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Crosswinds (Billy Cobham album)

FieldValue
nameCrosswinds
typeAlbum
artistBilly Cobham
coverBilly_Cobham_Crosswinds_album_cover.jpg
released1974
studioElectric Lady, New York City; re-mixed at Trident, London, England
genreJazz fusion
length35:20
labelAtlantic
producerWilliam E. Cobham, Jr., Ken Scott
prev_titleSpectrum
prev_year1973
next_titleTotal Eclipse
next_year1974

Crosswinds is the second album of fusion drummer Billy Cobham. The album was released in 1974 and it contains four songs in total, all composed by Billy Cobham. It features songs that are more mid-tempo and slow-tempo as opposed to the earlier Spectrum album. |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link =

Cover art

A photo taken by Billy Cobham himself is used for the cover art; it wraps around the spine to comprise both the front and back cover.

Track listing

All selections written by Billy Cobham.

Side one

  1. "Spanish Moss – 'A Sound Portrait'" – 17:08
  2. :a. "Spanish Moss" – 4:08
  3. :b. "Savannah The Serene" – 5:09
  4. ::Solos: Garnett Brown & George Duke
  5. :c. "Storm" – 2:46
  6. ::Solo: Billy Cobham
  7. :d. "Flash Flood" – 5:05
  8. ::Solos: Randy Brecker & John Abercrombie

Side two

  1. "The Pleasant Pheasant" – 5:11
  2. :Solos: Lee Pastora, Michael Brecker, George Duke & Billy Cobham
  3. "Heather" – 8:25
  4. :Solos: George Duke & Michael Brecker
  5. "Crosswind" – 3:39
  6. :Solo: John Abercrombie

Personnel

  • John Abercrombie – guitars
  • Michael Brecker – woodwinds
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Billy Cobham – drums, percussion, production, orchestrations
  • George Duke – keyboards
  • Lee Pastora – latin percussion
  • Ken Scott – production, recording and re-mix engineering
  • John Williams – acoustic & electric basses

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1974Billboard 20023
1974Billboard R&B Albums19
1974Billboard Jazz Albums2

Trivia

The song "Heather" was used as the basis for the Souls of Mischief song "93 'til Infinity".

References

References

  1. "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham". allmusic.com.
  2. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
  3. "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
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