| Piano Solos | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | November 1972, June 1973 | |||
| Studio | United Recording Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 33:50 57:47 (2006 reissue) | |||
| Label | Takoma (1972 release) Windham Hill (1981 reissue) Dancing Cat (1994, 2006 CD releases) | |||
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| George Winston chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 Dancing Cat 1994 CD release cover art | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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 Takoma Records, it was reissued in 1981 by Windham Hill Records as Ballads and Blues 1972. It was released on CD in 1994 by Winston's Dancing Cat label, with a remastered release on October 5, 2006, along with five bonus tracks.
Track listing
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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 [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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