Piano Solos (George Winston album)
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Piano Solos is the debut album by American pianist George Winston.[2][3] 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 1973 on
Dancing Cat
label, with a remastered release on October 5, 2006, along with five bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by George Winston, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deland, Florida Medley: Highway Hymn Blues" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "Deland, Florida Medley: Song" | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "Deland, Florida Medley: Go 'Way From My Window" | John Jacob Niles | 1:30 |
| 4. | "Deland, Florida Medley: The Woods East of Deland" | 2:58 | |
| 5. | "Brenda's Blues" | John Fahey | 1:44 |
| 6. | "Miles City Train" | 5:59 | |
| 7. | "New Hope Blues" | 1:40 | |
| 8. | "Theme for a Futuristic Movie" | Michael S. Roth | 1:55 |
| 9. | "Rag" | 5:55 | |
| 10. | Untitled | 5:49 | |
| Total length: | 33:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Blues in G" | 3:48 | |
| 12. | "You Don't Love Me" | Bo Diddley | 4:48 |
| 13. | "Elcina's Grandmother's Rag" | 3:20 | |
| 14. | "Variations on Song for Kurt" | Alan Kilmartin | 8:07 |
| 15. | "Bright Light Waltz" | 3:54 | |
| Total length: | 57:47 | ||
References
- 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 [sic] 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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