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.
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 Billy Cobham – drums, percussion, production, orchestrations John Abercrombie – guitars George Duke – keyboards Michael Brecker – woodwinds Randy Brecker – trumpet Garnett Brown – trombone John Williams – acoustic & electric basses Lee Pastora – latin percussion Ken Scott – production, recording and re-mix engineering
Chart performance Year Chart Position1974Billboard 200231974Billboard R&B Albums191974Billboard Jazz Albums2
Trivia The song "Heather" was used as the basis for the Souls of Mischief song "93 'til Infinity".
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