Billy Cobham - Alivemutherforya (1978)

Tracks List

1. "Antares" - The Star (5:25)
2. Bahama Mama (8:22)
3. Shadows (7:43)
4. Some Punk Funk (4:23)
5. Spindrift (7:19)
6. On A Magic Carpet Ride (7:10)

Line Up Musicians : 

- Billy Cobham / percussion
- Alphonso Johnson / electric bass, electric fretless bass, bass pedal synthesizer, electric stick
- Steve Khan / electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Tom Scott / tenor and soprano saxophone, lyricon, percussion
- Mark Soskin / acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odessey, Mini-Moog, ARP String Emsemble

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Billy Cobham - Life & Times (1976)

Tracklist:

01. Life & Times
02. 29
03. a) Siesta; b) Wake Up!!!!!! That's What You Said
04. East Bay
05. Earthlings
06. Song For A Friend (Part I)
07. On A Natural High
08. Song For A Friend (Part II)

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Billy Cobham - A Funky Thide Of Sings (1975)

Tracks:

1. Panhandler
2. Sorcery
3. A Funky Thide Of Sings
4. Thinking Of You
5. Some Skunk Funk
6. Light At The End Of The Tunnel
7. A Funky Kind Of Thing
8. Moody Modes

Personnel:

Billy Cobham — percussion, synthesizers;
John Scofield — guitar;
Milcho Leviev — keyboards;
Alex Blake — bass;
Randy Brecker — trumpet;
Michael Brecker — saxophone;
Glenn Ferris — trombone;
Walt Fowler — trumpet;
Larry Schneider — saxophone;
Tom Malone — trombone & piccolo;
"Rebop" Kwaku Baah — congas

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Billy Cobham - Total Eclipse (1974)

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Solarization: Solarization/Second Phase/Crescent Sun/Voyage/Solarization-Recapitulation (11:10)
2. Lunarputians (2:33)
3. Total Eclipse (5:59)
4. Bandits (2:30)
5. Moon Germs (4:54)
6. The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese (0:58)
7. Sea Of Tranquility (10:44)
8. Last Frontier (5:22)

 Line-up / Musicians
 

- Billy Cobham / drums, percussion, timpani, piano
- Alex Blake / bass
- Cornell Dupree / guitar
- David Earle Johnson / congas
- Glen Ferris / trombone
- John Abercrombie / guitars
- Michael Brecker / flute, Soprano & Tenor saxophone
- Milcho Leviev / keyboards
- Randy Brecker / trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
- Sue Evans / marimba

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Billy Cobham - Shabazz (1974)

Tracklist:

01. Shabazz
02. Taurian Matador (Revised)
03. Red Baron (Revised)
04. Tenth Pinn

All compositions written & arranged by William E. Cobham, Jr.

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Billy Cobham - Crosswinds 1974)

Track list :

1. "Spanish Moss – "A Sound Portrait"" – 17:08
   • a. "Spanish Moss" – 4:08
   • b. "Savannah The Serene" – 5:09
     • Solos: Garnett Brown & George Duke
   • c. "Storm" – 2:46
     • Solo: Billy Cobham
   • d. "Flash Flood" – 5:05
     • Solos: Randy Brecker & John Abercrombie

2. "The Pleasant Pheasant" – 5:11
   • Solos: Lee Pastora, Michael Brecker, George Duke & Billy Cobham
3. "Heather" – 8:25
   • Solos: George Duke & Michael Brecker
4. "Crosswind" – 3:39
   • Solo: John Abercrombie

The personnel on all sections except "Savannah The Serene" and "Storm" is:

• John Abercrombie – guitars
• Michael Brecker – woodwinds
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Billy Cobham – percussion
• George Duke – keyboards
• Lee Pastora – latin percussion
• John Williams – acoustic & electric basses

On "Savannah The Serene" the personnel is:

• John Abercrombie – acoustic guitar
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Billy Cobham – percussion
• George Duke – keyboards
• John Williams – acoustic bass

"Storm" is a percussion solo by Billy Cobham.


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Billy Cobham - Spectrum (1973)

Track list :

1. "Quadrant 4" – 4:20
2. "Searching for the Right Door" – 1:19 / "Spectrum" – 5:07
3. "Anxiety" – 1:41 / "Taurian Matador" – 3:03
4. "Stratus" – 9:48
5. "To the Women in My Life" – 0:51 / "Le Lis" – 3:20
6. "Snoopy's Search" – 1:02 / "Red Baron" – 6:37

• Billy Cobham - Drums (1-6) & Drums, Electronics (solos on '3.a')
• Tommy Bolin - Guitar (1, 3.b, 4, 6.b)
• Jan Hammer - Electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Acoustic piano (not on 2.b) (1, 2.b, 3.b, 4, 5.b, 6.b)
• Lee Sklar - Bass guitar (1, 3.b, 4, 6.b)
• Joe Farrell - Soprano sax (2.b) & Alto sax (5.b)
• Jimmy Owens - Flugelhorn (2.b, 5.b) & Trumpet (5.b)
• John Tropea - Guitar (5.b)
• Ron Carter - Acoustic bass (2.b, 5.b)
• Ray Barretto - Congas (2.b, 5.b)
• Ken Scott - Recording and re-mix engineer

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