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Billy Cobham

real name William Emanuel Cobham

Colón City, Panama · b. 1944-05-16

Billy Cobham is credited on 3,122 releases across 429 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,122

Credits

429

Albums

7

Decades active

876

In collections

Biography

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Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, born May 16, 1944 in Panama. Swiss resident since the 1980s, he lives in Schüpfen, canton Bern.
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Credited work

3,122 releases · 429 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Performance · 5,216
  • Production · 504
  • Other credits · 372
  • Engineering · 36

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Electric Lady Studios · Trident Studios · CBS Studios, New York

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