar al jazz... Y foguearse en el no será jamás la misma persona, el jazz es un antes después en los caminos de la vida, el buen gusto nos conduce por un camino q es solo de ida !!!
kind of a unique performance this. a 1990 encore, I think, but none of the trio played in the same band at the festival, I think. anyway, like Al's tone here; Corea has rhythm of course; and Billy plays enough to cover both the bass and drums...lol. Saw Billy play once in a Dublin pub; Corea once with Burton in London; and Al once in London and once in Cork. Nice to see them having a bash at being an impromptu trio, albeit with the inevitable choice of encore number, for Chick, without the audience sing-a-long this time. Cobham did an album inspired by his Panamian roots once; I have it somewhere; but never think of listening to it...hmm
I've always admired Cobham's creativity and development of "New Sounds".. His new band from what I read will have a Bassoon player, Paul Hanson... Can't wait to hear his new Band Crosswinds..WHO DAT! WWW.KKAREMUSIC.COM
Yeah amazing how they pulled it off without a bass player huh? Billy and his open-handed technique allows for more bottom to cover the baseline with toms and a very busy samba kick drum.
Rest in peace Chick. A great influence to many, including myself...
Before Simon Phillips, Dennis Chambers, Carter Beauford...there was Billy Cobham. A powerful drummer with ambidextrous ability who could groove the pants of any audience. I saw Billy many times over the years and met him a couple times after drum clinics...a sweetheart of a man.
I’m glad you mentioned Beauford there.
Your statement is absolute truth!
Of the drummers you mention, only Simon Philips is ambidextrous. They all play "open handed" though.
Dennis is also ambidextrous. He just primarily plays righty.
I saw and heard Bilham Cobly 40 years ago in a very small cafe in Laren, Holland. I am still shaking
One of the most rewarding accomplishments I've ever had was learning Spain on guitar and killing it with a four piece jazz band in front of a prison audience. Meola's tone is incredible.
Three virtuosos with Billy Cobham, the GOAT.
I’m a guitar player & Billy steals the show! Like a rapid fire piston engine firing on all cylinders in time! Fantastic...
Mr. Cobham has the absolute quickest drum roll fill inserts i have never heard before in my life! Al intersects with him like magic and the Great Chick Corea is the glue here!
Di Meola such an inspiration to me.
Billy Cobham: A Single-Stroke-Rollercoaster on fire at his peak!
The greatest Legend Master musician has passed away we'd like to wish everyone who's a fan of Chick Corea and his family and his friends are heartfelt sorrow today remember God is greater and he's up there with the Masters where you should be got a chance to see him at the Landmark jazz festival here in Las Vegas with the electric Band Dave Weckl Frank Gambalie Eric Marienthal wow
Amazing performance of a classic Chick Corea tune. That drummer is incredible.
No bass player,check that. All these guys when they are young,and still were so good. A good foundation is extremely important.
Billy cobham is one of the most fantastic drummers ever ive been to one of his seminares mind blowing fast ond he can separate his hands and legs beats so far from any one ive seen the guy is a rare gift love ya billy from filthy Rich in seattle
Cobham!!! On a whole other level from these guys who are already on other levels.
That says a lot for anything we do
Absolutely spectacular! Three of the most influential and talented musicians to ever walk the earth.
Billy Cobham is the God father of the drums period just brilliant hands down the key to his playing "passion " which escapes a lot of the so call best.
so agree...& it shows......
Stunning performance of Chick's most acclaimed standard. Al Dimeola is quite possibly the most rhythmic guitarist ever !!!
I am 61 and I will remember the first time I had the chance to hear Mr.Bill, I was only 15 or so. He stood out in a very large cloud that is only getting better. Time will tell. He is the best drummer that I have ever heard, piriord. 👏👍😀
OMG. Dizz iz good!
Like I tell everyone. I have seen them all. The Baddest Drummer by far is Mr. Billy Cobham. And it is not Close.! I Love you Billy and Your Smile and Joy of Playing!
Have three billy albums on vinyl plus first three Mahavishnu! Al snd Chick as well both solo and with Return to forever big fan!
