This is Billy Cobham's third solo recording under his own name and is a fine follow-up to Crosswinds.
The mini-suite "Solarization" not only showcases the band's technical abilities, but also Cobham's strong compositional skills.
It also features a schizophrenic piano solo ("Second Phase") from the underrated pianist Milcho Leviev, who sounds like a mutation of Cecil Taylor and Bill Evans.
The funky "Moon Germs," on which John Abercrombie is pushed to inspiring new heights, became a Cobham classic.
"The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese" is a beautiful flugelhorn solo by Randy Brecker backed by Cobham's debut on piano.
The band stretches out on the lengthy "Sea of Tranquility," while "Last Frontier" is a gratuitous drum solo.
This recording is highly recommended as Cobham still sounds inspired.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LunarputiansBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Total EclipseBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | BanditsBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Moon GermsBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | The Moon Ain't Made of Green CheeseBilly Cobham | Billy Cobham | Play | 00:58 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 6 | Moon Germs | Billy Cobham | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Solarisation | Billy Cobham | Play | 11:09 | 25 MB | 56 MB |
| 8 | Sea Of Tranquillity | Billy Cobham | Play | 10:43 | 24 MB | 61 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 243 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Abercrombie | Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 2 | Alex Blake | Bass, Bass (Electric) |
| 3 | Michael Brecker | Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 4 | Randy Brecker | Flugelhorn, Guest Artist, Horn, Trumpet |
| 5 | Billy Cobham | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Timpani, Trap Kit |
| 6 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 7 | Cornell Dupree | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 8 | Sue Evans | Marimba |
| 9 | Glenn Ferris | Guest Artist, Trombone, Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor) |
| 10 | David Earle Johnson | Congas |
| 11 | Milcho Leviev | Keyboards |
| 12 | Ken Scott | Engineer, Producer, Remixing |
| 13 | Gilbert Stone | Illustrations |
| 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). |