Billy Cobham 1974 Total Eclipse (vinyl)

Billy Cobham ~ Total Eclipse ~ 1974
24/48 vinyl rip. Atlantic Recording Corp. ATL 50 098. LP made in W.-Germany.

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Side 1
1. Solarization
a. Solarization 3:00
b. Second Phase 1:43
c. Crescent Sun 2:40
d. Voyage 2:56
e. Solarization-Recapitulation 0:50
2. Lunarputians 2:32
3. Total Eclipse 5:59
4. Bandits 2:30

Side 2
1. Moon Germs 4:55
2. The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese 0:58
3. Sea Of Tranquility 10:44
4. Last Frontier 5:22

John Abercrombie: electric & Ovation guitars
Mike Brecker: flute, soprano & tenor saxes
Randy Brecker: trumpet & flugelhorn
Glenn Ferris: tenor & bass trombones
Milcho Leviev: keyboards
Alex Blake: electric bass
Billy Cobham: traps, tympany, acoustic piano on B2 & B4

Additional musicians:
David Earle Johnson: congas on A1 & B1
Sue Evans: marimba on A1
Cornell Dupree: first guitar solo on B1

This is Billy Cobham's third solo recording under his own name and is a fine follow-up to Crosswinds. The mini-suite "Solarization" not only showcases the band's technical abilities, but also Cobham's strong compositional skills. It also features a schizophrenic piano solo ("Second Phase") from the underrated pianist Milcho Leviev, who sounds like a mutation of Cecil Taylor and Bill Evans. The funky "Moon Germs," on which John Abercrombie is pushed to inspiring new heights, became a Cobham classic. "The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese" is a beautiful flugelhorn solo by Randy Brecker backed by Cobham's debut on piano. The band stretches out on the lengthy "Sea of Tranquility," while "Last Frontier" is a gratuitous drum solo. This recording is highly recommended as Cobham still sounds inspired. - Robert Taylor, AMG