| The exceptionally talented Jazz artist Billy Cobham has | | | | Last Frontier. |
| released him CD entitled Total Eclipse. I am very | | | | My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in |
| confident and happy to announce that I believe Billy | | | | "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Solarization: Solarization |
| Cobham fans, and Jazz fans alike will be pleased with | | | | / Second Phase / Crescent Sun / Voyage / |
| this one. With the release of Total Eclipse Billy | | | | Solarization-Recapitulation. This is a great track! |
| Cobham's artistic excellence is on full display as | | | | Total Eclipse Release Notes: |
| Cobham has once again delivered a brilliant collection | | | | Billy Cobham originally released Total Eclipse on April |
| of tracks that could very well be him best work to | | | | 25, 2000 on the Wounded Bird Records label. |
| date. | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist | | | | 1. Solarization: Solarization / Second Phase / Crescent |
| that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in | | | | Sun / Voyage / Solarization-Recapitulation |
| the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's | | | | 2. Lunarputians |
| exactly what I must say about this one. There simply | | | | 3. Total Eclipse |
| isn't a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all. | | | | 4. Bandits |
| One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is the | | | | 5. Moon Germs |
| way all of the participating artists seem to be really | | | | 6. Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese, The |
| enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overall | | | | 7. Sea Of Tranquillity |
| presentation and you've got one of Billy Cobham's | | | | 8. Last Frontier |
| most impressive releases ever. | | | | Personnel: Billy Cobham (piano, drums, tympani); Michael |
| I'm of the opinion that Total Eclipse is certainly Billy | | | | Brecker (soprano & tenor saxophones, flute); |
| Cobham's best work in a few years. A totally | | | | Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Glenn Ferris (tenor |
| enjoyable CD and an outstanding release. What I call | | | | & bass trombones); Sue Evans (marimba); Milcho |
| must have music. I give it two thumbs up because it's | | | | Leviev (keyboards); John Abercrombie, Cornell Dupree |
| a collection that even the casual Jazz fan can | | | | (guitar); Alex Blake (electric bass); David Earle Johnson |
| appreciate and enjoy. | | | | (congas). |
| While the entire album is really very good the truly | | | | Recorded at Atlantic & Electric Lady Studios, |
| standout tunes are track 3 - Total Eclipse, track 6 - | | | | New York, New York. |
| The Moon Ain't Made Of Green Cheese, and track 8 - | | | | |