Spectrum
by Billy Cobham
- Type: Album
- Released: October 1, 1973
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: Panama
- Length: 37:36
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark album that set a new standard for fusion drumming and became a cornerstone of the jazz-rock movement. 'Spectrum' is a high-energy showcase for Billy Cobham's incredible power and polyrhythmic complexity. The album is famous for its explosive interplay between Cobham's drums, the heavy rock guitar of a young Tommy Bolin, and Jan Hammer's futuristic synthesizer work. It's a visceral and virtuosic album that had a profound influence on both jazz and rock musicians.
Genres
Descriptors: fusion, virtuosic, funky, dynamic, groundbreaking
Tracklist
Credits
- Billy Cobham - primary artist, percussion, producer [produced by], written-by [all selections written by]
- Stanislaw Zagorski - design [album design]
- Leland Sklar - electric bass [fender bass]
- Jan Hammer - electric piano, piano [acoustic piano], synthesizer [moog synthesizer], electric piano, synthesizer [moog synthesizer]
- Ken Scott - engineer [recording & re-mix engineer]
- Tommy Bolin - guitar
- Jeff Snider - painting [cover painting]
- Armen Kachaturian - photography by [backliner photo]
- Urve Kuusik - photography by [inside liner photo]