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Billy Cobham discography

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The discography of jazz/jazz fusion drummer Billy Cobham includes solo, collaborative, and work playing on other artists' albums.

Discography

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As leader

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Year Title Peak chart positions Label Notes
US

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US R&B

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US Jazz

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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

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With Mose Allison

With Gene Ammons

With Ray Barretto

  • The Other Road (1973)

With George Benson

With Bobby and the Midnites

With The Brothers Johnson

With James Brown

  • Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971-1975 (1996)

With Kenny Burrell

With Cargo

  • Cargo (1982)

With Ron Carter

With Stanley Clarke

With Larry Coryell

  • Spaces (1974)
  • The Essential Larry Coryell (1975)
  • Spaces Revisited (1997)

With Miles Davis

With Richard Davis

With Eumir Deodato

With Dreams

  • Dreams (1970)
  • Imagine My Surprise (1971)

With Charles Earland

With Gil Evans

With Fania All Stars

With Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway

With Peter Gabriel

With Johnny Hammond

With Billy Harper

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

With Jackie and Roy

With Milt Jackson

With Jazz Is Dead

With Quincy Jones

With Robin Kenyatta

With Hubert Laws

With Mahavishnu Orchestra

With Junior Mance

With Arif Mardin

With Les McCann

With John McLaughlin

With Mark-Almond Band

  • Rising (1972)
  • To the Heart (1976)

With Jimmy Owens

With Sonny Rollins

With Michel Sardaby

  • Michel Sardaby in New York (Sound Hills, 2002)

With Don Sebesky

With Horace Silver

With Carly Simon

With Lonnie Smith

With Gábor Szabó

With Leon Thomas

With McCoy Tyner

With Stanley Turrentine

  • Sugar (CTI, 1970)
  • Ain't No Way (Blue Note, 1980, recorded 1969)

With Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson

With Miroslav Vitous

  • Purple (1970)

With Grover Washington, Jr.

With Randy Weston

With Paul Winter

(1972)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stanley Clarke - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Billy Cobham - Ayajala Live". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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