Excellent guitar Player PER GADE. We had a drink together a few times in Aarhus Jazz Festival. Danishes ROCK and JAZZ! Furthermore, Per he's a nice guy. I Like his guitar playing.
The first time I saw him I was 14. I thought he was incredible. When I got older he sounded like soulless machine to me. Now I think that Dean Brown is the best guitarist Í‘ve ever heard.
I have loved this song since I was a teen. Love Jazz, Rock, and Rhythm. These guys are fantastic musicians. Billy has played with some of the best in the world. Rock on Billy! Love ya man!
Billy is undoubtably a one of a kind, creative and talented genius and a landmark drummer extraordinaire! I've followed his work since he released the Spectrum album in 1973! 💕 Billy, simply put, you are the best! 👍
@@prokofievchambers8603 I used to love when Billy played with Chick Corea & Return to forever on tour. Sadly, Chick Corea passed on not too long ago, I believe it was back in February.... RIP Chick, you and Billy had some great chemistry together.... 💕😥
@@prokofievchambers8603 ahh, a fellow Jazz enthusiast! Very cool my friend, you've got good taste in music!👍😊 Stanley Clarke is still playing, but he's slowing down, his last album was released in 2018. Can't blame him, he's in his 70s now.... I got into Jazz back in 71, I had the distinct & unique priviledge of seeing Miles Davis in a small venue! Only one word to describe that... Wow!!! That was around the time that he released Bitches Brew, right after that he took a long hiatus.... With his growing addiction to opiates & cocaine he became very withdrawn from the world, that was after the car accident that broke his ankles & launched his addiction full blown. After that he pretty much went in seclusion & died in 91.... Really glad I got to see him while he was alive, coherent & playing like the legendary genius he was... Those were great times & left me with some incredible memories! 😎
I listen to Billy Cobham almost every Friday night. He is in my opinion the best drummer in modern history. I have always been a percussion lover but from the beginning Billy has elevated my love and appreciation of percussion and Jazz Fusion to its highest level.
I first heard this album in college in 1974 from a friend in his dorm room. we were all blown away. and with tommy bolin on guitar. wow! got to see him in the early 90s at Chastain park Atlanta, w the billed ' super jazz band'. consisting of s. Clarke, naje', c. corea, larry carlton. wish you all could've been there!
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. Bitches BrewWilliam 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. The Inner Mounting FlameCobham 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. Crosswinds 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. The Traveler In 1977, Cobham switched to the CBS label, which set him firmly on the path of commercial accessibility. In addition to his records as a leader, he'd remained highly active as a session drummer, and began to focus on that side of his career even more in the late '70s. By 1980, he was done with CBS and began pursuing side opportunities, playing live with the Grateful Dead and Jack Bruce, as well as the Saturday Night Live band. He drummed for the Grateful Dead side project Bobby & the Midnites in 1982, and recorded three albums for Elektra in the early '80s with his new quartet the Glass Menagerie. During the mid-'80s, he cut three commercially oriented LPs for GRP, and spent the next few years stepping up his international touring and absorbing a healthy dose of world music. He played Peter Gabriel's 1992 WOMAD Festival, and the following year recorded The Traveler, inspired by a sojourn in Brazil. In 1996, he formed a more acoustic-oriented quartet called Nordic with three Norwegian musicians; the following year, he also started a German-based fusion outfit called Paradox. In 1998, Cobham began playing with a group called Jazz Is Dead, which devoted itself to jazz reinterpretations of Grateful Dead material; their album Blue Light Rain proved fairly popular among Deadheads. As Cobham maintained his touring, session, and bandleading activities, Rhino released the excellent two-CD retrospective Rudiments: The Billy Cobham Anthology in 2001.
eduard gevorgyan wadda bio.... i was just gonna refer all to billy cobhams int in 93 while recording on flora purims speed of light lp.... speaking on start of fusion w miles in bout 70... check it out good stuff
Aloha Billy & Friends simply AmaZing version!! Mahalo thanks for that free Drum Clinic you did Back in Da Early Daze in Las Vegas when I was stationed at Nellis AFB. ♫♥♥♫ Passing On yo Legacy to the Next Generation of Jazz Musicians!! :)
I remember reading an article with Will Lee who claimed that he lost the Spectrum gig with Cobham to Lee Sklar because his bass sounded like crap and he was always high way back in those days. It was a humbling comment on Lee's part because we all are aware of what a monster player he is today, but it also a practical comment on how musicians should look after themselves physically, mentally and spiritually. And of course, having gear in excellent condition. And to be fair, working with someone of Billy Cobham's stature and talent would require your "A" game completely!
@@TerrySmith1953 I know what you mean. The bass player has so much bottom that it BOOMS. I hate it when there's too much treble. It really only works if it's Prog and it's masters like Chris Squire or Mike Rutherford who know how to make it work....
I saw him at Nassau Community College in a room that could only hold a couple hundred people. Late 70's with Larry Coryell. He was playing on a translucent "North" drumset. I'll never forget the way the Tom-Toms curved out at the bottom, they sounded soooooo good! Almost made me quit playing drums after seeing him that day, knowing I would never be that good. Somehow, I didn't quit playing drums, but I will certainly never be that good... The man is an awesome drumming powerhouse!
