Billy Cobham – Inner Conflicts (VG+/VG)

Inner Conflicts is an LP by Billy Cobham from 1978 released on the Atlantic label.

About this album

Inner Conflicts shows Billy Cobham refining his fusion vision into a lean, rhythm-driven 1978 set. The album blends jazz, funk and Latin accents with the explosive drumming and electric textures that made Cobham one of the key figures of jazz-rock in the 1970s. Built around taut compositions such as the title track and El Barrio, it favours groove, colour and momentum over extended showmanship, yet still carries his unmistakable power and precision. As part of Cobham’s prolific late-1970s run, it reflects how fusion could absorb street-level funk and cross-cultural rhythms without losing its improvisational edge.

Genre: Jazz