A Funky Thide of Sings

A Funky Thide of Sings
Studio album by Billy Cobham
Released	1975 (LP) May 18, 1999 (CD)
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
Billy Cobham chronology
Shabazz (1975) A Funky Thide of Sings (1975) Life & Times (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

A Funky Thide of Sings is a 1975 studio album by Billy Cobham.

Track listing

1. "Panhandler" (Billy Cobham) – 3:50
2. "Sorcery" (Keith Jarrett) – 2:26
3. "A Funky Thide of Sings" (Billy Cobham) – 3:23
4. "Thinking of You" (Alex Blake) – 4:12
5. "Some Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker) – 5:07
6. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" (Billy Cobham) – 3:37
7. "A Funky Kind of Thing" (Billy Cobham) – 9:24
8. "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

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	79
US Billboard R&B Albums [4]	32
US Billboard Jazz Albums [4]	15

References

1. Taylor, Robert. "A Funky Thide of Sings - Billy Cobham | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 264. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. "A Funky Thide of Sings - Billy Cobham | Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 October 2013.