Billy Cobham - Rudiments: The Billy Cobham Anthology (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) +CUE, LOG | 908 MB | Scans
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Funk, Fusion | Label: Atlantic Records | Catalog Number: R2 74287
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) +CUE, LOG | 908 MB | Scans
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Funk, Fusion | Label: Atlantic Records | Catalog Number: R2 74287
If ever anybody deserved a two-disc anthology of his offerings as a solo artist it's fusion drummer Billy Cobham. After making his stellar debut with John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham made eight records for Atlantic from 1973-1978. To varying degrees, these recordings were true statements on the state of jazz-rock fusion. Many blame Cobham for being a member of the technical-expertise-is-everything school, and to a degree it may be true. But the tracks collected here by Barry Benson and Nick Sahakian provide evidence of something else entirely: that along with technical expertise in spades, Cobham had soul, groove, and a handle on how powerful rock & roll could contribute to jazz improvisation if harnessed in the right way. And every single track on these two discs does exactly that and more.