A Funky Thide of Sings
{{Infobox album
| name = A Funky Thide of Sings
| type = studio
| artist = Billy Cobham
| cover = A Funky Thide of Things.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975 (LP) May 18, 1999 (CD)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Columbia, San Francisco, California
| genre = Jazz funk, jazz fusion
| length = 44:59 (LP) (CD)
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Billy Cobham, Mark Meyerson, Donald Elfman & Naomi Yoshii
| prev_title = Shabazz
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = "Live" on Tour in Europe
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r164120 |title=A Funky Thide of Sings - Billy Cobham | AllMusic |first=Robert |last=Taylor |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=27 June 2011}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 41
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=264}}
}}
A Funky Thide of Sings is a 1975 studio album by Billy Cobham.
Track listing
- "Panhandler" (Billy Cobham) – 3:50
- "Sorcery" (Keith Jarrett) – 2:26
- "A Funky Thide of Sings" (Billy Cobham) – 3:23
- "Thinking of You" (Alex Blake) – 4:12
- "Some Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker) – 5:07
- "Light at the End of the Tunnel" (Billy Cobham) – 3:37
- "A Funky Kind of Thing" (Billy Cobham) – 9:24
- "Moody Modes" (Milcho Leviev) – 12:16
Personnel
- Billy Cobham – synthesizer, percussion
- John Scofield – guitar
- Alex Blake – bass
- Milcho Leviev – keyboards
- Michael Brecker – saxophone (on all but 3)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (on all but 3)
- Glenn Ferris – trombone (on all but 3)
- Larry Schneider – saxophone (on 3)
- Walt Fowler – trumpet (on 3)
- Tom Malone – trombone, piccolo (on 3)
- Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas (on 1,3)
Charts
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Chart (1975)
! Peak |
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US Billboard 200{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-funky-thide-of-sings-mw0000239676/awards |title=A Funky Thide of Sings - Billy Cobham | Awards|publisher=Allmusic |access-date=27 October 2013}}
|align="center"|79 |
US Billboard R&B Albums
|align="center"|32 |
US Billboard Jazz Albums
|align="center"|15 |
References
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Category:Atlantic Records albums
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