Billy Cobham Group
Masonic Auditorium
Detroit, Michigan USA
November 1975

FM>?>CDr from Trade>EAC>Normalize/Amplify w/ Audacity>Track/edit w/ CD Wave>FLAC
Some FM noise/mud but highly listenable-IMO. B+?

Line-up (Unconfirmed)

Billy Cobham – synthesizer, percussion
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Walt Fowler – trumpet
Tom "Bones" Malone – trombone, piccolo
Glenn Ferris – trombone
Milcho Leviev – keyboards
John Scofield – guitar
Alex Blake – basses

T1 Moon Germs(fade in)
T2 Crosswinds
T3 Introduction etc..
T4 Neu Rock & Roll
T5 Heather>??

Notes:

*T4 Fadeout/Fade back in= mid song

* During Heather, Alex Blake's beautiful upright bass solo seems to be axed & it cuts into the end of Billy's drum solo. Sounds like R. Brecker's Trumpet solo got "edited out" as well. What the hell? Lucky for what we have- right?

I tried to tidy things a bit but a real remaster would be welcomed.

Even with it's flaws, this is probably the most intense/inspired recording by The Billy Cobham Group I have-I think .I have a heap too. This is a "must have" for Billy aka Boomer Fans.

*This recording really makes me miss Mike Brecker! His playing is sublime.

Check out Alex Blake's fuck up on the start of Crosswinds. He's playing Red Baron but BC calls out to him that he's supposed to be playing "Crosswinds." (I think Alex Blake is a monster-BTW)

*How's the speed & pitch on this one, Dr.?


enjoy


mr_mags