This is the first time I listened to an updated version of this. I cut my teeth on the version with Hammer and Bolin. Tommy no longer with us of course, he was an original as is Cobham.
What a dynamic song, Cobham is SUPERB! saw him with John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu orchestra wayyyy back in 1972 and Billy Cobham was the drummer. During this song, Stratus, during Billy's drum solo, at one point he was drumming so hard that his stick snapped in half!!! The force of his drumming sent the broken stick crashing down hitting the stage floor, and then it ricocheted like a rocket straight up to the auditorium ceiling with a bang, and then crashed back to the stage, and bounced again!!! It was unreallllll ~!~
I absolutely love Billy Cobham and what he has brought to the music world. From his early days with Mahavishnu Orchestra, then bringing young musicians under his wing with Glass Menagerie, forging ahead with the incredible “Spectrum” album featuring the stellar lineup of Jan Hammer, Leland Sklar, the insanely talented guitarist Tommy Bolin, and several talented guest artists, all under the talented direction of Billy himself defines BC as the epitome of genius!
Ho avuto il privilegio di poter vedere una sua performance a Treponti,un minuscolo paesino nel veneziano,da paura,eravamo in 3,ma quello che è riuscito a fare con una batteria con 3 file di piatti,4 Grancassa e chi più ne a ne metta,è stato semplicemente INCREDIBILE .
Caro Osvaldo.Purtroppo si di Cobham.Ma o potuto vedere Zappa,M.Davis,Modern Jazz quorted,C.Santana,J.Brown,P.Floid,e tanti altri viso che per 18 anni andavo all'Umbria Jazz.e Pistoia Blues.O avuto il piacere di conoscere di persona Jimmi Cob.O visto nel 87 D.Bowy.O una amica che a cantato in America x 35 anni.Francesca Bertazzo.I Pittura Fresca,visto che sono venexian.E tanti altri che non stò ad elencarti.Da appassionato di Jazz.O visto 1 performance di T.Bozio.Che secondo me è un Macigno della batteria.Come J.Cob.O una discreta collezione di circa 3000 vinili quasi tutti prime edizioni.Di CD e Musicassette non mi metto a contarle,dovrei inpegnare ore a contare.Fa piacere che tu mi abbia risposto.Sicuramente avrai viso e sentito musicisti più di meStiamo in contatto che sicuramente troviamo un compromesso x dialogare a riguardo.Non lo mai fatto ma ti mando il mia mail se ti fa piacere facciamo due parole.Io sono aperto a chi sa più di me.Ti ringrazio un sincero saluto.Davide B. d.14.bettin@gmail.com Spero di risentirti.Ciao.
Truly the master, my personal favorite, of all the best he's the one I feel the most. Perhaps the 34 thumbs downers don't like the musicianship displayed here.
I saw Cobham with Bobby and the Midnights..and of course have alot of his solos...and Mahavishnu....the drum solo he did..around 1982, I believe, was monstrous...he has always been my favorite jazz/jam player...nothing short of fantastic...great video.!!!!
People who live with envy inside are the ones who give thumbs down for this Masterpiece of the music. They will be always trying to be exactly what the ones that they are giving thumbs down are, but will never succeed just because the high level of envy, and this will block their evolution. Its is sad, but is the actual truth..
I first saw and heard Billy with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1972 at Yale Univ, then at Princeton at a workshop in 1975. This is a highly evolved person, an outstanding man of distinction, like a lot of fine musicians are, the objects of my envy and providers of my infinite joy. Love and tolerance is my code...
Interesting.. I noticed during the closing vamp, there's a B Flat, were, on the Spectrum recording, there was an A note.. The notes in the verses are varied a bit from the LP as well. Really cool version tho! Love the ending. Of course it's gonna vary over time, perhaps depending upon the venue and the players, ect. One of my favorite Cobham tunes.
Interesting observation. What they do in the ending is they start with the original vamp but then add another layer to it with gtr & kbd, while the bass continues with the same riff, but joining to those Gb, Ab, Bb -notes. Makes it more interesting. I also like the riff at the very end, takes it from Bm to Ebsus something. These kinds of things hook me to fusion, best of it is filled all kinds of exciting shifts.
The guitar is a Roland GR-303, originally a "controller" for the Roland GR300 guitar synthesizer. It was made by Fujigen and it´s pretty similar to the Ibanez Musicians that were made by Fujigen as well. I can be used as a regular guitar without the synth. Pickups were originally humbuckers, but have been changed on this one.
This cut from the LP Spectrum was my introduction to the genius of Cobham ( & the band). Hearing it played LOUDLY on a top-of-the-line (at the time) Pioneer stereo system just about blew my mind! And it's been blown ever since. MAMMOTH TALENT!
That was just out of this world amazing!! Great great great band!! heavy players!! loved the piano solo and guitar solo killer percussionist..And explosive Billy C on the drums!! Holy Smokes I just loved this!!
Check out some of the old Mahavishnu vids on YT, it's been one of his trademark techniques for decades... when he really gets going with the multiple crashes (in between rolls), it's like he's got more than two arms... my favorite power drummer.
