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 Desireé'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.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Living in the CountryPete Seeger | George Winston | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | Fragrant FieldsArt Lande | George Winston | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | The GardenDominic Frontiere | George Winston | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| 4 | Spring CreekPhilip Aaberg | George Winston | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | LullabyGeorge Winston | George Winston | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | Black StallionCarmine Coppola | George Winston | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | HummingbirdGeorge Winston | George Winston | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Early Morning RangeGeorge Winston | George Winston | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| 9 | Living Without YouRandy Newman | George Winston | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Corrina, CorrinaTraditional | George Winston | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Where Are You NowGeorge Winston | George Winston | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| 12 | Loreta And Desiree's Bouquet - Part 1 | George Winston | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| 13 | Loreta And Desiree's Bouquet - Part 2 | George Winston | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 14 | Goodbye Montana - Part 1 | George Winston | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| 15 | Goodbye Montana - Part 2 | George Winston | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| 57 mins | 131 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 203 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Aaberg | Composer |
| 2 | The Bothy Band | Arranger |
| 3 | Carmine Coppola | Composer |
| 4 | Cathy Econom | Producer |
| 5 | Dominic Frontiere | Composer |
| 6 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 7 | Howard Johnston | Engineer, Producer |
| 8 | Art Lande | Composer |
| 9 | Matt Murman | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Randy Newman | Composer |
| 11 | Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill | Arranger |
| 12 | Anne Robinson | Art Direction |
| 13 | Nancy Scharlau | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Pete Seeger | Composer |
| 15 | Traditional | Composer |
| 16 | Larry Ulrich | Photography |
| 17 | Candace Upman | Art Direction |
| 18 | George Winston | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |