There are some musicians who can look forward while looking back, though they are few and far between. Master drummer, composer, and arranger Billy Cobham is one of them. Palindrome continues to reflect the endless, restless search for new modes of expression and technical facility that have been a hallmark of his career. That said, like its predecessor, 2008's Fruit of the Loom, which featured a radical reworking of the title cuts from Spectrum and Crosswind, this set revisits four earlier compositions and contains six new ones. Cobham sees these two albums as part of a multi-… read more
There are some musicians who can look forward while looking back, though they are few and far between. Master drummer, composer, and arranger Billy C… read more
There are some musicians who can look forward while looking back, though they are few and far between. Master drummer, composer, and arranger Billy Cobham is one of them. Palindrome cont… read more
On May 16, 1944, in Panama, one of the world’s most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk influences, was born, named Billy Cobham. He is the first drummer to unseat Buddy Rich in the Down Beat music polls. Cobham has played and recorded with hundreds of top musicians, including Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Coryell, and Horace Silver; and is famous for his explosive, fast, spectacular playing. He has been sampled, most famously by Massive Attack in their… read more
On May 16, 1944, in Panama, one of the world’s most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming … read more
On May 16, 1944, in Panama, one of the world’s most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk influences, was born,… read more