Billy Cobham and The George Duke Band - New York 1976 - CD

This high energy fusion supergroup is perhaps Billy Cobham's most exciting post Mahavishnu Orchestra outing. George Duke was at the time a central part of Frank Zappa's legendary ensemble. Bassist Alphonso Johnson was fresh from Weather Report having made Tale Spinnin', Mysterious Traveller and Black Market, three of their seminal LPs. John Scofield, still two years away from his first studio date as a leader, was not yet a headliner but it is obvious from his performance here that he soon would be. The music is culled from contemporaneous Cobham and Duke albums with two Zappa tunes thrown in for good measure.

Track Listing

1 PRELUDE (TRYIN' & CRYIN')

2 CROSSWINDS

3 PAN HANDLER

4 FLOOP DE LOOP

5 EAST BAY

6 BAND INTROS

7 EARTHLINGS

8 ECHIDNA'S ARF

9 SOMEDAY SPACE LADY

10 FEEL TZINA

11 AND SO...

12 UNCLE REMUS

13 INVOLUNTARY BLISS