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Crosswinds (Billy Cobham album)

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Crosswinds
Billy Cobham Crosswinds album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Billy Cobham
Released1974
Studio Electric Lady, New York City; re-mixed at Trident, London, England
Genre Jazz fusion
Length35:20
Label Atlantic
Producer William E. Cobham, Jr., Ken Scott
Billy Cobham chronology
Spectrum
(1973)		Crosswinds
(1974)		 Total Eclipse
(1974)

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.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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

  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

  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

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1974 Billboard 200 23 [4]
1974Billboard R&B Albums19 [4]
1974Billboard Jazz Albums2 [4]

Trivia

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 "Crosswinds - Billy Cobham | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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