Thursday, January 7, 2016

Billy Cobham "Spanish Moss: A Sound Portrait"

Here is a neat piece of music, by jazz drummer (and a favorite musician of yours truly), Billy Cobham.  This is his composition "Spanish Moss: A Sound Portrait", recorded in 1974 for his "Crosswinds" record.  The band line up includes such notable players as Cobham on drums, John Abercrombie on guitar, George Duke on keys, and, the Brecker Brothers (Michael on tenor saxophone, and Randy, on trumpet).

The full band lineup is:

John Abercrombie - guitars
Michael Brecker - woodwinds
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Garnett Brown - trombone
Billy Cobham - drums, percussion
George Duke - keyboards
Lee Pastora - Latin percussion
John Williams - acoustic / electric basses



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