Piano Solos (George Winston album)
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Piano Solos,[2][3] reissued as Ballads and Blues is the debut album of American pianist George Winston. It features his first compositions and covers. American guitarist John Fahey co-produced the album with Doug Decker, who engineered it.[4] First released in 1972 on Takoma Records, it was re-released in 1981 by Windham Hill Records, again in 1994 by Winston's Dancing Cat label, and for a third time on October 5, 2006, along with 5 bonus tracks.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway Hymn Blues | 3:00 | George Winston |
| 2 | Song | 3:20 | George Winston |
| 3 | Go 'Way From My Window | 1:30 | John Jacob Niles |
| 4 | The Woods East of Deland | 2:58 | George Winston |
| 5 | Brenda's Blues | 1:44 | John Fahey |
| 6 | Miles City Train | 5:59 | George Winston |
| 7 | New Hope Blues | 1:40 | George Winston |
| 8 | Theme for a Futuristic Movie | 1:55 | Michael S. Roth |
| 9 | Rag | 5:55 | George Winston |
| 10 | Untitled | 5:49 | George Winston |
| # | 2006 Reissue Bonus Tracks | Length | Music |
| 11 | Blues in G | 3:48 | George Winston |
| 12 | You Don't Love Me | 4:48 | Bo Diddley |
| 13 | Elcina's Grandmother's Rag | 3:20 | George Winston |
| 14 | Variations on Song for Kurt | 8:07 | Alan Kilmartin |
| 15 | Bright Light Waltz | 3:54 | George Winston |
References
- ^ Piano Solos at AllMusic
- ^ John Schaefer - New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music - 1987 Page 198 "Like Ackerman, he also admired the guitar works of John Fahey, and in 1972 he released his first album, Piano Solos, on Fahey's Takoma label.* "
- ^ Keyboard - Volume 10 -1984 Page 51 For a while he composed stride and blues pieces, many of which appear on his first solo album, Piano Solos, released originally on the Takoma label, but now available ..."
- ^ "George Winston -- Ballads and Blues 1972". Discogs. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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