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Billy Cobham, born May 16 1944 in Panama , is one of the world's best and most influential drummers known for his Jazz Fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlin 's Mahavishnu Orchestra , where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with Jazz , rock and Funk influences. He has played and recorded with musicians including Miles Davis , Freddie Hubbard , Larry Coryell , and Horace Silver ; and is famous for his fast, explosive, and powerful playing. His most recognized contributions lie in the realm of fusion, and is considered one of the genre's greatest figures. He has been sampled by Massive Attack in their tune "Safe from Harm", centered on the beat and bassline of Cobham's "Stratus", from his debut album ''Spectrum'' ; and by Souls Of Mischief 's " 93 Til' Infinity ", based on the bassline and keyboards of "Heather", from 1974 's Crosswinds . Prior to his emergence with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham worked with Horace Silver in 1968, then with Miles Davis, on classic recordings like ''Live-Evil'' and ''A Tribute to Jack Johnson''. The preface to his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra was his work on John McLaughlin's album ''My Goal's Beyond''. Cobham toured extensively from 1971 to 1973 with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, who released two studio albums and one live album. The original studio versions of tunes on the live album were later released as ''The Lost Trident Sessions'' in 1999. In May 1973, still with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham recorded his first solo album ''Spectrum'', with musicians including Jan Hammer , from the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Tommy Bolin , a guitarist who later played with heavy rock band Deep Purple . Just before the Mahavishnu Orchestra's last touring leg, in late 1973, Cobham recorded and toured with Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, in concerts which featured material from their album ''Love Devotion Surrender'', and Cobham's own material. In 1980 he worked with Jack Bruce, in a band called Jack Bruce & Friends. In 1994 he joined an all-star cast at the Greek Theatre (in LA) and the results were on an album: Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Najee and Dron Johnson LIVE AT THE GREEK. The concert was predominantly Stanley's music but everyone contributed to the amazing night of song. A number of solo albums followed (as of July 2005, Cobham has released over 30 recordings under his own name), and Cobham continues as a recording artist and musical educator to this day. In 2006, Billy Cobham released the cd "Drum n voice 2". This was a return to the 1970s jazz funk sound, with guests such as: Jan Hammer, Buddy Miles, John Patitucci, Jeff Berlin, Dominic Miller, Mike Lindup, Airto Moreira, Frank Gambale, Brian Auger, Guy Barker and the band Novecento. The cd was produced and arranged by Pino & Lino Nicolosi for Nicolosi productions - Just Groove. http://www.nicolosiproductions.com/ 2007: drum n voice n°1 and n° 2 becomes LIVE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U-Fj_1D65g http://www.nicolosiproductions.com/Billy-Cobham-tour.gif A complete discography can be found at Cobham's homepage. DISCOGRAPHY ]]
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