Billy Cobham - Total Eclipse (1974) [Reissue 2005]

Posted By: Designol

Date: 7 Dec 2020 08:37:54

This is Billy Cobham's third solo recording under his own name and is a fine follow-up to Crosswinds. The mini-suite "Solarization" not only showcases the band's technical abilities, but also Cobham's strong compositional skills. It also features a schizophrenic piano solo ("Second Phase") from the underrated pianist Milcho Leviev, who sounds like a mutation of Cecil Taylor and Bill Evans. The funky "Moon Germs," on which John Abercrombie is pushed to inspiring new heights, became a Cobham classic. "The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese" is a beautiful flugelhorn solo by Randy Brecker backed by Cobham's debut on piano. The band stretches out on the lengthy "Sea of Tranquility," while "Last Frontier" is a gratuitous drum solo. This recording is highly recommended as Cobham still sounds inspired.

Review by Robert Taylor, Allmusic.com

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- Billy Cobham – traps, tympany, acoustic piano on "The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese & "The Last Frontier"
- John Abercrombie – electric & ovation guitars
- Michael Brecker – flute, soprano & tenor saxes
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Glenn Ferris – tenor & bass trombones
- Milcho Leviev – keyboards
- Alex Blake – electric bass

Additional musicians:

- David Earle Johnson – congas on "Solarization" & "Moon Germs"
- Sue Evan – marimba on "Solarization"
- Cornell Dupree – first guitar solo on "Moon Germs"

Originally released in 1974 as Atlantic K50098.
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios & at Electric Lady Studios, New York, N.Y.

Tracklist:

01. Solarisation: (11:10)
a) Solarisation
b) Second Phase
c) Crescent Sun
d) Voyage
e) Solarization-Recapitulation
02. Lunarputians (2:32)
03. Total Eclipse (5:57)
04. Bandits (2:31)
05. Moon Germs (4:54)
06. The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese (0:58)
07. Sea Of Tranquillity (10:48)
08. Last Frontier (5:15)

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