I had the pleasure of seeing The Mahavishnu Orchestra 3 years in a row during the Schaefer Music concert[s] at Central Park❤️ Once with Billy Cobham and twice with Narada Michael Walden🎶🥁🎸
Deep Purple , In Rock, took that. Ori. guitarist, Tommy Bolin, sadly ended with Purple, but was far out in drugs, som RIP, and thankt for being here! 😔👌🏻🎶
Love Billy Cobham, I once saw him with Mahavishnu Orchestra coming down from LSD blew my mind and Saw billy jam with the Grateful Dead at Radio City Hall, he was friends with Mickey Hart.
Back in the early 70's, Radio Luxembourg would go off the air at 3 am with this track. At the age of 13, I didn't know who this was but, stayed up every night, to hear what I considered the "Baddest" tune I'd ever heard.
Man...this guy is awesome. He arranges and drives his drums ~ super rhythmic. I'm no judge, but Cobham's locution is so sophisticated and one of the top 10 drummers.
The rhythm section is exceptional. The bass a drums play very well together. The relationship between the kick and the bass guitar is amazing. Very accurate playing.
Was walking around Singapore 1 night with nothing to do & I heard a live band somewhere..I listened & thought I’m gonna follow my ears & check this out...walked into small bar...a few ppl...it was billy cobham set up in the corner with his band.....was standing there thinking wow....pretty lucky to stumble upon this...& Simon Phillips comes & stands next to me...he’d just got off stage with Toto......random stuff ....it was Billy’s birthday & Simon got up & played some weird version of happy birthday On drums......great experience....pretty funny really.....
Существует крайне мало примеров, когда музыкант-барабанщик обретает всемирную известность. Не будет преувеличением сказать, что Билли Кобэм - живая легенда. Он обладает великолепной техникой игры, а его невероятная музыкальная пластичность и яркий темперамент делают каждое выступление Билли Кобэма неповторимым. Он действительно мастер мирового класса. Его манера игры - «быстрый взрывной ритм». В течение более чем 30 лет он имеет мировое признание как барабанщик с бесподобным, поражающим мастерством, как совершенный перкуссионист и музыкант-новатор, никогда не останавливающийся на достигнутом. Кобэм создал целое направление акустической и электронной музыки для барабанов и постоянно его совершенствует. Билли Кобэм (Billy Cobham) родился в Панаме 16 мая 1944 г. В трёхлетнем возрасте семья перевезла его в Нью-Йорк, где он и вырос. Любовь музыканта к барабанам была привита с детства его родственниками, которые играли и сами делали для себя инструменты. Он начал играть в конце 60-х, когда джаз-рок был одним из самых влиятельных направлений. В 1947 г. Билли переехал в Нью-Йорк и в возрасте 8 лет дебютировал со своим отцом. Из хорошо известной школы Drum & Bugle Corps он поступил в престижную Нью-Йоркскую школу High School of Musical Art, где изучал теорию музыки и технику игры на ударных, слушал семинары таких джазовых гигантов, как Телониус Монк и Стэн Гетц. Диплом получил в 1962 году. Отслужив в армии ударником военного оркестра, Кобэм в 1968 г. около года провёл в ансамбле пианиста Хорэса Силвера, после чего стал работать в качестве сессионного студийного музыканта. Billy Cobham с его непревзойдённой техникой и завораживающим звучанием обрёл известность в начале 70-х, став одним из основоположников движения фьюжн. После успешных концертов с Miles Davis, Jоhn McLaughin и Mashavishnu Orchestra Кобэм стал суперзвездой. Именно в 1973 году он записал свой знаменитый альбом Spectrum, который журнал Billboard назвал лучшим джазовым альбомом. Совсем недавно альбом был переиздан снова под одноимённым названием с участием всемирно известных музыкантов - Lee Sklar (бас), Tommy Bolin (гитара), Gary Husband (клавиши). Благодаря величайшему успеху альбома Spectrum Билли основал свой собственный бэнд вместе с Рэнди и Майклом Бреккером (Randy & Michael Breckers). Вместе они записали альбомы Crosswinds, Total Eclipse и Shabazz. Следующая группа Билли - «Spectrum» - включала в себя таких музыкантов, как George Duke, Doug Rauch и Doug Scotfield. К началу 80-x Кобэм был уже известным барабанщиком. К этому времени были выпущены альбомы Вillу Cobham Live: Flight Time, Stratus и Picture This. Пик популярности Кобэма пришёлся на 90-е, когда он стал лидером проекта Jazz is Dead, где сочетаются разные стили, начиная от классического джаза и блюза до джаз-рока. В начале нового тысячелетия он записал гибридный по звучанию альбом Drum’n’Voice, обладающий элементами nu jazz и acid jazz, а также мотивами восточной этники. Умелое сочетание различных стилей, от классического джаза до зажигательного джаз-рока, от электронной вибрации acid jazz до мистического духа африканского этноса, корнями уходящего к прародителям цивилизаций, определяет уникальность музыкальной эстетики Billy Cobham. Со своей группой Билли Кобэм записал сотни записей, так же как и со многими выдающимися исполнителями. Он принимал участие в концертах на больших площадках с биг-бэндами, на Бродвее, фестивалях по всему миру (он побывал в 47 странах), совмещая это с преподаванием своего мастерства и открытием мастер-классов. Одно из главных его занятий - преподавание: Кобэм пишет учебники, выступает с мастер-классами и т. п. Кроме того, он - «артист-эндорсер» таких музыкальных компаний, как Yamaha и Shure.
