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A solid effort that has been dismissed based upon its associations with two Cobham lemons, Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought and B.C., all recorded around the same time.
This recording finds Cobham continuing to explore the funk genre; however, the overall mood here is quite darker and more introspective, similar to Crosswinds.
"Inner Conflicts" is a haunting song that includes Cobham's experimentation with electronic percussion and synthesizer.
"Nickles and Dimes" is a page out of Cobham's early work, while "El Barrio" is heavily influenced by African rhythms.
Of note, Prince's former sidekick Sheila E. performs here with her father Pete.
The closer, "Arroyo," is another of Cobham's memorable compositions that he continues to perform.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inner ConflictsBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 10:43 | 24 MB | 67 MB |
| 2 | Nickels and DimesBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 3 | El BarrioBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 06:33 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | ArroyoBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | The Muffin Talks Back | Billy Cobham | Play | 09:55 | 22 MB | 62 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 244 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bowen | Synthesizer Programming |
| 2 | Michael Brecker | Guest Artist, Horn, Woodwind |
| 3 | Randy Brecker | Guest Artist, Horn, Trumpet |
| 4 | Lynn Dreese Breslin | Cover Design |
| 5 | Billy Cobham | Composer, Drums, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming |
| 6 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 7 | Pete Escovedo | Latin Percussion, Percussion, Timbales, Vocals |
| 8 | Sheila Escovedo | Congas, Latin Percussion |
| 9 | David Gahr | Photography |
| 10 | Dawilli Gonga | Keyboards |
| 11 | Don Grolnick | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 12 | Alfonso Johnson | Bass |
| 13 | Alphonso Johnson | Bass |
| 14 | Steve Khan | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 15 | Jose Najeira | Latin Percussion, Percussion |
| 16 | Jimmy Owens | Flugelhorn, Guest Artist, Horn, Trumpet |
| 17 | Julian Priester | Trombone |
| 18 | John Scofield | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 19 | Roy Segal | Engineer, Remixing |
| 20 | Sheila E. | Conductor, Congas, Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 21 | Ruth Underwood | Marimba, Xylophone |
| 22 | Ernie Watts | Guest Artist, Saxophone, Woodwind |
| 23 | John Williams | Bass, Bass (Acoustic) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |