Billy Cobham Spectrum Pop Music CD Review

Richly talented Pop artist Billy Cobham has releasedstandout tunes are track 2 - Searching For The Right
him latest album titled Spectrum and Wow! It's good.Door / Spectrum, track 5 - To The Women In My Life
I wish it weren't the case but, it's not everyday that ILe Lis, and track 6 - Snoopy's Search / Red Baron.
get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in andMy Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in
comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is"Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Quadrant 4. This is a
usually a song or two that I just can't force myself togreat track!
get through. Not at all the case with Spectrum. EverySpectrum Release Notes:
track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me toBilly Cobham originally released Spectrum on February
listen to from start to finish.25, 1992 on the Rhino Records label.
Spectrum is a pleasantly varied, mix of 6 tracks thatCD Track List Follows:
are very well written songs by this clearly outstanding1. Quadrant 4
artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the2. Searching For The Right Door / Spectrum
kind emotion that makes for a really great listen.3. Anxiety / Taurian Matador
Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are4. Stratus
him own real life experiences. At different points5. To The Women In My Life / Le Lis
touching on the most real emotions like love, and the6. Snoopy's Search / Red Baron
pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.Personnel: Billy Cobham (percussion); Joe Farrell
Overall Spectrum is a solid release. Quite possibly Billy(soprano & alto saxophone, flute); Jimmy Owens
Cobham's best to date. Really spectacular from(flugelhorn, trumpet); Jan Hammer (piano, electric piano,
beginning to end. If you're even mildly into Pop musicMoog synthesizer); John Tropea, Tommy Bolin (guitar);
you'll enjoy this CD.Ron Carter (acoustic bass); Lee Sklar (electric bass);
While the entire CD is really very good the trulyRay Barretto (congas).