I was always reluctant about playing or showing any of my fellow bandmates videos of BC playing (yes lol)- he not only has a brilliant meter but has a deep solid pocket and rarely overplays despite the fact his hands, his fills, and his utter ease equates to remarkable speed and fluidity ..its like how could you possibly follow someone who is to drumming what Michael Jordan was to basketball..the answer to that is you don't -- and I saw most of this lineup in Oakland many years ago..took awhile to find my jaw on the floor...
Excellent guitar Player PER GADE. We had a drink together a few times in Aarhus Jazz Festival. Danishes ROCK and JAZZ! Furthermore, Per he's a nice guy. I
Like his guitar playing.
Billy was and is a drummer for all ages....he played with the best and enhanced their performance....nice.. excellent Drummer y
My favourite drummer since 40 years - forceful, articulate, sensible and able to play the most complex rhythms.
Taste I say you have!!!
Same here!
The best drummer that I ever jammed with said his favorite drummer was Billy Cobham. Now it all makes sense.....
The first time I saw him I was 14. I thought he was incredible. When I got older he sounded like soulless machine to me. Now I think that Dean Brown is the best guitarist Í‘ve ever heard.
He’s got great albums as well
I have loved this song since I was a teen. Love Jazz, Rock, and Rhythm. These guys are fantastic musicians. Billy has played with some of the best in the world. Rock on Billy! Love ya man!
Billy is undoubtably a one of a kind, creative and talented genius and a landmark drummer extraordinaire! I've followed his work since he released the Spectrum album in 1973! 💕 Billy, simply put, you are the best! 👍
Agreed!!! I’m also a big fan of Steve Gadd, but Cobham in his hay day was an animal.
@@prokofievchambers8603 I used to love when Billy played with Chick Corea & Return to forever on tour. Sadly, Chick Corea passed on not too long ago, I believe it was back in February.... RIP Chick, you and Billy had some great chemistry together.... 💕😥
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Absolutely! I remember it all very, very well. It was jarring to hear of Chick Corea’s passing. What a genius he was.
@@prokofievchambers8603 ahh, a fellow Jazz enthusiast! Very cool my friend, you've got good taste in music!👍😊 Stanley Clarke is still playing, but he's slowing down, his last album was released in 2018. Can't blame him, he's in his 70s now.... I got into Jazz back in 71, I had the distinct & unique priviledge of seeing Miles Davis in a small venue! Only one word to describe that... Wow!!! That was around the time that he released Bitches Brew, right after that he took a long hiatus.... With his growing addiction to opiates & cocaine he became very withdrawn from the world, that was after the car accident that broke his ankles & launched his addiction full blown. After that he pretty much went in seclusion & died in 91.... Really glad I got to see him while he was alive, coherent & playing like the legendary genius he was... Those were great times & left me with some incredible memories! 😎
I listen to Billy Cobham almost every Friday night. He is in my opinion the best drummer in modern history. I have always been a percussion lover but from the beginning Billy has elevated my love and appreciation of percussion and Jazz Fusion to its highest level.
THANKS, GOD BLESS YOU ALSO. What great MUSIC. BOB.
An almost forgotten oldie but goodie. It has the signature of greatness.
I first heard this album in college in 1974 from a friend in his dorm room. we were all blown away. and with tommy bolin on guitar. wow! got to see him in the early 90s at Chastain park Atlanta, w the billed ' super jazz band'. consisting of s. Clarke, naje', c. corea, larry carlton. wish you all could've been there!
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.
Bitches BrewWilliam 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.
The Inner Mounting FlameCobham 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.
Crosswinds 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.
The Traveler In 1977, Cobham switched to the CBS label, which set him firmly on the path of commercial accessibility. In addition to his records as a leader, he'd remained highly active as a session drummer, and began to focus on that side of his career even more in the late '70s. By 1980, he was done with CBS and began pursuing side opportunities, playing live with the Grateful Dead and Jack Bruce, as well as the Saturday Night Live band. He drummed for the Grateful Dead side project Bobby & the Midnites in 1982, and recorded three albums for Elektra in the early '80s with his new quartet the Glass Menagerie. During the mid-'80s, he cut three commercially oriented LPs for GRP, and spent the next few years stepping up his international touring and absorbing a healthy dose of world music. He played Peter Gabriel's 1992 WOMAD Festival, and the following year recorded The Traveler, inspired by a sojourn in Brazil. In 1996, he formed a more acoustic-oriented quartet called Nordic with three Norwegian musicians; the following year, he also started a German-based fusion outfit called Paradox. In 1998, Cobham began playing with a group called Jazz Is Dead, which devoted itself to jazz reinterpretations of Grateful Dead material; their album Blue Light Rain proved fairly popular among Deadheads. As Cobham maintained his touring, session, and bandleading activities, Rhino released the excellent two-CD retrospective Rudiments: The Billy Cobham Anthology in 2001.
