Crosswinds (Billy Cobham album)

Crosswinds is the second album of fusion drummer Billy Cobham. The album was released in 1974 and it contains four songs total, all created by Billy Cobham. It features songs that are more mid-tempo and slow-tempo style as opposed to the prior Spectrum album which is composed with a very up-tempo rate that defined the majority of the following release (after Crosswinds), Total Eclipse also.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Crosswinds
Studio album by Billy Cobham
Released	1974
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, re-mixed at Trident Recording Studios, London, England.
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	35:08
Label	Atlantic
Producer	William E. Cobham, Jr., Ken Scott
Billy Cobham chronology
Spectrum (1973) Crosswinds (1974) Total Eclipse (1974)

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

   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

1. "The Pleasant Pheasant" – 5:11

   Solos: Lee Pastora, Michael Brecker, George Duke & Billy Cobham

2. "Heather" – 8:25

   Solos: George Duke & Michael Brecker

3. "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[3]
1974	Billboard R&B Albums	19[3]
1974	Billboard Jazz Albums	2[3]

Trivia

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

References

1. "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 January 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. "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

External links

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