Learn Billy Cobham - 1974 [2007] Shabazz [24Bit Remastered]

Shabazz captures artist/cobham-mn0000767741">Cobham's Total Eclipse band inward a alive setting, together with contains 2 originals, "Shabazz" together with "Tenth Pin." The other 2 songs, "Taurian Matador" together with "Red Baron," which debuted on artist/cobham-mn0000767741">Cobham's classic recording, Spectrum, are given an impressive update. All of the songs are blowing sessions allowing each instrumentalist ample fourth dimension to develop their ideas. artist/cobham-mn0000767741">Cobham attacks his drums alongside a vengeance on the introduction to "Shabazz" together with on his powerful solo for "Tenth Pin." This is a good, old-fashioned blowing session that captures 1 of artist/cobham-mn0000767741">Cobham's best bands at their peak.

Recorded inward July 74 at the Rainbow inward London together with at the Montreux Music Festival (A2), alongside practically the same line-up of that twelvemonth Total Eclipse, this album comprises 2 revised versions from BC best selling “Spectrum” together with 2 long tracks evidently written for this band together with this tour since they alone seem inward this album;
Randy Brecker wah-wah treated trumpet together with Milcho Leviev moog excursions polish on the championship track, a powerful subject that begins afterwards a thundering Cobham introduction, just whose long jam feels hesitant sometimes;
The revised versions of “Taurian Matador” – Michael Brecker delivers a blistering sax solo together with Milcho Leviev Rhodes is inward truthful George Duke funky fashion – together with “Red Baron”- hither polish Glenn Ferris trombone together with Abercrombie guitar- are precisely what 1 would aspect from such an illustrious batch of musicians, relentless fiery Funky Fusion.
Tenth Pinn has a furious BC drum opening together with a grandiose hi-speed subject together with and thus over an unstoppable just at times restrained inward the audio marking BC, has Ferris trombone together with in 1 lawsuit again an electronically treated trumpet giving cards earlier the subject soon resumes earlier BC takes centre phase for a drum solo alongside highs together with lows that finishes the record;
Suffering from an alone average recording character together with to a greater extent than or less lack of confidence (or rehearsing) on the novel themes, this is withal a real pleasant listening.

Tracks Listing 
 

1. Shabazz (13:49)
2. Taurian Matador (Revised) (5:27)
3. Red Baron (6:38)
4. Tenth Pinn (13:58)

Total Time: 40:23

Line-up / Musicians
 

- Billy Cobham / Drums, Percussion
- Alex Blake / Bass
- John Abercrombie / Guitar
- Milcho Leviev / Keyboards
- Michael Brecker / Saxophone
- Randy Brecker / Trumpet
- Glen Ferris / Trombone