Billy Cobham - Shabazz - 1975 (Full Album) 

I’m 60 Joe never meet Billy, my cousin introduced me to his drumming when I was 11 in 71 been a fan ever since. Believe it or not I meet the woman I was going to marry of course I didn’t know at the time because she is 4 years older then myself 😂, she introduced me to so many jazz fusion bands in the summer of 76, that’s when I started making my moves on her even though she was dating some guy at the time. Anyway we she would take me to live jazz concerts and that’s when I saw Billy for first time live oh boy he was electrifying on those Drums. Yes we’re still married, still enjoying life with her after 5 children and 3 grandchildren. We plan on driving our almost restored 65 mustang coupe from Detroit to Southern California and driving the Pacific Coast line listing to Jazz to Washington state to some live jazz concert she has planned out for Us. Oh and know children or grandchildren this is going to be a wild time buddy, I plan on making that way lol, 289 Hi-Po 600 plus horses with a C-6 Trans and 3,500 stall converter which She has know idea I’ve had all this done to the drivetrain, wait until it starts up lol lmao. Rumbling Cam and Jazz fusion playing perfect combination for many road trips like this one👍🏾

@@CopperAboriginies super cool story…..thanks for sharing.

@Jeff C Indeed.

You can´t say it any better! My real music journey also began with Billy Cobham.........what a Shabazz!

with Carmin Appice

I saw that one, and thought it sounded familiar...great to be able to watch it, as well as hear it....

Indeed. There are some great bootlegs around from 74/75 too. This was one great band.

awesome vid!!!

Billy's best stuff was done when he still had the beard and aviator shades - from 'Spectrum' (1973) to 'Smokin' (1983). The rest up to 2000 is nicely collected on a 2CD set called 'Many Years BC' - though it doesn't include anything from the great 1989 French 'Incoming' LP.

I saw him in 2001... I was wondering how he could get any better from his 70's stuff...but he was.... He was using 4 sticks at times, and he is still the best drummer I've ever seen..

...the magnificent Mr. Cobham's technical wizardry can be partially attributed to his stay with the Jazz Knights -- the US Military Academy jazz band stationed at West Point. He was drafted around 21 years of age, and was there for 3 years. BC obviously read music, and he studied composition extensively. He is certainly one of the most underrated composers from the 70s; he was so powerful a drummer, he was easily overlooked as a disciple of musical theory. Check out his interviews -- incredibly intelligent, grounded, and humble. btw Another drummer you may enjoy is Paco Sery -- whose work with the genius Zawinul is astounding in its grace blended with power. Very different from BC, but coming from a similar mind-place imho. Be well.

Yeah I've been listening to this genius since the album came out or a few years later. He has given so much strength on the drums. I'm just a vatos locos but I can never find any one to play this stuff with. They play Dragon force or punk or extreme beats, but nothing as complicated and hard as this. Thank God or I would retire, but love to play for Mass. God spear me. Phenomenal ese vatos locos forever is Billy. Not now at one time probably the fastest all around including whom ever was back then. Love him, hope you get his stuff and show it to the world ese.

Buddy rich, gene krupa, louie bellson, carl palmer, bill bruford et. al all take a back seat to Mr. Billy Cobham.

Still have the LP as well. Every drummer that heard this ran out an bought a china cymbal!

And thank you for this. Saved me a trip to the library 😉

The contributing artists are listed in the description :)

He really actually composed ALL of the instrumentation on this???

@@darrenseder5923 Yep

Glenn Ferris.

2:41 - 2:50 very Zappa. Ha! Zappa and the Mothers were amazed at Billy's playing back when he and the Mahavishnu's Orchestra opened up for them.

Yes, this is a live album ... He's playing the songs from that album, live.