Billy Cobham discography
The discography of jazz/jazz fusion drummer Billy Cobham includes solo, collaborative, and work playing on other artists' albums.
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Label | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US R&B | US Jazz | ||||
1973 | Spectrum | 26 | ― | 1 | Atlantic | |
1974 | Crosswinds | 23 | 19 | 2 | ||
Total Eclipse | 36 | 12 | 6 | |||
Shabazz [live] | ― | ― | ― | |||
1975 | A Funky Thide of Sings | 79 | 32 | 15 | ||
1976 | Life & Times | ― | ― | ― | ||
1976 | "Live" on Tour in Europe | ― | ― | ― | as The Billy Cobham–George Duke Band | |
1977 | Magic | ― | ― | ― | Columbia | |
1978 | Alivemutherforya [live] | ― | ― | ― | with Steve Khan, Alphonso Johnson, Tom Scott and Mark Sos | |
Inner Conflicts | ― | ― | ― | Atlantic | ||
Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought | — | ― | ― | Columbia | ||
1979 | B.C. | ― | ― | ― | ||
1980 | Live: Flight Time [live] | ― | ― | ― | Inak | |
1981 | Stratus | ― | ― | ― | as Billy Cobham's Glassmenagerie | |
1982 | Observations & Reflections | ― | ― | ― | Elektra/Musician | |
Smokin’ [live] | ― | ― | ― | |||
1985 | Warning | — | ― | ― | GRP | |
1985 | Consortium | — | ― | ― | with Johannes Faber | |
1986 | Power Play | — | ― | ― | ||
1987 | Best Of | ― | ― | ― | ||
1987 | Picture This | — | — | ― | GRP | |
1989 | Incoming | — | — | ― | K-Tel | |
1990 | No Filters | ― | ― | ― | with Wolfgang Schmid | |
1992 | By Design | ― | ― | ― | ||
1994 | The Traveler | ― | ― | ― | ||
1996 | Nordic | ― | ― | ― | ||
Paradox | ― | ― | ― | |||
1998 | Paradox, The First Second [live] | ― | ― | ― | ||
Mississippi Nights Live [live] | ― | ― | ― | |||
1999 | Focused | ― | ― | ― | ||
Ensemble New Hope Street | ― | ― | ― | |||
Nordic: Off Color | ― | ― | ― | |||
2001 | North by NorthWest | ― | ― | ― | ||
2002 | Drum 'n' Voice | ― | ― | ― | ||
The Art of Three [live] | ― | ― | ― | |||
Many Years B.C. [compilation] | ― | ― | ― | |||
Culture Mix | ― | ― | ― | |||
2004 | The Art of Five | ― | ― | ― | ||
2005 | Caravaggio | ― | ― | ― | with Massimo Colombo | |
2006 | Art of Four [live] | ― | ― | ― | ||
Drum 'n' Voice 2 | ― | ― | ― | |||
2007 | Fruit from the Loom | ― | ― | ― | ||
2008 | De Cuba y de Panama | ― | ― | ― | with Asere | |
2010 | Palindrome | ― | ― | ― | ||
Drum 'n' Voice 3 | ― | ― | ― | |||
2013 | Compass Point | ― | ― | ― | ||
2014 | Tales From The Skeleton Coast | ― | ― | ― | ||
2015 | Ayajala Live [2] | ― | ― | ― | ||
Spectrum 40 Live | ― | ― | ― | |||
2016 | Drum 'n' Voice 4 | ― | ― | ― | ||
Broad Horizon | ― | ― | ― | with Frankfurt Radio Big Band | ||
2020 | Tierra Del Fuego | ― | ― | ― | ||
2022 | Drum 'n' Voice 5 | ― | ― | ― | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
As sideman
[edit]With Mose Allison
- Western Man (Atlantic, 1971)
- Lessons in Living (1982)
With Gene Ammons
- Got My Own (Prestige, 1972)
- Big Bad Jug (Prestige, 1973)
With Ray Barretto
- The Other Road (1973)
With George Benson
- Giblet Gravy (1968)
- White Rabbit (CTI, 1972)
- Bobby and the Midnites (1981)
- Where the Beat Meets the Street (1984)
With The Brothers Johnson
- Look Out for #1 (1976)
With James Brown
- Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971-1975 (1996)
With Kenny Burrell
- Night Song (Verve, 1969)
- God Bless the Child (CTI, 1971)
With Cargo
- Cargo (1982)
With Ron Carter
- Uptown Conversation (Embryo, 1970)
- Blues Farm (CTI, 1973)
- All Blues (CTI, 1973)
- Spanish Blue (CTI, 1974)
- Yellow & Green (CTI, 1976)
