Spectrum-Stratus.mp3

After the intro the track really lifts off at 2:55.
This beat and bassline of Stra­tus has been sam­pled by Mas­sive Attack in their tune “Safe from Harm”. From Billy’s first solo album Spec­trum. Amaz­ing how the track keeps it’s tension.

In 1971, with fel­low Davis alum­nus McLaugh­lin, Cob­ham co-founded Mahav­ishnu Orches­tra, a defin­i­tive jazz fusion ensem­ble. Cob­ham toured exten­sively from 1971 to 1973 with the Mahav­ishnu Orches­tra, who released two stu­dio albums and one live album. The orig­i­nal stu­dio ver­sions of tunes on the live album were later released as The Lost Tri­dent Ses­sions in 1999.
In May 1973, while still with the Mahav­ishnu Orches­tra, Cob­ham recorded his first solo album Spec­trum with key­boardist Jan Ham­mer, from the Mahav­ishnu Orches­tra, and gui­tarist Tommy Bolin, who later played with heavy rock band Deep Pur­ple. Just before the Mahav­ishnu Orchestra’s last tour­ing leg, in late 1973, Cob­ham recorded and toured with gui­tarists Car­los San­tana and John McLaugh­lin, in con­certs which fea­tured mate­r­ial from their album Love Devo­tion Sur­ren­der, and Cobham’s own material.