Billy Cobham

Apart from being a noted and obviously gifted composer and band leader, Billy Cobham is without doubt one of the most important and influential jazz drummers working today. This 2CD set contains compositions from the period in the eighties when Cobham was at his experimental best with albums such as Picture This and Powerplay not to mention tracks from the critically acclaimed Nordic and Focused of which Down Beat magazine commented, Cobham's drumming is crisp, ever inventive and true to form [He] attacks his kit with flair and bad intentions while displaying his infamous and untouchable chops. Conham has appeared on pivotal jazz albums such as Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and Jack Johnson as well as work with Roy Ayers, George Benson, John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Cobham has fashioned a unique style that combines the brain-melting power of hard-rock rhythm keepers with the agility of jazz men: imagine Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, the Who's Keith Moon and Elvin Jones all rolled into a singularly gifted musician. MetroActive magazine.

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