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THE BILLY COBHAM / DUKE BAND "LIVE" IN EUROPE

In 1976, Billy Cobham (previously drummer for Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra and others) and George Duke (previously keyboard player for Cannonball Adderly, Frank Zappa and others) joined forces with bassist Alfonso Johnson (ex of Weather Report) and Cobham's new discovery, guitarist John Scofield (who went on to play with Miles Davis) for a tour of the U.S. and Europe.


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Renowned musician and record producer GEORGE DUKE began piano studies at age seven after attending a Duke Ellington concert. Heavily influenced by the music of his local Baptist church and by Miles Davis and the soul-jazz sounds of Les McCann and Cal Tjader, he attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied trombone and composition, receiving his B.M. in 1967.


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Anyway, The Cobham/Duke Band lasted a year before other pressures pulled the band apart. The LP was recorded in 1976, at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and The Hammersmith Odeon in London over three nights. Our idea was to incorporate other ideas into Fusion Music - comedy, vocals, and funk.


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Billy Cobham. 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 . He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987 [1] and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. [2]


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Larry Kimpel lays it down with Billy Cobham and the late George Duke. This is Billy's classic tune "Stratus".


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Members: Alphonso Johnson, Billy Cobham, George Duke, John Scofield. Variations: Viewing All | The Billy Cobham / George Duke Band. The Billy Cobham George Duke Band, Billy Cobham & George Duke Band, The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band, The Billy Cobham-George Duke Band, George Duke / Billy Cobham Band.


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Things get a bit goofy with "Space Lady" (a song which probably worked better live), and a bit melodramatic with "Almustafa the Beloved." "Do What Cha Wanna" features Duke on vocals and, ironically, made it onto Cobham's Best of Billy Cobham. The closer, "Frankenstein Goes to the Disco," is primarily a vehicle for Cobham, while "Sweet Wine" and.


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The Billy Cobham / George Duke Band - "Live" On Tour In Europe (1976) 0:00; Frankenstein Goes to the Disco. 7:11; The Billy Cobham & George Duke Band - Hip Pockets (1976) 7:08; The Billy Cobham George Duke Band Ivory Tattoo (1976) 4:29; Billy Cobham George Duke Band Almustafa The Beloved 1976.


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The Billy Cobham-George Duke Band: "Live" on Tour in Europe (1976) Magic (1977) Alivemutherforya [live] with Steve Khan, Alphonso Johnson and Tom Scott (1978) Inner Conflicts (1978) Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought (1978) B.C. (1979) Live: Flight Time [live] (1980) Stratus (1981) Observations & Reflections (Elektra/Musician, 1982)


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Billy Cobham and George Duke, along with guitarist John Scofield and bassist Alfonso Johnson server up a generous slice of seventies fusion, without too much of that disco flavor that was beginning to permeate the genre at the time. Duke, fresh out of Frank Zappa's band,.


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Montreux '98


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Listen to music by The Billy Cobham—George Duke Band on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by The Billy Cobham—George Duke Band including Hip Pockets (Live), Ivory Tattoo (Live) and more.


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The Billy Cobham George Duke Band Ivory Tattoo (1976) 4:29. Billy Cobham George Duke Band Almustafa The Beloved 1976. 6:56. The Billy Cobham & George Duke Band (Live) - Do What Cha Wanna (1976) 5:07. The Billy Cobham & George Duke Band - Hip Pockets (1976) 7:08. Bill Cobham / George Duke Band - Red Baron.


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"Live" - On Tour in Europe, an Album by The Billy Cobham / George Duke Band. Released in September 1976 on Atlantic (catalog no. SD 18194; Vinyl LP). Genres: Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk. Featured peformers: Billy Cobham (percussion, drum machine, photography, producer), George Duke (keyboards, producer), Alphonso Johnson (electric bass, Chapman Stick), John Scofield (electric guitar), John.

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