Billy Cobham
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Billy Cobham is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work in both solo projects and collaborations with leading fusion artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Billy Cobham canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ drummer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz fusion drummer ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brecker Brothers
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Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ George Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ John McLaughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Bolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Emanuel Cobham Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Panama
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-05-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Panamanian-American ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | modern jazz fusion drummers ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
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percussion ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Billy Cobham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering jazz fusion drumming
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virtuosic drumming technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Funky Thide of Sings
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Crosswinds NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner Conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabazz NERFINISHED ⓘ Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Total Eclipse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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drummer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Colón, Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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CTI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia Records ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
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