Billy Cobham - Crosswinds [Montreux Jazz Festival 1974, 2of2]

04-July-1974
Billy Cobham : Drums
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Glen Ferris : Trombone
Milcho Leviev : Keyboards
John Abercrombie : Guitar
Alex Blake : Bass

[@Buffbodz]

Abercrombi, arguably one of the greatest of all time, was spot on when he played with Cobham. His prime!

[@WANNAROCKNROLL]

What a drumfill on 0,36, Cobham is the monster on single strokes... I meet him at munich in ´75 after his performance during the Crosswinds tour... We talked about everythin´ on drums and drummer... I was very impressioned about his personality, no one critic about other drummers, such a nice and sympathic guy, and a real pro. This evening change my life too...

[@michaelmoody3392]

Cobham madedrumming look effertles and so smooth yet so quick with out a doubt the very best thank you

[@preciouslouse]

In 1 millisecond he evaluated what's left of the stick, considered it wouldn't do and replaced it with another stick. I couldn't even blink in that time. What a master.

[@xtremenortherner]

Always have been amazed at Billy's ability to ride w/ either hand...,what dexterity!!

[@marcelojimenez4546]

Tremendo el Gran Maestro Mr Billy Cobham extraordinario !!!!!

[@stevenlindsey2390]

saw him with mahavishnu orchestra three times, ford theatre, masonic temple twice, in detroit, was amazing, like watching a triathlete

[@Nicar526]

@modir91 When I did see him during this period-he had a box of Promark 707 Ed Shaughnessy drumsticks opened on one end standing up beside him all unwrapped.He would snap one,reach down and grab another almost faster than the eye could see. At the end of the show-there were dead drum sticks all over the stage-think he went thru the whole box...

[@mrprogjazzgto]

How VINTAGE..!! Awesome Billy FUSION.....! Fine Gibson SG Custom Tone...! Please Repost this with more volume....

[@AfroThunder0071]

Gotta love it when Cobham hits dat china cymbal /-)

[@BrianKlobyGuitar]

Awesome :)

[@Nicar526]

Epic stick fail @ 6:22..This is the group I saw him with when I was 18.Rocked my world and changed it forever...

[@wendellneal2524]

Art Blakey, Max Roach, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich to name a few GREATS.....But DAMN! BILLY COBHAM!!!!! Nuff Said!!!

[@PraxisScream]

Look at John in yellow! Badasssss! :)

[@Nicar526]

I know right?I once took my brother and sister to one of his shows,many years ago.He rolled around the kit and on the last floor tom-same thing happened,same fashion.Me being the drummer in the family,I was the only one that saw it-they didn't even see it happen..

[@MAM2025]

I like John Abercrombie. He is different.

[@buddabirne4661]

This IS improvised music U can even easily dance to there's NOTHING better!

[@Renhjarta]

Killer Abercrombie solo!!

[@billpohlUR]

Notice that Abercrombie is playing Holdsworth's SG (at least, I assume it's Allan's and not John's). Soft Machine played this festival, and there are lots of vids of their set here on KZbin that show Holdsworth also using this guitar.

[@wildbillhackett]

You're exactly right. That is indeed Holdsworth's SG. I recognize the emblems on each side of the front pickup.

[@roberturbaniak6797]

Great trombone solo, great tune, Billy Cobham is a legend, I think the Brecker Brothers’ best work was with this band

[@phishu106]

Hats off to Glenn Ferris and Abercrombie... this is sooo much better than the "smooth" album version... actually has some life in it...

[@deheckler]

Dreams!

[@TheOwl]

Turns out that John borrowed the SG from Allan Holdsworth, as his own guitar was delayed in transit. Soft Machine with Holdsworth were on the bill that night too.

[@readymadeflowcancro337]

My God! Do You Have The Entire Performance, Because This Is Perhaps Billy's Best Performance! 😳🤔🧐👆☝️🙏

[@mrbertiep1]

@ randyreal574 - yes Billy and the horn section as well as Abercrombie on guitar. Abercrombie played on the 1st record, but he did not tour with Dreams. He was replaced with Bob Mann, who played on the 2nd record when Will Lee (bass) also joined the band.

[@oregonbobv]

I saw this band play the midnight show at the Acadamy of music with Hot Tuna!!

[@TheRodrigoaquino]

great video ,thanks!