WOW, that is a powerful statement, he is up there with the best, have seen cobham with the mahavishnu orquestra, solo back in 72 and 75. i rate dennis chambers and mr dave weckl as my top three,,,
Al di meola sounds awesome on the full hollow body
The chorus grows - Billy takes the prize here, hands down. Incredible drumming throughout (eg @ 3:25). Style without comparison. He owned this performance and both Al and Chic acknowledge it, from their reaction. Fantastic drummer - they just don't make them like this any more - and what music will they practice to in years to come.... I wonder. Close of an era. Many thanks for sharing.
Great musicians leaving us with best in music .
I´m truly sad about the death of the great & uniqu Chick Corea. This vid shows his greatness & how uge the loss will be. RIP.
What a group of fusion 🎵🎶 musicians... Chick, Billy, Al so much great music 1970-2024,,"quadrant, romantic warrior,casino...decades of 🙏🕯️🕯️
Top drum performance of all time.
This is so damn perfect it's sick.
Seen Billy a few times and I consider myself fortunate to enjoy his masterpiece
I swear i just can't get enough of this. Just absolutely mind blowing! EVERYONE was on par and billy; well...just being billy. Lol.
Record sales don't show you who is the real master. All 3 of them are master's in various forms.
Some of the greatest musicians to ever Grace the Earth 🌎
Billy cobham changed my thought and understanding of the modern contemporary and fusion drumming this man had a huge influence on many many young drummers like me on 70 ,s
My first jazz concert in my town Cagliari, I was 15.I was very lucky at that time: I saw and listened to the best jazz musicians for many years not in NYC, London or Paris, but Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
@Bill Perri 1989
I saw chick & Al and lenny and stanley RTF in the early 80s in philly incredible show!
Lenny White another open handed ambidextrous player....
that cobham could power a small town.
+killercrabman LOL
killercrabman LOVE THAT description of Billy cobham
Haha well put!
Billy Cobham IS a small town.
😂😂😂
I was there. great concert
great version, never heard it before, love the original with airto moreira on drums...
What a great drummer!!...
I had the pleasure of seeing Return To Forever 3 times! the 1st time was at a small venue back in the 70's and the music was so new Al was using sheet music on some songs!
That was a INTENSE show!! I saw them in Ohio a short time and Al was no longer reading notes. It was so ahead of anything I ever saw or heard in 75. So blessed to have been in the front row of a small club..Thanks Chick!!
Yes’ Rest In Peace Chick Correa!
RIP Chick! Descansa en paz, genio!
That was exquisite playing from all!!
Stupendo!!
Wonderfull ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for young bill , chick, & al footage! Wonderful! Hope you got more!
ABSOLUTELY MEMORIZING
Yet another version of this amazing number. RIP Chick, brilliant playing, as usual from Mr di Meola on his beautiful Gibson 175, is it possible that Billy Cobham is the best drummer in the Universe?
I wish there was a high-res recording of this legendary performance, thanks for posting!
I spent a week with Billy Cobham at his epic 6 day run at Ronnie Scott's, interviewed jazz greats like Ron Carter, Jan Hammer, and Randy Brecker, fans, critics, club owners, plus 14 hours with Bill himself. The life and art of Billy Cobham. "Six Days at Ronnie Scott's: Billy Cobham on Jazz Fusion and the Act of Creation."
Wow I'd love to hear that Donnie Vegas here in Sin Sizzalin Sity. Jammin at the Bootlegger here on the strip with Eddie Rodriguez John salzano Jeff Davis and many many many others
Brian, I bought myself a copy of your book off the back of seeing this youtube comment a few weeks back and I've just finished reading it. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot from it and I'd like to express my gratitude to you for writing it and to all involved in interviews and the whole event. I really wish I'd been able to get to one of those gigs. Billy's music and playing has greatly enriched my life and inspired me to greater things in my own playing.
@@elvislegg8634 You made my day. Bill just called me and we chatted for almost an hour. It was a labor of love and great fun doing that book. I am so pleased it brought you pleasure.
@@briankgruber I was lucky enough to meet him after a gig in Manchester, UK in May this year and to shake his hand and thank him for what he has given to me, his music. A great gift. My pregnant wife was at the gig with me, and our daughter was born in August, healthy and happy. So the first live music she will have heard was Billy's music. My * year old son couldn't be with us unfortunately that night but he loves Billy's music too and it's a great thing that his music will live on through my kids'generation. He has recently taken up drumming and I've told him to aim for the stars and emulate the greats, people like Billy Cobham.
