George Winston
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Biography
[Edit]Self-described "rural folk piano" player George Winston was among the earliest and most successful proponents of the genre of contemporary instrumental music later dubbed new age. Although born in Michigan in 1949, he was raised primarily in Montana, the extreme seasonal changes he experienced there later greatly influencing the pastoral feel of his music. Even as a child, Winston preferred instrumental music over vocal performances, counting among his early heroes Booker T. & the MG's, Floyd Cramer, and the Ventures; he did not take up music until after high school, however, beginning with organ and electric piano but moving to acoustic piano by 1971. Influenced by the stride piano of Fats Waller and Teddy Wilson, Winston turned from rock and R&B to jazz, and soon released his first solo piano effort, Ballads and Blues 1972, after which he mysteriously retired from music for the next several years.
Discovering the music of the legendary New Orleans R&B pianist Professor Longhair in 1979 was the epiphany Winston was seeking to inspire a return to performing; signing to the Windham Hill label, between 1980 and 1982 he recorded a trilogy of albums — Autumn, December, and Winter Into Spring — of impressionistic, seasonally themed piano musings which laid much of the groundwork for the new age boom to follow. Winston's music continued to grow in popularity and influence in the years to follow, but in typically enigmatic fashion, he virtually dropped from sight for the remainder of the '80s, resurfacing only in 1986 to score a reading of The Velveteen Rabbit by actress Meryl Streep.
Finally, in 1991, Winston returned to action, completing his seasonal cycle with Summer; Forest followed three years later. In 1996, he paid tribute to another of his greatest influences with Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi. A compilation album, All the Seasons of George Winston, was released in the spring of 1998, followed a year later by Plains. The new millennium brought anniversary editions of several of his landmark albums, including Autumn, December, and Winter Into Spring, as well as the 2001 album Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit, which was Winston's response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. His 2002 release, Night Divides the Day, focused on the music of one of his earliest influences, the Doors. Montana: A Love Story from 2004 was inspired by Winston's childhood in Montana. An impressive solo piano outing, Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions, released as a benefit set for hurricane relief, appeared from RCA in 2006. Winston continued to perform solo, but didn't cut another record until Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2 appeared in 2010. Winston toured in support of the album, playing solo piano concerts as well as performing on slack key guitar and harmonica. In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon's explosion and its resultant, massive oil spill and environmental disaster in 2010, Winston monitored the situation closely and became deeply concerned about the loss of the wetlands in Southern Louisiana. In response, he issued another benefit recording, entitled Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions, Vol. 2: A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit, in March 2012 in order to help with funding bluesman Tab Benoit's The Voice of the Wetlands organization and other environmental concerns resulting from the crisis.
Title: Ballads And Blues (Special Edition)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Ballads and Blues 1972 (Special Edition)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic
Title: Remembrance, A Memorial Benefit
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Christian Rock, World Music, Christian Country Music, Folk
Title: Love Will Come - the Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2 (Deluxe Version)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Classical
Title: Remembrance - a Memorial Benefit
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Orchestrated Violence (feat. Vinnie Paz) - Single
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit (Special Edition)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Montana: A Love Story
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: Love Will Come - The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Version)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Who Rhyming Like This (Single)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Alternative
Title: Harmonica Solos
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Love Will Come: The Music Of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Version)
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions - A Hurricane Relief Benefit
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Acoustic
Title: Linus & Lucy - The Music of Vince Guaraldi
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Folk
Title: Winter Into Spring: 20th Anniversary Edition
Artist: George Winston
Title: Ballads And Blues 1972 - The Early Recordings
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Instrumental
Title: December - 20th Anniversary Edition
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Pop
Title: Night Divides the Day - The Music of the Doors
Artist: George Winston
Genre: New Age, Rock, Alternative
Title: Night Divides The Day: A Tribute To The Music Of The Doors
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Blues
Title: Neva Gave Up (feat. Block Mccloud & Fresh Jones) - Single
Artist: George Winston
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Punk Rock, Alternative
Collections
Title: Friends of Fahey Tribute
Genre: Country, Pop, Alternative
Title: Conversations With God, Vol. 2
Genre: Gospel
Title: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 1
Genre: World Music
Title: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters, Vol. 2
Genre: World Music
Title: 40 Love Songs For A Perfect Wedding
Genre: Pop
Title: Cinema - A Windham Hill Collection
Genre: New Age
Title: Sundown: A Windam Hill Piano Collection
Genre: New Age
Title: The Descendants
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Swing Classic Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Relax FM Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Windham Hill Chill 2 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, World Music
Title: Peaceful Moods
Genre: New Age, Pop, Instrumental, Classical
Title: The Best Music - Dream Garden
Genre: World Music
Title: Ember Days Classic (Vol. 1 - Spring Dawn)
Genre: New Age
Title: NOW That's What I Call - Merry Christmas!
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: In Tribute To The Piano Compositions Of George Winston
Artist: Andy Street
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Not Forgotten: Songs for the People of Afghanistan
Artist: Khorshied Machalle
Genre: New Age, Rock, World Music
Title: Le Classique Abstrait Vol 3
Artist: Raphaël Marionneau / Raphael Marionneau
Genre: Downtempo, Traditional Pop Music, Lounge, Classical