Birthday
1944/05/16 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Colón, Panama
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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. According to AllMusic, Cobham is generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. AllMusic biographer Steve Huey said, "Generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Billy Cobham...Read more
(2005) Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: Live in Riazzino, Switzerland
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(2006) Jazz Legends: Billy Cobham Live At The Palais Des Festivals Hall Cannes 1989
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(1984) Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
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(2002) World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano
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(2002) Billy Cobham - Culturemix Live at The New Morning, Paris
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(2008) Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
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(1972) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Live In France 1972
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(2005) Common Ground Inspiration Drum DVD
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(2014) Billy Cobham: Spectrum 40 - Live at Lotos Jazz Festival
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(1976) The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band: Live at Montreaux 1976
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(2011) Billy Cobham - Live At Nancy Jazz Pulsation 2011
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(2010) John McLaughlin & Billy Cobham: Live at Montreux 2010
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(2005) Billy Cobham's: New Morning The Paris Concert
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(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
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(1971) BBC In Concert
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