Billy Cobham - Magic (1977)
EAC Rip | FLAC, Image + CUE, LOG | 355 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 121 MB | Scans | 17 MB
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In the 1970s, Billy Cobham was one of the most dynamic names in jazz-rock fusion. He recorded with Miles Davis and John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra before striking out on his own. He became highly influential in jazz and rock drum sounds, with his high pitched, tuned drums and his interesting mixtures of traditional beats with experimental melodic drumming. This album is a re-release of the second of five albums…
This album was made with a fairly impressive cast of musicians including Randy Jackson on bass, Pete Escovedo on percussion, as well as Pete Maunu on guitar and Mark Soskin on keyboards. Additionally Alvin Baptiste adds clarinet on several tracks, which seems to alternate between truly innovative and simply out-of-place. Much of this album feels dated to the modern listener, especially when songs will be broken out of for extended grooves with the band doing a vocal shout chorus.