{"product_id":"billy-cobham-total-eclipse-lp-vinyl","title":"Billy Cobham – Total Eclipse (LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in 1974, Total Eclipse arrived during one of the most fertile stretches in fusion history, when Cobham was releasing albums at a pace that matched his ferocious drumming. His work with Miles Davis on Bitches Brew and Jack Johnson had already announced his arrival, but these early solo records showed a composer and bandleader operating at full creative autonomy, building dense, rhythmically complex worlds entirely on his own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since his time with John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra (1971-1973), the drummer Billy Cobham is one of electric fusion jazz's greatest heroes. \"\"Total Eclipse\"\" was the third album he made as a leader within just a few months, and here again he composed all the numbers himself. In the opening 'suite' entitled \"\"Solarization\"\" (eleven minutes long) he already shows his broad and certainly refined stylistic spectrum. Cobham's music leaps from high-energy jazz-rock with wild guitar and thundering volleys on the drums to highly original improvisations on the piano and winds. Smooth electric Latin grooves and gripping funky numbers are not missing either. Cobham's handpicked band is bursting with virtuosos. A look at the names of the three-man wind section proves the point: Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Glenn Ferris are highlights in themselves. And the then 30-year-old band leader himself was the non plus ultra when it came to jazz-rock drumming technique - his amazingly rapid drum volleys are just as sensational today as they were then. With this album this exceptional drummer will thrill all fans of first-class fusion sound similar to Weather Report or Return To Forever. This Speakers Corner reissue LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under http:\/\/www. Pure-analogue. #com. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid. Recording: 1974 Atlantic Recording Studios and at Electric Lady Studios, New York, N. Y. by Ken ScottProduction: Billy Cobham \u0026amp; Ken ScottRelease date: 9\/9\/2021Original label: Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Lunarputians (2:32)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Total Eclipse (5:59)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Bandits (2:30)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Moon Germs (4:55)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese (0:58)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Sea Of Tranquility (10:44)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Last Frontier (5:22)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4260019716071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Speakers Corner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.4.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931198304411,"sku":"184664221","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/packshot-billy-cobham-total-eclipse-vinyl-lp-relix.jpg?v=1783484846","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/billy-cobham-total-eclipse-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}