Billy Cobham
Born: May 16th, 1944

Influences: Tony Williams, Buddy Rich
 
Selected Discography
Year Title Artist
1969 Bitches Brew Miles Davis
1973 Spectrum Billy Cobham
1971 White Rabbit George Benson
1971 The Inner Mounting Flame Mahavishnu Orchestra
1972 Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra
1987 The Best of Billy Cobham Billy Cobham
1999 The Lost Trident Sessions Mahavishnu Orchestra
1972 On the Corner Miles Davis
1973 Between Nothingness and Eternity Mahavishnu Orchestra
1970 A Tribute to Jack Johnson Miles Davis
1972 Prelude Deodato
1974 Crosswinds Billy Cobham
1976 School Days Billy Cobham
1971 Breakout Johnny Hammond
1994 Live at the Greek Stanley Clarke
70's Giant Box Don Sebesky
2001 Rudiments: The Billy Cobham Anthology Billy Cobham
2006 Celebration of the Mahavishnu Orchestra Billy Cobham & Colin Towns HR-Big Band
1972 Sunflower Milt Jackson
1972 Imagine My Surprise Dreams
1970 Dreams Dreams
2007 Drum 'n' voice 2 Billy Cobham
1998 Blue Light Rain Jazz Is Dead
1972 Get Up With It Miles Davis
70's "LIVE" on Tour in Europe Billy Cobham - George Duke Band
1977 Alivemutherforya Billy Cobham
1975 A Funky Thide of Sings Billy Cobham
1997 Spaces Revisited Larry Coryell

Selected DVDs
Year Title Artist
07/2007 Live at 60 Billy Cobham
1989 Live Palais des Festivals Hall Cannes Billy Cobham
2005 Billy Cobham's Culturemix Billy Cobham
1991 Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane Herbie Hancock
1983 Cobham Meets Bellson Billy Cobham & Louie Bellson
1992 Drums by Design (VHS) Billy Cobham
1981 Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: LIve in Riazzino Billy Cobham

Selected Books
Year Title
2006 Power, Passion & Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra
2006 John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra (Mini Scores)
2001 Miles Beyond: Electric Explorations of Miles Davis, 1967-1991
2002 Ultimate Play-Along Drum Trax: Billy Cobham Conundrum
1978 Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, the Music
1999 Billy Cobham: By Design

More Selected CDs
Year Title Artist
2004 Drum 'n' voice Billy Cobham
1974 Total Eclipse Billy Cobham
1994 The Traveler Billy Cobham
1985 Warning Billy Cobham
1978 Magic/Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought Billy Cobham
1970 Spaces Larry Coryell
2000 Live: Flight Time Billy Cobham
2002 God Bless the Child Kenny Burrell
1970 Live-Evil Miles Davis
1970 My Goals Beyond John McLaughlin
2007 Circle in the Round Miles Davis
Billy Cobham's Drum Equipment:

Buy Yamaha Drums
Yamaha Maple Custom
1. 6"x14" Snare Drum
2. 13"x15" Tom
3. 11"x13" Tom
4. 12"x14" Tom
5. 10"x12" Tom
6. 9"x10" Tom
7. 16"x16" Floor Tom
8. 18"x18" Floor Tom
9. 16"x24" Bass Drum (x2)
Yamaha Hardware

Buy Sabian Cymbals
A. 20" Hand Hammered Dark Chinese
B. 9" Signature Radia Cup Chime
C. 21" Signature Ride
D. 12" Signature Radia Splash
E. 14" Signature Radia Crashes (x2 - used as Hi-Hats)
F. 18" Hand Hammered Medium Thin Crash
G. 12" Signature Radia Splash
H. 20" Hand Hammered Suspended Crash

Accessories

Buy Evans Drumheads
Clear EC2 heads

Buy Vic Firth Sticks & Brushes
Billy Cobham Signature Stick (SBC)

Buy Shure Microphones
Snare: Beta 56A
Toms: SM98A
Kick: SM91A
HiHat: SM81
Overhead: SM81
Monitors: PSM 600

 

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