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. 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 ..."
