Billy Cobham – Crosswinds
Tracklist
| Spanish Moss - "A Sound Portrait" | (17:08) | ||
| A1a | Spanish Moss | 4:08 | |
| A1b | Savannah The Serene | 5:09 | |
| A1c | Storm | 2:46 | |
| A1d | Flash Flood | 5:05 | |
| B1 | The Pleasant Pheasant | 5:11 | |
| B2 | Heather | 8:25 | |
| B3 | Crosswind | 3:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – Pegasus Music, Inc.
- Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
- Remixed At – Trident Studios
- Produced For – Bilham Cobly Productions, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Lacquer Cut At – Trident Studios
- Pressed By – Presswell
Credits
- Acoustic Bass – John Williams (8) (tracks: A1b)
- Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – John Williams (8) (tracks: A1a, A1d to B3)
- Acoustic Guitar – John Abercrombie (tracks: A1b)
- Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Billy Cobham
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Design – Basil Pao
- Engineer [Recording & Re-Mix] – Ken Scott
- Guitar – John Abercrombie (tracks: A1a, A1d to B3)
- Keyboards – George Duke (tracks: A1a, A1b, A1d to B3)
- Lacquer Cut By – Razel (2)
- Management [Personal] – Nat Weiss*
- Percussion – Billy Cobham
- Percussion [Latin] – Lee Pastora (tracks: A1a, A1d to B3)
- Photography By [Backliner Photo] – Armen Kachaturian
- Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Billy Cobham
- Producer – William E. Cobham Jr.*, Ken Scott
- Trombone – Garnett Brown (tracks: A1a, A1b, A1d to B3)
- Trumpet – Randy Brecker (tracks: A1a, A1d to B3)
- Woodwind – Michael Brecker (tracks: A1a, A1d to B3)
- Written-By – William E. Cobham Jr.*
Notes
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, N.Y.
Re-mixed at Trident Recording Studios, London, England.
All selections published by Pegasus Music, Inc., BMI
Heather is dedicated to Carolyn and Jack.
℗©1974 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.
Runouts are etched.
Re-mixed at Trident Recording Studios, London, England.
All selections published by Pegasus Music, Inc., BMI
Heather is dedicated to Carolyn and Jack.
℗©1974 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.
Runouts are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Other (Spine): 0598
- Pressing Plant ID: PR
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-A-743081 PR
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-A-743082 PR
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ST-A 743081-B PR TRIDENT.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ST-A 743082 B PR RAZEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ST-A 743081-A PR TRIDENT.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ST-A 743082-A PR TRIDENT.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): ST-A-743081 A (PR) P TRIDENT.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): ST-A-743082 B (PR) P RAZEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): ST-A 743081- B PR TRIDENT.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): ST-A 743082-A RAZEL PR
Other Versions (5 of 61)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Crosswinds (LP, Album) | Atlantic | K 50037 | UK | 1974 | ||
Recently Edited | Crosswinds (LP, Album) | Atlantic | SD 7300 | Canada | 1974 | ||
New Submission | Crosswinds (LP, Album) | Atlantic | P-8449A | Japan | 1974 | ||
| Crosswinds (Cassette, Album) | Atlantic | ATL CS 7300 | US | 1974 | |||
New Submission | Crosswinds (LP, Album) | Atlantic, WEA Filipacchi Music | 50037, SD 7300 | France | 1974 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- A classic of early fusion. Michael Brecker’s turn on the ballad “Heather” is simply one of the greatest saxophone solos ever recorded— heart-rending beauty, intense tenderness. Meanwhile, the track “Crosswind” is not only a perfect choice for someone who’s wondering “What does ‘funk’ sound like?”, but it sounds like the actual birth of go-go… and, who knows, maybe it was.
I must agree with the earlier reviewer who said a CD might be preferable in this case. A highly moving, personal experience like “Heather”— an induced emotional trance state, if you will— is not something that should be invaded by rumble, groove noise, clicks, or any other unwanted vinyl characteristics, especially on headfones. That’s part of what convinced me to make the gradual transition to CDs thirty years ago (haven’t gotten rid of the original vinyl, though!). If I’d known how much STUPID HARSH BRICKWALLING I was going to encounter, would I still have made the change? Hard to say… 
While not as immediate as "Spectrum", this is a fine album, which runs the gamut of soft and gentile to over the top agressive (The way "Spectrum" did)
"The Pleasant Pheasant" is going to grab you immediately with it's energy and funkiness, while tracks like "Heather" suck you in with their serene mellowness.
Side A is great too.- Odd but lovely record! Matrix reads sta-743081a on mine. I hope I picked the right edition.
Might already be posted elsewhere, but Souls Of Mischief – "'93 'Til Infinity" samples Heather and is worth the price of admission alone.
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