Name: Total Eclipse
Brand: Warner Music UK
SKU: 356756
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Total Eclipse

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Album: Total Eclipse
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Solarization/Second Phase/Crescent Sun/Voyage/Solarization-Recapitulation	More Info...	0:11
2)	Lunarputians	More Info...	0:02
3)	Total Eclipse	More Info...	0:06
4)	Bandits	More Info...	0:02
5)	Moon Germs	More Info...	0:05
6)	The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese	More Info...	0:01
7)	Sea of Tranquility	More Info...	0:10
8)	Last Frontier	More Info...	0:05

Album: Total Eclipse
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Solarization/Second Phase/Crescent Sun/Voyage/Solarization-Recapitulation	More Info...	0:11
2)	Lunarputians	More Info...	0:02
3)	Total Eclipse	More Info...	0:06
4)	Bandits	More Info...	0:02
5)	Moon Germs	More Info...	0:05
6)	The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese	More Info...	0:01
7)	Sea of Tranquility	More Info...	0:10
8)	Last Frontier	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Personnel: Billy Cobham (piano, drums, tympani); Michael Brecker (soprano & tenor saxophones, flute); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Glenn Ferris (tenor & bass trombones); Sue Evans (marimba); Milcho Leviev (keyboards); John Abercrombie, Cornell Dupree (guitar); Alex Blake (electric bass); David Earle Johnson (congas).
Recorded at Atlantic & Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York.
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. ~ Robert Taylor