Summer [Special Edition]

by George Winston

Overview

Summer is George Winston's fourth collection of seasonably themed solo piano pieces. His deft touch on the keyboard is intact -- in fact, it's probably Winston's light hand that allows him to blend folk music, new age introspection, and jazz improvisation so ably. Opener "Living in the Country" finds an Irish traditional inside a Pete Seeger number, while "Loreta and Desiree's Bouquet, Pts. 1 & 2" evoke the countryside of Winston's native Montana. "Early Morning Range" is even clearer in its influence, crisp notes ringing out over tranquil chords like the first sight of the mountainside as you depart a field of tall sunflowers. Winston revisits Carmine Coppola's theme for the film Black Stallion, gives Randy Newman's "Living Without You" just the right touch of loneliness and warm memory, and the twinkling coda of the traditional "Corrina, Corrina" is the perfect foil to its roly-poly Americana main section. Other Summer highlights include an interpretation of Phillip Aaberg's "Spring Creek," and the Winston original "Hummingbird." ~ Johnny Loftus

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/2018
Label:	Valley
UPC:	0618321527627
Rank:	7740

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Winston   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Howard Johnston   Engineer,Producer
Bob Dylan   Composer
J. Mayo Williams   Composer
Dominic Frontiere   Composer
Carmine Coppola   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Triona Ni Dhomhnaill   Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Nancy Scharlau   Assistant Engineer
Larry Ulrich   Photography
Candace Upman   Art Direction
Anne Robinson   Art Direction
Cathy Econom   Producer
George Winston   Producer,Composer
Pete Seeger   Composer
Philip Aaberg   Composer
Matt Murman   Assistant Engineer
Randy Newman   Composer
Steve Ferguson   Composer
Bukka White   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Art Lande   Composer
The Bothy Band   Arranger
Bo Chatmon   Composer