Billy Cobham

Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944)

Born: 16 May 1944
Colón City
Country: Panama
Active: 1968–
Record labels: Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Elektra, GRP Records, CTI Records
Discography: 62 albums

Biography

Billy Cobham is a jazz musician who plays drum kit, percussion instrument and voice. Billy Cobham was born on 16 May 1944 in Colón City. The music is usually filed under jazz, post-bop and funk. Record labels: Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Elektra and GRP Records. The discography here lists 62 albums, from “Spectrum” (1973) to “Times of My Life” (2026).

William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Cobham was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987, the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013., and The Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame in 2006, a very rare honour. AllMusic biographer Steve Huey said: "Generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Billy Cobham's explosive technique powered some of the genre's most important early recordings – including groundbreaking efforts by Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra – before he became an accomplished bandleader in his own right.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Spectrum 1973 · Atlantic Crosswinds 1974 · Atlantic Total Eclipse 1974 · Atlantic A Funky Thide of Sings 1975 · Atlantic Shabazz 1975 · Live · Atlantic Life & Times 1976 · Atlantic Magic 1977 · Columbia Alivemutherforya 1978 · Live · Columbia Inner Conflicts 1978 · Atlantic Simplicity Of Expression - Depth Of Thought 1978 · CBS Flight Time 1981 · Live · Sandra Music Productions When Sun Lights Up The Future 1984 · Live Warning 1985 · GRP Powerplay 1986 · GRP Picture This 1987 · GRP Incoming 1989 · K‐tel By Design 1992 · Fnac Music The Traveler 1994 · 101 South Records Nordic 1996 · Rhythmatix Focused 1998 · Eagle Records Mississippi Knights: Live 1998 · Live · Wenlock Paradox, The First Second 1998 Hope Street 1999 · Eagle Records Off Color 1999 · Eagle Records Live in Rome 2000 · Live · Tweedle Music Billy Cobham Presents North by Northwest 2001 · Nicolosi Productions The Art of Three 2001 · Live · Blow It Hard Records Culture Mix 2002 · In+Out Records Drum'n'voice: All That Groove 2002 · Just Groove Live in Japan 2003 2003 · Live · Sound Hills Records The Art Of Five 2003 · In+Out Records Colours 2004 · In+Out Records Art of Four 2006 · In+Out Records Drum 'n' Voice 2 2006 · Nicolosi Productions Meeting of the Spirits 2006 · Live · In+Out Records Fruit From the Loom 2007 · [no label] De Cuba y de Panamá 2008 · Astar Mwldan Drum 'n' Voice 3 2009 · Soul Trade Palindrome 2010 · BHM Productions Drum 'n' Voices, Volumes I + II 2011 · Politur Live in Leverkusen 2011 · Live · BHM Productions Compass Point by Billy Cobham 2013 · Cleopatra Tales From the Skeleton Coast 2014 · Creative Multimedia Concepts Inc B.C. 2015 · Wounded Bird Records

Live 1975 From Dallas Electric Ballroom 2015 · Live

Mirror's Image 2015 · Cleopatra Reflected Journey 2015 · Live · Purple Pyramid Spectrum 40 Live 2015 · Live · Creative Multimedia Concepts Inc Broad Horizon 2016 · Creative Multimedia Concepts Inc Drum ’n’ Voice, Vol. 4 2016 · Nicolosi Productions Live 1976 From New York Hofstra Playhouse 2016 · Gonzo Multimedia Red Baron 2017 Time Lapse Photos 2019 · Creative Multimedia Concepts Inc

Jazzfest Saalfelden 2020 · Live

Live in Montreux 1987 (Live 1987) 2020 · Live · Lo-Light Records Tierra Del Fuego 2020 · Creative Multimedia Concepts Inc Northern Lights (Live 1987) 2021 · Live Drum 'n' voice, Vol. 5 2022 · Nicolosi Productions DRUM 'N VOICE VOL. 1,2,3,4,5 2024 FUSION 2024 · Nicolosi Productions Times of My Life 2026 · Creative Multimedia Concepts Inc

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Albums where Billy Cobham is credited as a sideman

1968	Giblet Gravy — George Benson	drums (drum set)
1968	Serenade to a Soul Sister — The Horace Silver Quintet with Stanley Turrentine	drums (drum set)
1969	Uptown Conversation — Ron Carter	drums (drum set)
1970	Purple — Miroslav Vitouš	drums (drum set)
1970	Spaces — Larry Coryell	drums (drum set)
1970	Comment — Les McCann	drums (drum set)
1970	With a Lotta Help From My Friends — Junior Mance	drums (drum set)
1971	White Rabbit — George Benson	drums (drum set)
1971	My Goal’s Beyond — John McLaughlin	drums (drum set), cymbal
1971	God Bless the Child — Kenny Burrell	drums (drum set)
1971	The Inner Mounting Flame — The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin	drums (drum set)
1971	Western Man — Mose Allison	drums (drum set)
1971	Salt Song — Stanley Turrentine	membranophone
1971	Steve Kuhn — Steve Kuhn	drums (drum set)
1971	Mama Wailer — Lonnie Smith	drums (drum set)
1972	Sky Dive — Freddie Hubbard	drums (drum set)
1972	All the King's Horses — Grover Washington, Jr.	drums (drum set)
1972	Blue Moses — Randy Weston	drums (drum set)
1973	Love Devotion Surrender — Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin	drums (drum set)
1973	Blues Farm — Ron Carter	drums (drum set)
1973	Sunflower — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1973	Soul Box — Grover Washington, Jr.	drums (drum set)
1973	Soul Box Vol. 2 — Grover Washington, Jr.	drums (drum set)
1973	Birds of Fire — Mahavishnu Orchestra	membranophone, percussion, drums (drum set)
1973	Mizrab — Gábor Szabó	drums (drum set)
1973	Got My Own — Gene Ammons	drums (drum set)
1973	Big Bad Jug — Gene Ammons	drums (drum set)
1973	Prelude — Deodato	drums (drum set)
1973	Between Nothingness & Eternity — Mahavishnu Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1974	Get Up With It — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)