Total Eclipse (Billy Cobham album)

1974 studio album by Billy Cobham

Total Eclipse

Studio album by

Billy Cobham

Released| 1974
Studio|

* Atlantic and Electric Lady, New York City; re-mixed at Scorpio & Trident, London, England.

Genre| Jazz fusion
Length| 44:15
Label| Atlantic
Producer| William E. Cobham, Jr., Ken Scott
Billy Cobham chronology
| Crosswinds
(1974)  | Total Eclipse
(1974)  | Shabazz
(1975)

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Total Eclipse is the third album of fusion drummer Billy Cobham. The album was released in 1974. It comprises eight songs, all written by Billy Cobham. The album peaked number 6 in the Billboard Jazz album chart, number 12 in the R&B album chart, and number 36 in the Billboard pop albums chart.[1]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [4]

## Track listing

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All selections written by Billy Cobham.

### Side one

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1. "Solarization"" – 11:09
* a. "Solarization" – 3:00
* b. "Second Phase" – 1:43
* c. "Crescent Sun" – 2:40
* d. "Voyage" – 2:56
* e. "Solarization-Recapitulation" – 0:50
2. "Lunarputians – 2:32
3. "Total Eclipse" – 5:59
4. "Bandits" – 2:30

### Side two

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1. "Moon Germs" – 4:55
2. "The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese" – 0:56
3. "Sea of Tranquility" – 10:44
4. "Last Frontier" – 5:22

## Personnel

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The personnel on all sections is:

* John Abercrombie – electric & ovation guitars
* Michael Brecker – flute, soprano & tenor saxes
* Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Glenn Ferris – tenor & bass trombones
* Billy Cobham – traps, timpani, acoustic piano on "The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese" & "Last Frontier"
* Milcho Leviev – keyboards
* Alex Blake – electric bass

Additional musicians

* David Earle Johnson – congas on "Solarization" & "Moon Germs"
* Sue Evans – marimba on "Solarization"
* Cornell Dupree – first guitar solo on "Moon Germs"

### Credits

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* Ken Scott – recording and re-mixing engineer
* Bob Warner – tape operator & assistant
* Gilbert Stone – cover illustration
* Bob Defrin – art direction

## Charts

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Chart (1974)  | Peak
position

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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[1] | 36
US Soul LPs (Billboard)[1] | 12
US Jazz LPs (Billboard)[1] | 6

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Total Eclipse - Billy Cobham | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
2. ^ Taylor, Robert. "Total Eclipse - Billy Cobham | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 264\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

## External links

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* Total Eclipse at Discogs (list of releases)

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Billy Cobham

As leader|

* Spectrum
* Crosswinds
* Total Eclipse
* A Funky Thide of Sings
* Observations & Reflections
* Focused
* The Art of Three

with Ron Carter|

* Blues Farm
* All Blues
* Spanish Blue
* Yellow & Green

with Miles Davis|

* Bitches Brew
* Live-Evil
* A Tribute to Jack Johnson
* On the Corner
* Get Up with It
* Circle in the Round
* Directions

with the
Mahavishnu Orchestra|

* The Inner Mounting Flame
* Birds of Fire
* Between Nothingness and Eternity
* The Lost Trident Sessions
* Mahavishnu

with John McLaughlin|

* My Goal's Beyond
* Love Devotion Surrender
* Electric Guitarist

With others|

* Got My Own
* Big Bad Jug
* White Rabbit
* Bobby and the Midnites
* Where the Beat Meets the Street
* Night Song
* God Bless the Child
* School Days
* Way Out West
* Fancy Free
* Prelude
* Deodato 2
* Intensity
* Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
* Breakout
* Wild Horses Rock Steady
* The Prophet
* Sky Dive
* Time & Love
* Sunflower
* Morning Star
* Carnegie Hall
* Journey
* The Way I Feel
* Don’t Stop the Carnival
* Serenade to a Soul Sister
* You Gotta Take a Little Love
* Mizrab
* All the King's Horses
* Soul Box
* Blue Moses

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