[Album Review] Billy Cobham / Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought (77)

 

 

 

Simplicity of ｅxpression: Depth of Thought (77) / Billy Cobham

1. Bolinas (Cobham/Soskin) - 4:25
2. La Guernica (Cobham) - 8:05
3. Pocket Change (Batiste/Cobham/Jackson/Mouton/Singleton/Soskin) - 6:30
4. Indigo (Cobham) - 6:50
5. Opelousas (Cobham) - 4:51
6. Early Libra (Cobham) - 7:13


Peter Maunu - Guitar
Steve Khan - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Joachim K?n - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Mike Lawrence - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Alvin Batiste - Clarinet, Woodwind
Mark Soskin - Keyboards
Ray Simpson - Vocals (bckgr)
Steve Kahn - Guitar
David Nadien - Strings, Concert Master
Jonathan Abramowitz - Strings
Alfred V. Brown - Strings
Wayne Andre - Trombone
Alfred Brown - Strings
Jay Chattaway - Arranger, Conductor, Producer
Bob Clearmountain - Engineer, Remixing
Billy Cobham - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
Donald Corrado - French Horn
Eddie Daniels - Sax (Tenor), Woodwind
Peter Dimitriades - Strings
Doug Epstein - Engineer
Tim Geelan - Engineer
Richard Hendrickson - Strings
Mike Mainieri - Vibraphone
Charles McCracken - Strings
Ray Mouton - Guitar
Matthew Raimondi - Strings
Alan Raph - Trombone
Zachary Sanders - Vocals (bckgr)
Charlie Singleton - Guitar, Vocals
Brooks Tillotson - French Horn
Peter Mannu - Guitar
Anahid Aiemian - Strings
Bilham Colby - Producer
Christine Martin - Contractor
George Quinn - Trombone
Louis Shulman - Strings
Mark Siskin - Keyboards
David Gahr - Photography
Paula Scher - Design
Randy "The Emperor" Jackson - Bass, Vocals (bckgr)
Raymond Simpson - Vocals (bckgr)
Dick Wingate - Product Manager
Frank Floyd - Vocals (bckgr)
Frank "Harmonica Frank" Floyd - Vocals (bckgr)
Gene Greif - Design
Kamal - Vocals