Crosswinds (Billy Cobham album)

1974 studio album by Billy Cobham

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
| Spectrum
(1973)  | Crosswinds
(1974)  | Total Eclipse
(1974)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [3]

## Cover art

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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

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All selections written by Billy Cobham.

### Side one

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1. "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

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1.   2. "The Pleasant Pheasant" – 5:11

Solos: Lee Pastora, Michael Brecker, George Duke & Billy Cobham
3. "Heather" – 8:25

Solos: George Duke & Michael Brecker
4. "Crosswind" – 3:39

Solo: John Abercrombie

## Personnel

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* 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

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Year | Chart | Position

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1974  | Billboard 200 | 23[4]
1974  | Billboard R&B Albums  | 19[4]
1974  | Billboard Jazz Albums  | 2[4]

## Trivia

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

## References

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

## External links

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

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* A Funky Thide of Sings
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