Crosswinds (Billy Cobham album)

Crosswinds
Crosswinds
Studio album by Billy Cobham
Released	1974
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City; re-mixed at Trident, London, England
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	35:20
Label	Atlantic
Producer	William E. Cobham, Jr., Ken Scott
Billy Cobham chronology

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.

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

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

"Spanish Moss – 'A Sound Portrait'" – 17:08
a. "Spanish Moss" – 4:08

b. "Savannah The Serene" – 5:09
Solos: Garnett Brown & George Duke

c. "Storm" – 2:46
Solo: Billy Cobham

d. "Flash Flood" – 5:05
Solos: Randy Brecker & John Abercrombie

Side two

"The Pleasant Pheasant" – 5:11
Solos: Lee Pastora, Michael Brecker, George Duke & Billy Cobham
"Heather" – 8:25
Solos: George Duke & Michael Brecker
"Crosswind" – 3:39
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

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Billboard 200	23^[4]
1974	Billboard R&B Albums	19^[4]
1974	Billboard Jazz Albums	2^[4]

Trivia

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

References

^ "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

External links

"Billy Cobham - Crosswinds at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.

[1] "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[allmusicawards-4] "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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