- New York Slick (Milestone, 1980)
- Empire Jazz (RSO, 1980)
With Stanley Clarke
- School Days (1976)
- Atlantis with George Duke (1973)
- Live at the Greek with Larry Carlton (1993)
With Larry Coryell
- Spaces (1974)
- The Essential Larry Coryell (1975)
- Spaces Revisited (1997)
With Miles Davis
- Bitches Brew (1970)
- Live-Evil (1970)
- A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1970)
- Big Fun (1974)
- Get Up with It (1974)
- Circle in the Round (1979)
- Directions (recorded 11.3.1960-27.2.1970, released 1980)
With Richard Davis
- Way Out West (recorded 1977, Muse, 1980)
- Fancy Free (Galaxy, 1977)
With Eumir Deodato
With Dreams
- Dreams (1970)
- Imagine My Surprise (1971)
With Charles Earland
- Intensity (Prestige, 1972)
With Gil Evans
- Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (Trio, 1981)
With Fania All Stars
- Our Latin Thing (1972)
- Latin-Soul-Rock (1974)
With Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
With Peter Gabriel
With Johnny Hammond
- Breakout (Kudu, 1971)
- Wild Horses Rock Steady (Kudu, 1971)
- The Prophet (Kudu, 1972)
With Billy Harper
- Capra Black (Strata-East, 1973)
With Donald Harrison
- Heroes (Nagel Heyer, 2004)
- New York Cool: Live at The Blue Note (Half Note, 2005)
- This Is Jazz: Live at The Blue Note (Half Note, 2011)
With Freddie Hubbard
- Sky Dive (CTI, 1973)
With Jackie and Roy
- Time & Love (CTI, 1972)
With Milt Jackson
- Sunflower (CTI, 1972)
With Jazz Is Dead
- Blue Light Rain (1998)
With Quincy Jones
- The Anderson Tapes (1971)
- I Heard That!! (1976)
With Robin Kenyatta
- Gypsy Man (Atlantic, 1973)
With Hubert Laws
- Morning Star (CTI, 1972)
- Carnegie Hall (CTI, 1973)
With Mahavishnu Orchestra
- Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
- Birds of Fire (1973)
- Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973)
- The Lost Trident Sessions (recorded 1973, released 1999)
- Mahavishnu (1984)
With Junior Mance
- With a Lotta Help from My Friends (Atlantic, 1970)
With Arif Mardin
- Journey (Atlantic, 1974)
With Les McCann
- Comment (Atlantic, 1970)
- Invitation to Openness (Atlantic, 1971)
With John McLaughlin
- My Goal's Beyond (Columbia, 1971)
- Love Devotion Surrender with Carlos Santana (Columbia, 1973)
- Electric Guitarist (Columbia, 1978)
With Mark-Almond Band
- Rising (1972)
- To the Heart (1976)
With Jimmy Owens
- Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
With Sonny Rollins
- The Way I Feel (Milestone, 1976)
- Don’t Stop the Carnival (Milestone, 1978)
With Michel Sardaby
- Michel Sardaby in New York (Sound Hills, 2002)
With Don Sebesky
- Giant Box (CTI, 1973)
With Horace Silver
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (1968)
- You Gotta Take a Little Love (1969)
With Carly Simon
- Hotcakes (1974)
With Lonnie Smith
- Mama Wailer (Kudu, 1971)
With Gábor Szabó
- Mizrab (CTI, 1972)
With Leon Thomas
- The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman, 1970)
With McCoy Tyner
- Fly with the Wind (Milestone, 1976)
With Stanley Turrentine
- Sugar (CTI, 1970)
- Ain't No Way (Blue Note, 1980, recorded 1969)
With Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson
- Cherry (CTI, 1972)
With Miroslav Vitous
- Purple (1970)
- All the King's Horses (Kudu, 1972)
- Soul Box (Kudu, 1973)
With Randy Weston
- Blue Moses (CTI, 1972)
With Paul Winter
(1972)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stanley Clarke - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Billy Cobham - Ayajala Live". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2025.