Billy Cobham Band (featuring Randy Jackson)
The Bottom Line
New York City, New York, USA
February 19 & 20, 1978
Soundboard/Pre-FM Recording -Emperor Nobody Remaster
Flac 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps/48khz
Front Cover Only
Lineage: 320/48k webstreams from Wolfgang's Vault > spectral analysis is lossless past 20k, so essentially equivalent to a preFM source > converted to 16/44 CD Audio, assembled, repaired, tracked, denoised, edited & remastered -- with erroneous titles corrected -- by EN, May 2024
CD1
01 Drum Solo Intro 3:22
02 Antares 10:06
03 AC/DC 9:04
04 Ayajala 32:94
CD2
05 BC Talk (incl/Band Introductions) 3:26
06 Leeward Winds 6:48
07 On a Magic Carpet Ride/Stratus 25:56
CD3
08 La Guernica Pt I 25:32
09 La Guernica Pt II (Incl/drum solo) 13:47
10 Stratus 13:22
11 Antares/Puffnstuff/Stratus (reprise) 17:22
Total Playing Time: 2hr 40mn 54sc
Suggested Disc Breaks Go After Tracks 04 & 07 (or Track 08 if you like)
Billy Cobham - drums, electronics & percussion
Mark Soskin - keyboards
Randy Jackson - bass
Ray Mouton - guitar
Charles Singleton - guitar
Alvin Batiste - saxophones, clarinet, flute & percussion
everyone - vocals on PuffnStuff
The King Biscuit Flower Hour recorded 4 complete shows at The Bottom Line in 1978. I would like to hear that broadcast, with the song lengths they would have to do some heavy editing to fit their format. Just like they did for Frank Zappa's appearance, although Zappa himself had a hand in editing that one. This recording is long, almost 3 hours, but doesn't feel like you're sitting through a screening of Ben Hur. It's a great show with some sections, to me at least, reflecting similar musical ground that Frank Zappa would be plowing in the 1970s. Again not derivative but in the same area. Just to give the uninitiated an idea, if you like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jan Hammer Band, Frank Zappa or George Duke you will most likely want this.
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Thank you JD. I have his 1985 cd Warning! that has a studio recording of Stratus. I've always loved that one!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Gman! I'm glad I found another Jazz show that you will enjoy! Billy's band really cooks on this one especially Alvin Batiste on the sax, his playing is particularly on fire with his composition during the improvisational sections.
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