Great bio man, thanxalot!;-))
eduard gevorgyan lotta great fusuon n latin work w airto n flora purim giovanni hidalgo Johnny rodruguez u name it jack
eduard gevorgyan wadda bio.... i was just gonna refer all to billy cobhams int in 93 while recording on flora purims speed of light lp.... speaking on start of fusion w miles in bout 70... check it out good stuff
eduard gevorgyan you better write a biography on the legend.i wish you all the best
Thankyou Billy's publicist.
I meet and talk to mr Cobham in the early seventies,he was a nice and kind man. And how he plays the drums! It’s incredible! 👍
Aloha Billy & Friends simply AmaZing version!! Mahalo thanks for that free Drum Clinic you did Back in Da Early Daze in Las Vegas when I was stationed at Nellis AFB. ♫♥♥♫ Passing On yo Legacy to the Next Generation of Jazz Musicians!! :)
Got to meet Billy twice...not only one of the premier drummers ever, but a genuinely nice guy...
I've also met him twice. I agree, very nice guy.
Best drum intro for a song ever.
Mr Cobham is a master of its own kind.
No one does it like he.
...how the crap could you not like this?!?!.🤔😏😊
Billy Cobham. What can I say? One of the greatest drummers ever. As a drummer, it is his musicality that makes him stand out.
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some drummers visit the pocket, the "pocket" visits Mr.C 👏🥁👏
I feel Jazz is the breath of life. Beautiful.
Amen
bread of life Jesus Christ
After more than 40 years, still a great piece of music.
I remember entire your life in music! You are Billie The Great. Happy to hear you any where!!
The man is and always was and will be forever a force of nature on drums, unbelievable.
ALL YOU SUCKHOLES, TEXTING THIS "WE LOVE YOU BILLY" BULLSHIT....I THOUGHT THE MUTHÁ FUCKA DEAD
That keyboard player HAS to be Gary Busey's son. Nice work on this complex song by all.
Liked this 45 years ago - still love it...
Me too
I heard this song for the first time back in 1977 I was in my early 20's and I awed this sound
The only drummer who can drive and take off flying!🔥💪🏾💯
The album that this song was on, Spectrum, changed my life. And it didn't hurt that Tommy Bolin played on some of the tracks.
The fastest most accurate drummer I’ve ever seen or heard never be another one like him!
The fastest most accurate term is something I have seen used to describe his Mahavishnu bandmate, one Mr. Mclaughlin
Google matt garstka;) cheers
The original bass player is session legend Lee Sklar. He played the bass part on his RUclips channel last week, April 2020.
I remember reading an article with Will Lee who claimed that he lost the Spectrum gig with Cobham to Lee Sklar because his bass sounded like crap and he was always high way back in those days. It was a humbling comment on Lee's part because we all are aware of what a monster player he is today, but it also a practical comment on how musicians should look after themselves physically, mentally and spiritually. And of course, having gear in excellent condition.
And to be fair, working with someone of Billy Cobham's stature and talent would require your "A" game completely!
ja, that was a offering from Leland, what a fine dude
I've always loved the bass line on this track. Especially when played way down low - seismically!
@@TerrySmith1953 I know what you mean. The bass player has so much bottom that it BOOMS. I hate it when there's too much treble.
It really only works if it's Prog and it's masters like Chris Squire or Mike Rutherford who know how to make it work....
it is unbelievable that are people out there who dared to give thumbs down on this one.
billy cobham is simply magnificent
!
Absolutely!
I,ve seen him with the mahavishnu orchestra in 1973 in Paris, i was just 15!
He's allright
So much so that it's almost insulting to simply call him magnificent.
I saw him at Nassau Community College in a room that could only hold a couple hundred people. Late 70's with Larry Coryell. He was playing on a translucent "North" drumset. I'll never forget the way the Tom-Toms curved out at the bottom, they sounded soooooo good! Almost made me quit playing drums after seeing him that day, knowing I would never be that good. Somehow, I didn't quit playing drums, but I will certainly never be that good... The man is an awesome drumming powerhouse!
Oh my. The bass during the guitar and keyboard solos, Lord!
yeah man that moment when Cobham and the Bass make the turnaround .from 3.19 ....that realllllly kills me.. awsom
This is the first time I listened to an updated version of this. I cut my teeth on the version with Hammer and Bolin. Tommy no longer with us of course, he was an original as is Cobham.
***** I agree... nobody can be Tommy Bolin but Tommy Bolin! A true original is hard to beat...even by the originator.
Bolin was the guitarist on the original...
Worked with Alphonze Mouzon... RESPECT!
What a dynamic song, Cobham is SUPERB! saw him with John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu orchestra wayyyy back in 1972 and Billy Cobham was the drummer. During this song, Stratus, during Billy's drum solo, at one point he was drumming so hard that his stick snapped in half!!! The force of his drumming sent the broken stick crashing down hitting the stage floor, and then it ricocheted like a rocket straight up to the auditorium ceiling with a bang, and then crashed back to the stage, and bounced again!!! It was unreallllll ~!~
Me too!