[@drummergaryskipper]

awesome man..great vid

[@jlevinson6]

SAW A double bill with them and Coryell's 11th House at Avery Fischer. Amazing! !!!!!!

[@oregonbobv]

@Asymmatrix John Abercrombie played guitar on the Crosswinds Album including the brecker brothers.

[@TheCigartrader]

Ha I cover this tune on youtube with a very small Vox AC4TV, my wifes says her old boy friend from LA gave Billy drum lessons in LA, his name was Brian Moffett.

[@tedwaffles66]

That dude has a badass sg

[@Sahira1963]

yeah...more volume, please!!

[@mxctime]

I didn't know Frank Zappa played trombone, just kidding. That was very cool.

[@JustaJuboi]

At 18 yrs old I stood 10 feet from Billys floor toms. Wtf

[@Nicar526]

Epic stick fail at 6:21

[@raphaelreiter]

@rawdonwaller no it's glenn ferris on trombone

[@Oneness100]

It mentions Glenn as playing trombone. Also, Abercrombie used the guitar when I saw the band in the US. So, they use the same guitar or Holdsworth borrowed Abercrombie's.

[@makeajazznoiseYTstoleit]

Damn that was some good ass acid

[@Modes9]

@jeremyjgray The problem is that when a rhythm section smokes like this one, you can play just about anything and get away with it. Still, it works better when you have a soloist as great as Mike Brecker floating over the top.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Excellent solo by John Abercrombie, but I still prefer the slower tempo of the original album version.

[@randyreal574]

Wasn't most of these guys in a band called "Dreams"?

[@Taikomaniac]

Rolls before Peart made it his signature

[@dontillman]

Ambercombie is smokin!!!!

[@Taikomaniac]

Yes it is the axe is worth give or take 3.5 to 4k today easy

[@Dc8139]

Does anyone have more footage from this concert?

[@Dazzer1234567]

heavy duty

[@rawdonwaller]

Tom 'Bones' Malone on Trombone? If so, same horn section as on Cobham's 'Funky Thide of Sings' album, no?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

what's the difference between a dead squirrel in the road, and a trombonist? the squirrel might have been on his way to a quartet gig. :p

[@ralphhale5711]

+marktarmannpiano Freakin A, man. I could play that solo. Great ensemble player, but...

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

oh yeah. i could too. on my kazoo. not the most lyrical and enjoyable bunch of tonalities to ever come down the tube, was it?

[@jazzjeffjazzjeff]

Some of the best musicians I know play the trombone!

[@MATWrehearsals]

@awesomewelles90 Just a bit... LOL

[@greglarry11]

John Abercrombie rules. Very unsung player.

[@Mortison77577]

Cobham seems a little sloppy here and there.

[@henktenktank3511]

That doesn't matter that much. I found it a little arrogant and stupid to say that. Back in the days drummers still where inventive, nowadays they all copy what has been done in the past, and they all sound the same. Billy was a extremely original powerful drummer and still is.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

gotta say it, that is about the ugliest solo i've ever heard, on any instrument.

[@Mortison77577]

+marktarmannpiano The trombone or the guitar?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

the trombone.. the guitar wasn't real slick either if i recall. sort of twangy fusion wants to sound rock-ish and avant garde, in a McLaughlin direction. trying to play "outside" funk that's simply lost its touch with musicality. there's a way to play out on these one and two chord minor funk things that some guys can do, like corea and jarrett and liebman with miles, but this just aint hittin it.. then again, the sound quality is such shit; it probably was pretty cool live, if you were 19 and baked. i saw the Jazz Warriors at SJSU for 5$ with Ndugu and a guitarist back in '79 or '80, ( i was young and definitely baked) similar, but way more "inside" harmonically, great show.

[@Mortison77577]

marktarmannpiano I like the guitar solo. The rest of the song doesn't do that much for me.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

Ester Samuels you probably like Mclaughlin then? oh that's abercrombie. i better stfu. i who am not worthy even to schlepp his guitar case . i just watched part the Rainbow theater concert with randy brecker. way more interesting. nice keyboard solo, which the band really gels around.

[@Mortison77577]

marktarmannpiano Some of his stuff. I like some Mahavishnu Orchestra stuff.

[@MAM2025]

I like John Abercrombie. He is different.