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Total Eclipse

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Total Eclipse is the third album by the fusion drummer Billy Cobham and was released in 1974. All eight tracks are his own. He plays drums, timpani and, on two tracks, acoustic piano. His band includes the guitarist John Abercrombie, the brothers Michael and Randy Brecker on wind instruments, the trombonist Glenn Ferris, the keyboardist Milcho Leviev and the bassist Alex Blake. Ken Scott recorded the record.

The music is fusion, a mixture of jazz and rock. The opening track Solarization lasts more than eleven minutes and consists of five parts. In between are short pieces such as Lunarputians and The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese, which lasts less than a minute. The longest track is Sea of Tranquility, almost eleven minutes. The album reached number 6 on the Billboard jazz chart, number 12 on the R&B chart and number 36 on the pop chart.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Moon Germs and notice the first guitar solo, played by guest musician Cornell Dupree: how does that solo relate to the drumming beneath it?

Track list

  1. 1Solarization: Solarization / Second Phase / Crescent Sun / Voyage / Solarization-Recapitulation11:10Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Lunarputians2:33Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Total Eclipse5:59Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Bandits2:32Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Moon Germs4:57Apple Music ↗
  6. 6The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese0:58Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Sea of Tranquility10:44Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Last Frontier5:22Apple Music ↗

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Categories: Albums and songs