Yes, I remember they had to use a SAM to shoot it down at last.
Oh,,, that's right!!! So you were there too?!?!?! LOL!!!
Very very comfortable music..
❤️❤️❤️
💪💪💪
Smart Billy Cobham..
Miss u so much..
😎😎😎
He's still with us dude.
Awesome guitar solo!
I like how he works his cymbal crashes like a right handed drummer!
And only a jealous person would give a thumbs down!!!!!
I absolutely love Billy Cobham and what he has brought to the music world. From his early days with Mahavishnu Orchestra, then bringing young musicians under his wing with Glass Menagerie, forging ahead with the incredible “Spectrum” album featuring the stellar lineup of Jan Hammer, Leland Sklar, the insanely talented guitarist Tommy Bolin, and several talented guest artists, all under the talented direction of Billy himself defines BC as the epitome of genius!
Ho avuto il privilegio di poter vedere una sua performance a Treponti,un minuscolo paesino nel veneziano,da paura,eravamo in 3,ma quello che è riuscito a fare con una batteria con 3 file di piatti,4 Grancassa e chi più ne a ne metta,è stato semplicemente INCREDIBILE .
Ho letto bene? Solo 3 spettatori?
Caro Osvaldo.Purtroppo si di Cobham.Ma o potuto vedere Zappa,M.Davis,Modern Jazz quorted,C.Santana,J.Brown,P.Floid,e tanti altri viso che per 18 anni andavo all'Umbria Jazz.e Pistoia Blues.O avuto il piacere di conoscere di persona Jimmi Cob.O visto nel 87 D.Bowy.O una amica che a cantato in America x 35 anni.Francesca Bertazzo.I Pittura Fresca,visto che sono venexian.E tanti altri che non stò ad elencarti.Da appassionato di Jazz.O visto 1 performance di T.Bozio.Che secondo me è un Macigno della batteria.Come J.Cob.O una discreta collezione di circa 3000 vinili quasi tutti prime edizioni.Di CD e Musicassette non mi metto a contarle,dovrei inpegnare ore a contare.Fa piacere che tu mi abbia risposto.Sicuramente avrai viso e sentito musicisti più di meStiamo in contatto che sicuramente troviamo un compromesso x dialogare a riguardo.Non lo mai fatto ma ti mando il mia mail se ti fa piacere facciamo due parole.Io sono aperto a chi sa più di me.Ti ringrazio un sincero saluto.Davide B. d.14.bettin@gmail.com Spero di risentirti.Ciao.
This is such good stuff.
Love his snare rolls.
Awesome.
BODY MIND AND SOUL DANCING TOGETHER! WOW!
261 people that gave a thumps down aren't jazz or fusion jazz lovers. Love jazz and fusion jazz, this fusion is cooking.
All the downer be out looking for elderporn.
Fusion cooking? 😁😁😂😂😂
They’re not even music fans.
Yeah. Plus they can bite the snotty ends of our fucksticks
This kind of music transports me to the sky!!!!! Awesome!!!
And he has surrounded himself with some monster musicians. Nice pocket with the bass player as well.
I don’t know who the other cats on stage are.
Anyone?
I love listening to billy Cobham, so relaxing i remember having some of his albums years ago 😊❤
Zeitlos gut - ein Klassiker auf höchstem Niveau - danke!
Billy Is AWESOME
All these musicians are awesome
this Song Is a caress to my ears
Woooowwww🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Fabuloso
What an amazing tune 🎵. It rocks hard but also grooves. Great performance!
One of my favorite Drummers
Just listen to that crispy snare sound played so smoothly by groove master;chop master William Cobham!
Billy The Beast !
8 legged octopus?
La musique piétinent les frontières.
Truly the master, my personal favorite, of all the best he's the one I feel the most. Perhaps the 34 thumbs downers don't like the musicianship displayed here.
I saw Cobham with Bobby and the Midnights..and of course have alot of his solos...and Mahavishnu....the drum solo he did..around 1982, I believe, was monstrous...he has always been my favorite jazz/jam player...nothing short of fantastic...great video.!!!!
Yeah, finally I've seen someone else play reverse traditional grip open-handed!
So this is where the bass line for Safe From Harm comes from....
People who live with envy inside are the ones who give thumbs down for this Masterpiece of the music.
They will be always trying to be exactly what the ones that they are giving thumbs down are, but will never succeed just because the high level of envy, and this will block their evolution.
Its is sad, but is the actual truth..
I first saw and heard Billy with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1972 at Yale Univ, then at Princeton at a workshop in 1975. This is a highly evolved person, an outstanding man of distinction, like a lot of fine musicians are, the objects of my envy and providers of my infinite joy. Love and tolerance is my code...
No comments...........Respect Billy.
What is strangest is that it appears some members of the band weren't even born yet when the original version first blew our minds apart !!!
Yeah but these young guys kick serious booty. Billy is undoubtedly a great judge of talent !!!!
Ja, schöne Musik damals.Jazz ohne Schnörkel. Danke für den upload!
