''Crosswinds'' is the second album of
fusion drummer
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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.
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
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* Garnett Brown – trombone
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* Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
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, production, orchestrations
* George Duke
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– keyboards
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Music
* Musi ...
* Lee Pastora – latin percussion
* Ken Scott – production, recording and re-mix engineering
* John Williams – acoustic & electric basses
Chart performance
Trivia
The song "Heather" was used as the basis for the Souls of Mischief
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History
East Oakland nat ...
song " 93 'til Infinity".
References
External links
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1974 albums
Albums produced by Ken Scott
Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios
Atlantic Records albums
Billy Cobham albums