Stratus

Billy Cobham · 1973

Context

First solo album by the drummer and Mahavishnu Orchestra co-founder, Spectrum was recorded in three days at Electric Lady in New York, with almost no editing. "Stratus," nearly ten minutes long, became the main sample in Massive Attack's "Safe from Harm"; the album reached number 1 on Billboard's jazz chart.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

Sources

• EN: Spectrum (Billy Cobham album)

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