Interesting.. I noticed during the closing vamp, there's a B Flat, were, on the Spectrum recording, there was an A note.. The notes in the verses are varied a bit from the LP as well. Really cool version tho! Love the ending. Of course it's gonna vary over time, perhaps depending upon the venue and the players, ect. One of my favorite Cobham tunes.
Interesting observation. What they do in the ending is they start with the original vamp but then add another layer to it with gtr & kbd, while the bass continues with the same riff, but joining to those Gb, Ab, Bb -notes. Makes it more interesting. I also like the riff at the very end, takes it from Bm to Ebsus something. These kinds of things hook me to fusion, best of it is filled all kinds of exciting shifts.
@@markshorter76 great music, great album. Thanks for your insight.
The intensity of BC's playing, particularly with Mahavishnu when they were young, burning bright, and super-hot, was almost super-human.
Billy Cobham’s symbol shots are lightning!
Très bon drive, des musiciens fabuleux, une technique du tonnerre de dieux.Merci pour ce moment de paradis, groove de malade....
The guitar is a Roland GR-303, originally a "controller" for the Roland GR300 guitar synthesizer. It was made by Fujigen and it´s pretty similar to the Ibanez Musicians that were made by Fujigen as well. I can be used as a regular guitar without the synth. Pickups were originally humbuckers, but have been changed on this one.
This cut from the LP Spectrum was my introduction to the genius of Cobham ( & the band). Hearing it played LOUDLY on a top-of-the-line (at the time) Pioneer stereo system just about blew my mind! And it's been blown ever since. MAMMOTH TALENT!
I remember that time!
I love what Massive Attack did with Billy's sample
You just taught me where that came from, and it is so obvious know you say it. Instantly recognised it once I read this, thanks!
That was just out of this world amazing!! Great great great band!! heavy players!! loved the piano solo and guitar solo killer percussionist..And explosive Billy C on the drums!! Holy Smokes I just loved this!!
I’ve played drums since 1980 and I’ll tell you, Billy Cobham is fast , very fast and complex and sounds good too
Thanks to Billy!!!!!
Saw Billy at East High School in Pueblo, CO. Must have been mid 1970's. Superb!
Altro che i tormentoni e la musica cosiddetta " moderna"!!!! Questi sì che sono degni di essere chiamati musicisti. Bravissimi❤️
F*ckin' A this is awesome. What a great arrangement of Stratus and Billy can still groove like no other drummer.
the way he smacks the crashes like that is killer
It really is an awesome technique, like this power snap throw and they just explode!
Check out some of the old Mahavishnu vids on YT, it's been one of his trademark techniques for decades... when he really gets going with the multiple crashes (in between rolls), it's like he's got more than two arms... my favorite power drummer.
Great to see the young talent showcasing the music of the masters. In all genres.
Everyone right on it note for note, keyboard, guitar, and bass! 6:39
Some slick shit now.
I had the pleasure of seeing The Mahavishnu Orchestra 3 years in a row during the Schaefer Music concert[s] at Central Park❤️ Once with Billy Cobham and twice with Narada Michael Walden🎶🥁🎸
Billy Cobham on the Mt Rushmore of Fusion. Thank you.
Deep Purple , In Rock, took that. Ori. guitarist, Tommy Bolin, sadly ended with Purple, but was far out in drugs, som RIP, and thankt for being here! 😔👌🏻🎶
First heard this album in 1984. My drummer in my high school band turned me on to this and I was blown away
This is such an awesome jam!! 😍 I am so digging it!
Incredible piece of music!
Genius stuff on display!!!
Loved this for years!!
Not too fast not too slow every notes at their place...simply a monster
If that is your assessment, you are listening too hard.
You haven’t seen nuthin till you see Mr. Cobham playing BeBop on a tiny kit!
Love Billy Cobham, I once saw him with Mahavishnu Orchestra coming down from LSD blew my mind and Saw billy jam with the Grateful Dead at Radio City Hall, he was friends with Mickey Hart.
Pure flow, pure feel, the music glides. The musical high!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Prince covered this song a while ago, and it was amazing.
How could you not have this song in your collection. Never get tired of hearing ordained drumming. What??????
Back in the early 70's, Radio Luxembourg would go off the air at 3 am with this track. At the age of 13, I didn't know who this was but, stayed up every night, to hear what I considered the "Baddest" tune I'd ever heard.
Of course back then, you listened to the original.
ruclips.net/video/_VakN0BA2Vc/видео.html
Man...this guy is awesome. He arranges and drives his drums ~ super rhythmic. I'm no judge, but Cobham's locution is so sophisticated and one of the top 10 drummers.
Cobham great drums and jazz fusion
+Pál Rádi every song is a drum lesson
One of the Best Drummers right here
GREAT BROTHY BILLY ! GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT: BILLY 'U 'RE THE KING OF DRUMS! RHYTHM MADE MAN!
The rhythm section is exceptional. The bass a drums play very well together. The relationship between the kick and the bass guitar is amazing. Very accurate playing.
must have played guitar quite sometimes before, uh! WOW - I love his playing!!!