SUPER FANTASTIC!!!!
Masterful. Als tone is so.pure
Genius,one and all!👏👏👏👏
Wow master's at their craft's outstanding 🤙🤙
Such a great version of Chick's Spain.!! and those Speed Merchants on drums and guitar. It is so nice to hear Al on a Gibson Jazz guitar..!!
Seeing this again I'm reminded that Al Di Meola played this "jazz" type of model of electric guitar only around this time of his career (early nineties) but I honestly think it sounds better to the solid-body electric guitar "in his hands" in that, if in his early days the "rock-lead" sound he used made sense for the type of music he was doing then, his style of writing music since the nineties is such that on electric I'd imagine his playing would sound better on this type of model guitar rather than the models he now uses
São DEUSES da musica
Please, more reverb & compression. (That aside, there are only three drummers that are so unique you can ALWAYS tell it's them: Buddy, Ginger and Billy Cobham. Billy is maybe the greatest, most powerful and articulate of all. GOSH I love his playing.)
You forgot Steve Gadd. Me I would put Louie in there, but that's just me.
Wunderbar…. Amazing !
So jubilant jazz fusion ... I would have liked to be there to see these stars, so young at that time !
magical performance... made my life better...
Super. Lubię taką muzykę. Cześć Pamięci Chick Corea.
Todo músico qtiene la posibilidad de...llegar al jazz... Y foguearse en el no será jamás la misma persona, el jazz es un antes después en los caminos de la vida, el buen gusto nos conduce por un camino q es solo de ida
!!!
Rip Chick corea
My Teacher my Mentor
I love you Jazz clasik
Powerhouse musos, all of them..
The baddest !!!!
Drummer is unbelievable
The drummer seems so happy. I’d be happy if I could play like any of these guys.
Magnificent Music!
MAGNIFIQUE!
Billy Cobham
Man those drumzz were begging for mercy!!!!!!
Eternal gratitude.
Cobham Taming the Tama....
Real music
Really great music....
They were happy to be in Sardinia
kind of a unique performance this. a 1990 encore, I think, but none of the trio played in the same band at the festival, I think. anyway, like Al's tone here; Corea has rhythm of course; and Billy plays enough to cover both the bass and drums...lol. Saw Billy play once in a Dublin pub; Corea once with Burton in London; and Al once in London and once in Cork. Nice to see them having a bash at being an impromptu trio, albeit with the inevitable choice of encore number, for Chick, without the audience sing-a-long this time. Cobham did an album inspired by his Panamian roots once; I have it somewhere; but never think of listening to it...hmm
Never seen Cobham on a set of Slingerlands before.
Fabuleux
Thanks !
they are happy and share this happiness with us
fun fun ! my jazz .
@7:28 my face slowly melting. just wow
amazing
Thanks God !
Words for Al di Meola... Always love the precise and clean on his execution... Not to menction the technics and virtuosity...
interesting seeing cobham using the slingerlands ive only seen him with those super deep yamahas
2:46 omg...Cobham...that shuffle
Not a shuffle; I think you mean Samba
@@spercoco That's right, samba!
Música asociada a sabiduría conduce al alma al reencuentro con la esencia, digo ...música...no se si e sido claro... !!!! ???? O.k......
Wow
Wow.
Wow!
Al's face at 7:51 is Priceless
extraordinario
perfecto
Cobham is better than a drum machine.
HOMEiZ REAL ESTATE SOCIAL NETWORK No contest!!
Most drummers are better than drum machines. They're just machines...
Duh....:)
❤
Cobham is always the standout.
I am humbled!
I've always admired Cobham's creativity and development of "New Sounds".. His new band from what I read will have a Bassoon player, Paul Hanson... Can't wait to hear his new Band Crosswinds..WHO DAT! WWW.KKAREMUSIC.COM
Yeah amazing how they pulled it off without a bass player huh?
Billy and his open-handed technique allows for more bottom to cover the baseline with toms and a very busy samba kick drum.
7:27-8:30 ¡sabor!QEPD Mr Chick Corea.
Bestias!