''Crosswinds'' is the second album of fusion

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Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was inducted into the '' Mode ...

. 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

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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 Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in ...

– woodwinds *

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...

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Garnett Brown Garnett Pompilius Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the U ...

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– drums,

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, production, orchestrations *

George Duke George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as ...

– keyboards * Lee Pastora –

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* Ken Scott – production, recording and re-mix engineering * John Williams – acoustic &

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Chart performance

Trivia

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crosswinds 1974 albums Albums produced by Ken Scott Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios Atlantic Records albums Billy Cobham albums