Was walking around Singapore 1 night with nothing to do & I heard a live band somewhere..I listened & thought I’m gonna follow my ears & check this out...walked into small bar...a few ppl...it was billy cobham set up in the corner with his band.....was standing there thinking wow....pretty lucky to stumble upon this...& Simon Phillips comes & stands next to me...he’d just got off stage with Toto......random stuff ....it was Billy’s birthday & Simon got up & played some weird version of happy birthday On drums......great experience....pretty funny really.....
Keyboard player so young and so mature playing!
Never fails to amaze me. Just when you think you've seen it all.
Существует крайне мало примеров, когда музыкант-барабанщик обретает всемирную известность. Не будет преувеличением сказать, что Билли Кобэм - живая легенда. Он обладает великолепной техникой игры, а его невероятная музыкальная пластичность и яркий темперамент делают каждое выступление Билли Кобэма неповторимым. Он действительно мастер мирового класса. Его манера игры - «быстрый взрывной ритм». В течение более чем 30 лет он имеет мировое признание как барабанщик с бесподобным, поражающим мастерством, как совершенный перкуссионист и музыкант-новатор, никогда не останавливающийся на достигнутом. Кобэм создал целое направление акустической и электронной музыки для барабанов и постоянно его совершенствует.
Билли Кобэм (Billy Cobham) родился в Панаме 16 мая 1944 г. В трёхлетнем возрасте семья перевезла его в Нью-Йорк, где он и вырос. Любовь музыканта к барабанам была привита с детства его родственниками, которые играли и сами делали для себя инструменты. Он начал играть в конце 60-х, когда джаз-рок был одним из самых влиятельных направлений. В 1947 г. Билли переехал в Нью-Йорк и в возрасте 8 лет дебютировал со своим отцом. Из хорошо известной школы Drum & Bugle Corps он поступил в престижную Нью-Йоркскую школу High School of Musical Art, где изучал теорию музыки и технику игры на ударных, слушал семинары таких джазовых гигантов, как Телониус Монк и Стэн Гетц. Диплом получил в 1962 году. Отслужив в армии ударником военного оркестра, Кобэм в 1968 г. около года провёл в ансамбле пианиста Хорэса Силвера, после чего стал работать в качестве сессионного студийного музыканта.
Billy Cobham с его непревзойдённой техникой и завораживающим звучанием обрёл известность в начале 70-х, став одним из основоположников движения фьюжн. После успешных концертов с Miles Davis, Jоhn McLaughin и Mashavishnu Orchestra Кобэм стал суперзвездой. Именно в 1973 году он записал свой знаменитый альбом Spectrum, который журнал Billboard назвал лучшим джазовым альбомом. Совсем недавно альбом был переиздан снова под одноимённым названием с участием всемирно известных музыкантов - Lee Sklar (бас), Tommy Bolin (гитара), Gary Husband (клавиши). Благодаря величайшему успеху альбома Spectrum Билли основал свой собственный бэнд вместе с Рэнди и Майклом Бреккером (Randy & Michael Breckers). Вместе они записали альбомы Crosswinds, Total Eclipse и Shabazz.
Следующая группа Билли - «Spectrum» - включала в себя таких музыкантов, как George Duke, Doug Rauch и Doug Scotfield. К началу 80-x Кобэм был уже известным барабанщиком. К этому времени были выпущены альбомы Вillу Cobham Live: Flight Time, Stratus и Picture This. Пик популярности Кобэма пришёлся на 90-е, когда он стал лидером проекта Jazz is Dead, где сочетаются разные стили, начиная от классического джаза и блюза до джаз-рока. В начале нового тысячелетия он записал гибридный по звучанию альбом Drum’n’Voice, обладающий элементами nu jazz и acid jazz, а также мотивами восточной этники. Умелое сочетание различных стилей, от классического джаза до зажигательного джаз-рока, от электронной вибрации acid jazz до мистического духа африканского этноса, корнями уходящего к прародителям цивилизаций, определяет уникальность музыкальной эстетики Billy Cobham.
Со своей группой Билли Кобэм записал сотни записей, так же как и со многими выдающимися исполнителями. Он принимал участие в концертах на больших площадках с биг-бэндами, на Бродвее, фестивалях по всему миру (он побывал в 47 странах), совмещая это с преподаванием своего мастерства и открытием мастер-классов. Одно из главных его занятий - преподавание: Кобэм пишет учебники, выступает с мастер-классами и т. п. Кроме того, он - «артист-эндорсер» таких музыкальных компаний, как Yamaha и Shure.
Saw the Billy Cobham band around 1975 Birmingham Town Hall UK with Larry Coryell as support what a great gig
I agree Farley. Slick........ I love the guitar player..... A bad man!!!!!!!
yes, he's great!
I was always reluctant about playing or showing any of my fellow bandmates videos of BC playing (yes lol)- he not only has a brilliant meter but has a deep solid pocket and rarely overplays despite the fact his hands, his fills, and his utter ease equates to remarkable speed and fluidity ..its like how could you possibly follow someone who is to drumming what Michael Jordan was to basketball..the answer to that is you don't -- and I saw most of this lineup in Oakland many years ago..took awhile to find my jaw on the floor...
That bit at 0:41 when it goes from the drum solo and kicks straight into the song, that was probably the coolest thing I ever saw.
Absolutely!
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