Billy Cobham - 100th Episode!

Percussion Discussion - Episode 100 - Billy Cobham 

We are 100% firmly in the legends lounge for the 100th episode of Percussion Discussion - Billy Cobham.

 In 2001 Billy Cobham was named one of the 25 most influential Drummers by Modern Drummer Magazine, Billy is one of the very few who can truly be called a pivotal drummer in music history!

 Join Bill and myself as we chat about his remarkable career, from his teenage years cutting his teeth in Drum Corps, through to his time in the military and on to his early days in the Jazz world touring in the UK with Horace Silver and a whos who of jazz legends!

 We talk about drum / head selections for different gigs, the importance of good quality monitoring and the recording of Bitches Brew by Miles Davis! 

Of course we spend time chatting about Billy's Iconic release 1973's Spectrum, im not going to tell you what was said..... you need to listen, it is full of wonderful little nuggets of information!

 wow, what a remarkable hour chatting to one of the most iconic drummers of the last 60 years!
 Bill - thank you so much for your time! its truly appreciated! www.billycobham.com 

Many Thanks to our mutual pal Joey Smout for putting us intouch!