...this blog captures in order the albums as I pull these gems off the shelf and groove to them .....

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Billy Cobham - Total Eclipse (1974)

Billy Cobham - Total Eclipse, Atlantic Records (1974)

  Although for many his prized album was Spectrum (1973), ``Total Eclipse` would be a toss up for me personally.  Having grown up again under the influence of Miles Davis and a member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham has clearly emerged as one of the great fusion drummers with his power and technical virtuosity.  Total Eclipse is really a space fusion funk album like you have never heard before.  The Epic suite `Solarization`is just simply unforgettable as is the fine guitar work of John Abercrombie , with the combined talents of the Brecker Brothers.   Simply a killer album for the fusion lovers out there.

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