Billy cobham, george duke band do what cha wanna live. The discography of fusion and jazz drummer billy cobham includes solo, collaborative, and. Almustafa the beloved the billy cobham george duke. Vince harder sampled the billy cobham george duke bands almustafa the beloved. Live montreux billy cobham drum george duke synthesizers alfonso johnson bass john scofield guitar. Billy duke, george cobham billy cobhamgeorge duke bandlive. He is the first drummer to unseat buddy rich in the down beat music polls. Far away by fat jon sampled the billy cobham george duke bands almustafa the beloved. The album has some terrific moments but is somewhat uneven. The billy cobham george duke band discography discogs. Live on tour in europe the billy cobhamgeorge duke. The band featured randy brecker, michael brecker, john abercrombie, don grolnick, barry rodgers, and will lee.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from billy cobham at the discogs marketplace. Spectrum is the debut solo album by jazz fusion drummer billy cobham. Albums include spectrum, crosswinds, and total eclipse. Duke january 12, 1946 august 5, 20 was an american keyboardist, composer, singersongwriter and record producer. If ever anybody deserved a twodisc anthology of his offerings as a solo artist its fusion drummer billy cobham.
Billy cobham, born may 16, 1944 in panama, is one of the worlds most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with john mclaughlins mahavishnu orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk influences. It comprises four songs, all composed by billy cobham. Bass electric, chapman stick alphonso johnson electric guitar john scofield electronic drums billy cobham engineer remix. Billy cobham is one of the strongest innovative forces on the drumming scene today. I love this live music performed by two of the greatest musicians of all time the lake george duke and billy cobham i highly recommend the cd. Billy cobham drum performance with george duke rush hour. Billy cobham george duke do what cha wanna by ronaridos. Billy cobham drums george duke moog synthesizers john. In 1969, billy cobham cofounded the jazzrock combo dreams.
After making his stellar debut with john mclaughlins mahavishnu orchestra, cobham made eight records for atlantic from 19731978. Complete your the billy cobham george duke band collection. The billy cobham george duke band discography and songs. The compositions were tightly woven knots of fusion and funk with the seams jaggedly exposed to dramatic effect. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Fat jons far away sample of the billy cobham george duke. The billy cobham george duke band music, videos, stats.
The billy cobham george duke band left to right john scofield. Walker don alias don grolnick george duke harvey mason herbie hancock jaco pastorius jeff lorber jerry hey joe sample joe zawinul larry carlton lee ritenour lenny castro lenny white leon ndugu chancler lew soloff. Melodiq sampled the billy cobham george duke bands almustafa the beloved. Larry kimpel lays it down with billy cobham and the late george duke. The billy cobham george duke band john scofield, george duke. The official billy cobham facebook page is where you will see videos spanning billys career, as well as clips and news. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the billy cobham george duke band at the discogs marketplace. Listen free to the billy cobhamgeorge duke band live on tour in europe. Live on tour in europe atlantic 18194, 1976 the billy cobhamgeorge duke band. Explore releases from the billy cobham george duke band at discogs. Music profile for the billy cobham george duke band. The album was heavily influenced by the music of miles davis, with whom cobham had previously collaborated extensively, and cobhams previous band mahavishnu orchestra the song stratus appears in the video game grand theft auto iv of the radio station fusion fm, as well as being the main sample in the massive attack.
Flirting with congas and steel drums at the early age of five, billy started his musical career. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the billy cobham george duke band at the. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. Billy cobham and george duke, along with guitarist john scofield and bassist alfonso johnson server up a generous slice of seventies fusion, without too much of that disco flavor that was beginning to. Check out george duke band billy cobham on amazon music. Billy cobham percussion, drum machine, photography, producer, george duke keyboards, producer, alphonso johnson electric bass, chapman stick, john scofield electric guitar, john timperley. Live on tour in europe, an album by the billy cobham george duke band. In 1976, billy cobham previously drummer for miles davis, mahavishnu orchestra and others and george duke previously keyboard player for cannonball adderly, frank zappa and others joined forces with bassist alfonso johnson ex of weather report and cobhams new discovery, guitarist john scofield who went on to play with miles davis for a tour of the u. In 1976, billy cobham previously drummer for miles davis, mahavishnu orchestra and others and george duke previously keyboard player for cannonball adderly, frank zappa and others joined forces with bassist alfonso johnson ex of weather report and cobham s new discovery, guitarist john scofield who went on to play with miles davis for a tour of the u. The billy cobham george duke band john scofield, george duke, alphonse johnson, billy cobham relaxing at the bottom line cabaret in new york city, before their march 18, 1976 show. The billy cobham george duke band, the horace silver quintet. Live on tour in europe billy cobham, george duke songs.
We met at starr recording studios where billy was to record an instructional tape for the tama drum company. For some reasons, i have been playing a lot of music from the cassette media the format that i used to collect music in the seventies ranging from straight rock music like gary moore, saracen, and the concerts for the people of kampuchea paul mc cartneys idea, jazzrock, progrock and finally i got this album by billy cobham george duke band. Crosswinds is the second album of fusion drummer billy cobham. To varying degrees, these recordings were true statements on the state of jazzrock fusion. Biography, discography, photos, drum setups, message board and tour dates. Airto moreira alphonso johnson arthur adams bennie maupin billy cobham chick corea chuck rainey dave grusin david sanborn david t. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and cowriter, record producer and as a professor of. Featuring george duke, billy cobham, alphonso johnson, john scofield, 1976 montreux jazz festival. On the raw is an spanish progressive rock band from barcelona consisting of alex ojea, jordi. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled. The billy cobham george duke band john scofield, george. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. This isnt a masterpiece of jazz rock fusion by any means, but it is tasty. The discography of fusion and jazz drummer billy cobham includes solo, collaborative, and work playing on other artists albums.
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