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Billy Cobham
Magic / Simplicity Of Expression, Depth Of Thought
Compil. GB 1998 on Columbia label
Jazz (Fusion)
Tracks 1 to 6 recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, and Manta Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Tracks 7 to 12 recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City; Manta Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Mediasound, New York City; CBS Studios, New York City, and Power Station, New York City. Jazz2on1 Series - 2 Complete albums on 1 CD Remastered. Track 6 is in three parts, running times are 5:51, 6:39 and 0:53
Musicians
 | Billy Cobham dr, perc, *1944 CH album by, drums, percussion, composed by, vocals, hamboning it up, handclaps, drums, percussion, backing vocals, composed by |
 | Christine Martin , contractor, musical contractor |
 | Bob Graham crew, road crew |
| Colin Spence crew, road crew |
| Dave Yost crew, road crew |
| Ken Hagood other, attorney |
 | Joyce McGregor , typography, lettering |
 | Randy Jackson b, *1956 US bass, bass, soloist, bass, backing vocals, composed by |
 | Joachim Kühn p, *1944 DE electric piano, soloist, piano, acoustic, piano, soloist, synthesizer, mini-moog, piano, piano, acoustic, soloist, synthesizer, moog, keyboards |
 | Peter Maunu g, *1953 US guitar |
 | Mark Soskin p, ep, *1953 US piano, synthesizer, oberheim, piano, soloist, synthesizer, oberheim, electric piano, piano, acoustic, keyboards, keyboards, composed by |
 | Alvin Batiste cl, 1932-2007 US clarinet, clarinet, vocals, woodwind, composed by |
 | Sheila Escovedo cng, voc, congas |
 | Pete Escovedo tim, perc, *1935 US timbales, vocals |
 | Dennis Mackay , handclaps |
 | Hojo , handclaps |
| Kathleen Kaan , vocals |
 | Jay Chattaway key, *1946 US arranged by, conductor |
 | David Nadien vn, 1926-2014 US concertmaster, strings |
 | Marvin Stamm tr, *1939 US flugelhorn, trumpet |
 | Mike Lawrence tr, fh, *1945 US flugelhorn, trumpet |
 | Brooks Tillotson frh, FR french horn |
 | Donald Corrado frh, french horn |
 | Charlie Singleton bvoc, g, US guitar, guitar, lead vocals, composed by |
 | Ray Mouton g, US guitar, guitar, composed by |
 | Alfred Brown vl, US strings |
 | Anahid Ajemian vn, *1924 US strings |
 | Charles McCracken vc, US strings |
 | Jonathan Abramowitz vc, strings |
| Louis Shulman , strings |
 | Matthew Raimondi vn, str, US strings |
 | Peter Dimitriades vn, strings |
 | Richard Hendrickson vn, strings |
 | Eddie Daniels cl, sax, *1941 US tenor saxophone, soloist, woodwind |
 | Alan Raph tb, *1933 US trombone |
 | George Quinn tb, trombone |
 | Wayne Andre tb, 1931-2003 US trombone |
| Kamal , vocals |
 | Steve Khan g, *1947 US acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar |
 | Mike Mainieri vib, *1938 US vibraphone |
Producers
| John Fishel a&r, coordinator |
| David Wilcox cover, illustration |
| Gene Greif design |
| Paula Scher design |
| John Naslen engineer, assistant, engineer, assistant |
| Neil Dorfsman engineer, assistant |
| Raymond Willard engineer, assistant |
| Dennis Mackay engineer, re-mix, engineer, recording |
| Doug Epstein engineer, recording |
| Tim Geelan engineer, recording |
| Bob Clearmountain engineer, re-mix, engineer, recording |
| Bruce Lundvall executive-producer |
| Clarence Holt management, road management |
| David Gahr photography by |
| Billy Cobham producer |
| Jay Chattaway producer |
| Dick Wingate product manager |
| Frank Floyd backing vocals |
| Ray Simpson backing vocals |
| Zachary Sanders backing vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic ( 1977 ) | Billy Cobham | ||
| 2 | On A Magic Carpet Ride | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 5:08 |
| 3 | AC/DC | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 5:27 |
| 4 | Leaward Winds | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 3:39 |
| 5 | Puffnstuff | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 6:23 |
| 6 | "Anteres" The Star | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 5:10 |
| 7 | Magic / (Reflections In The Clouds) / (Magic - Recapitulation) | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 13:23 |
| 8 | Simplicity Of Expression, Depth Of Thought ( 1978 ) | Billy Cobham | ||
| 9 | Bolinas | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham, Mark Soskin | 4:25 |
| 10 | La Guernica | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 8:05 |
| 11 | Pocket Change | Billy Cobham | Randy Jackson, Billy Cobham, Ray Mouton, Charlie Singleton, Mark Soskin, Alvin Batiste | 6:30 |
| 12 | Indigo | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 6:50 |
| 13 | Opelousas | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 4:51 |
| 14 | Early Libra | Billy Cobham | Billy Cobham | 7:13 |
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