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| Spectrum | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 30 reviews)
Sales Rank: 28953
Category: Music
Artist: Billy Cobham
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Studio: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 7268
UPC: 075678142826
EAN: 0075678142826
ASIN: B000002I77
Release Date: February 25, 1992
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 Pure Jazz Rock Fusion! February 21, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have loved this album for years. What makes it my favorite Jazz-Rock-Fusion album is it's line-up. With the exception of two tracks featuring Ron Carter and Joe Farrell (two great Jazz musicians), the four piece group is made of two Jazz players, and two from the Rock scene. Billy and Jan are Jazz players at the core, Tommy is a Blues based Rock player, and Lee Sklar on bass is one of the great Pop-Rock studio sideman (James Taylor, Phil Collins, etc). They all come together to produce a great JRF funky sound. A lot of great JRF music is mostly played by Jazz musicians exercising their music with Rock Muscle (amplfiers, pick-ups, etc). This album gives us a fusion of different musical backgrounds. Tommy Bolin fans know that in his early days, he was in a Blues-Rock band called "Zephyr." Some of their early stuff does have tinges of Jazz and Swing, so it didn't surprise me how well he fit with Billy and Jan. It's too bad that the core group on this album wasn't really a band. It was a one time project. I saw Billy Cobham in concert soon after Spectrum was released, and he was already on to the Crosswinds-Total Eclispe group. That outfit wasn't too shabby either.
 SPECTRUM review February 20, 2006
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
cool CD...haven't heard it in probably 15 to 20 years...It was fun to hear it again....Funny though, it's a bit different than the way I remember it.
BILLY & BOLIN BURN!! September 25, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
a reviewer here actually said this disc was...boring?!?! Hmmmmm.
I still find this to be one of Cobham's best releases. When Jan Hammer and Billy kick off 'Quadrant 4' you know they mean business. Not only does Cobham have great fusion chops, the man is flat-out funky! He can lay down the fattest grooves. Tommy Bolin scorches on the guitar. So sad he couldn't overcome his subsance abuse and left us much too early. What a talent!
Listen to Tommy and Hammer trade riffs in 'Taurian Matador', brilliant! Hammer is leading the charge and Bolin is right there with him, burnin' up the fretboard while Billy lends his usual brilliant support. This disc has remained a personal favorite of mine thru the years. Just a very solid effort from Billy and the boys. R.I.P Mr. Bolin
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Killer Band, Classic Album July 30, 2004
Tommy Bolin's solo on Quadrant 4 is one of the most exciting ever recorded. Cobham's driving him into a frenzy.
Classic must-have Fusion! February 9, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'll keep it short. This album is as good as it gets with regards to Jazz Fusion. This is THE Billy Cobham album to get. A lot of fusion is just mindless noodling, and as a result the syle gets a bad rap. This album, along with "Inner Mounting Flame" and most stuff by Weather Report and Chic Corea is the quality stuff.
This album features the guitarist Tommy Bolin, who died from a drug overdose just as his career was taking off. His playing on this album, and outstanding interplay with Jan Hammer on keyboards, shows that he was a major talent cut short.
This is a good starting point for anyone wanting to explore the musical style.
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