CB Gets Lazy
The ‘Inner Mounting Flame is my second look at The Mahavishnu Orchestra. I was just blown away by this band. John McLaughlin, Rick Laird, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman and Billy … Continue reading
Jazz Record : Billy Cobham – Spectrum
Billy wastes no time getting into this recording. This is exactly what I was wanting. Cobham and his band are cooking right off the top with ‘Quadrant 4’ (Linked below) … Continue reading
Music Single : Santana – Jingo
Lets go back to the beginning of time, well not that far just back to when Santana hit the airwaves. Listen to this fantastic piece of music. Is it a … Continue reading
Album : Santana – Abraxas
After absolutely digging Santana’s first album it was just natural that CB would grab ‘Abraxas’ and right from the start I was back in that familiar territory. There was no … Continue reading
Album : Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
Cincinnati was well on his way in his musical discoveries. He was expanding his tastes. He had an idea about the jazz thing. His dad had exposed him to Coleman … Continue reading
Album : Birds of Fire – Mahavishnu Orchestra
The album opens with a couple gong strikes, the band starts to filter in with the violin laying down a riff, the drums come in and then boom, guitar and … Continue reading
Album : Sweetnighter – Weather Report
This was the second “Jazz” album my friend Georgie (Porgie) turned me onto. He had the great Hi-Fi system so it did the music justice. Infectious percussion and drums open … Continue reading
Album : Head Hunters – Herbie Hancock
Chameleon was CB’s intro to Herbie Hancock. All new music and sounds. Babyhead’s friend Georgie Porgie turned him onto all sorts of music. This was some of it. The beat … Continue reading
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