Wintersong (Paul Winter album)

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Wintersong
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Studio album by Paul Winter
Released1986
Genre New age, jazz
Length35:41
Label Living Music
Producer Eugene Friesen, Paul Winter
Paul Winter chronology
Canyon
(1985)
Wintersong
(1986)
Whales Alive
(1987)

Wintersong is an album released in 1986 by Paul Winter, featuring the Paul Winter Consort. The album is a collection of lesser known folk melodies from North America and Europe, arranged in a mixed style of jazz and classical, and played with Brazilian rhythms.

Paul Winter American saxophonist

Paul Winter is an American saxophonist who founded the Paul Winter Consort. He has recorded more than 40 albums and won seven Grammy Awards. He has toured and recorded in 52 countries and six continents. He often records while traveling in wilderness areas, including on rafts, mules, dog sleds, horses, kayaks, sailboats, steamers, tug-boats, and Land Rovers. He performs benefit concerts for environmental and world peace organizations.

Paul Winter Consort band

The Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group, led by soprano saxophonist Paul Winter. Founded in 1967, the group mixes elements of jazz, classical music, world music, and the sounds of animals and nature. They are often classified as "new age" or "ecological jazz", and their musical style is often called "Earth Music". The group has had many lineup changes since it was founded. Long-standing members currently in the group include Paul Winter, cellist Eugene Friesen, bassist Eliot Wadiopan, jazz oboist Paul McCandless, and percussionist and frame drum specialist Glen Velez. Past members who were part of the group for a considerable length of time include Paul Halley, Susan Osborn, Oscar Castro-Neves, Russ Landau, David Darling, Jim Scott, Dorothy Papadakos, and Rhonda Larson.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day" (Trad. English)
  2. "Swedish Song" (Gustaf Nordqvist)
  3. "The Cherry Tree" (Trad. Appalachian)
  4. "Little One" (Trad. Appalachian)
  5. "Peasant Revels" (Trad. German and English)
  6. "Dance Of The Golden Bough" (Trad. Italian)
  7. "Beautiful Star" (Odetta)
  8. "Wintersong" (Trad. French)
  9. "Joy" (J.S.Bach)

Personnel

Paul Halley is a keyboardist, vocalist and composer. He is perhaps best known as being a member of and composer for the Paul Winter Consort.

Harpsichord musical instrument played by means of a keyboard

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism that plucks one or more strings with a small plectrum.

Oscar Castro-Neves Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger

Oscar Castro-Neves, was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.

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