This is how we chill

Last night I caught a freebie and went to see the drummer Billy Cobham. His chops are ridiculous and he had the great Kenny Barron on piano, but there was a lil too much Randy Brecker-with-awful-effects on top of a few too many Cobham compositions with crazy time signatures. So I didn't enjoy the show much, except for when he played this:


Billy Cobham: "Heather" (Atlantic, 1974)

If you're from the Bay, you'll recognize it as the sample to Souls of Mischief's "93 Til Infinity", which long ago became an Oakland anthem. The rightness of hearing him play the song live in Oakland made me happy and got me wondering-- does he bust out "Red Baron" when he plays Compton? "Crosswinds" in Brooklyn? "Almustafa the Beloved" in the Bronx? I hope so.