Today we have another odd-meter Billy Cobham groove from the track “b. Spectrum” from his 1973 album Spectrum: He plays the unaccented notes stronger than is customary today, and puts a light accent on the […]
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DBMITW: Billy Cobham
Here’s a live version of another fusion classic: Billy Cobham’s “Anteres” – The Star, from a record I stole from my brother a long time ago, Alivemutherforya: That’s a rare use of the Tama Octobans […]
Groove o’ the day: Billy Cobham in 17/16
I present this just as a curiosity, because I’ve never encountered this meter anywhere before (maybe in a percussion ensemble piece?). But you can see how we usually deal with the odd #/16 meters; often […]
Larry Appelbaum: Before and After with Billy Cobham
Larry Appelbaum, writer, blogger, and jazz specialist for the US Library of Congress, among other things, listens to records with Billy Cobham– covering Paul Motian, Lewis Nash, Ndugu, Philly Joe, and more. Here they are […]
Billy Cobham with Horace Silver
Here’s a fun clip of Billy Cobham playing Nutville with Horace Silver in 1968. And there’s Bennie Maupin on tenor. It’s awfully strange seeing Cobham playing a four piece. Tip-o-the-stick to Drum to Life for […]