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George Winston - December album

George Winston - December album

  • Performer: George Winston
  • Genre: Classical
  • Title: December
  • Released: 1982
  • Style: Contemporary
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1988 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1130 mb
  • Other: AA MP4 MIDI AU APE VQF VOX
  • Rating: 4.7
  • Votes: 207

Description

December (1982) Composed and Performed by George Winston.

December (George Winston album). December is the fourth solo piano album from George Winston

Listen to December by George Winston on Deezer. December is the fourth solo piano album from George Winston. It was recorded during the fall of 1982 and was released at the end of the year. It is a Christmas album, and more generally a tribute to the winter season. The album is a follow up to Autumn. December is Winston's highest-selling album, having been certified triple Platinum by the RIAA, signifying 3 million copies in shipment

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Producer – George Winston, William Ackerman. Track 1 Inspired by friends and places of Miles City, Montana. Track 2 An Appalachian carol of the late eighteen hundreds. Collected by the eminent folklorist John Jacob Niles. Track 3 Inspired by an arrangement by guitarist David Qualey, from his album 'Guitar Solo', on Telefunken Records, . 3413 (German Import). Track 4 Inspired by Vince Guaraldi. Track 5 A nineteenth century Ukrainian carol.

The mother of all solo instrumental albums, and with good reason. Mixing traditional carols with Pachelbel's Canon and a few originals, Winston produces a solo piano album of unparalleled - and undeniable - beauty. How can music be simultaneously stirring and soothing, relaxed yet exalted? Millions have found the answer here, and an industry has spent decades trying to duplicate it.

George Winston: Plains (Full Album). Johann Pachelbel Canon Piano (George Winston) "canon In D" By George Winston 1 Hour. Riders On The Storm (The Doors). Variations On Canon - Arranged By George Winston. George Winston, Summer - Where Are You Now. George Winston: December - Full Album. The Times Of Harvey Milk (Audio) Walking In The Air. Rain. Winter Into Spring-full Album By George Winston. George Winston ‎– Autumn 1980.

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George Winston (born 1949) is an American pianist who was born in Michigan and grew up mainly in Montana (Miles City and Billings), as well as Mississippi and Florida. He is best known for his solo piano recordings; several of his albums from the early 1980s have sold millions of copies each.

Tracklist

A1 Thanksgiving 4:40
A2 Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head 2:40
A3 Joy 3:13
A4 Prelude 1:16
A5 Carol Of The Bells 3:56
A6 Night 5:47
B1 Variations On The Kanon By Johann Pachelbel 5:21
B2 The Holly And The Ivy 4:52
B3 Some Children See Him 3:43
B4 Peace 4:02

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
  • Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix
  • Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.

Credits

  • Engineer – Karen Kirsch, Steven Miller
  • Mastered By – Jack Hunt
  • Piano – George Winston
  • Producer – George Winston, William Ackerman

Notes

Electrosound pressing; note large outside pressing ring and "EMW" initials in runout etchings.

Track A1 inspired by friends and places of Miles City, Montana.

Track A2 an Appalachian carol of the late Eighteen Hundreds. Collected by the eminent folklorist John Jacob Niles.

Track A3 inspired by an arrangement by guitarist David Qualey.

Track A4 inspired by Vince Guaraldi.

Track A5 a Nineteenth Century Ukrainian carol.

Track A6
Part One: Snow 1:51
Part Two: Midnight 1:56
Part Three: Minstrels 2:00
Minstrels was inspired by St. Basil's Hymn, a traditional Greek children's New Year's carol based upon a rendition by Malcolm Dalgish, from his album Thunderhead, on Flying Fish Records.

Track B1 composed circa 1699, the Kanon was originally an organ piece.

Track B2 an Eighteenth Century English carol based upon an earlier French carol.

Track B3 composed in 1951 by Jazz trumpeter Alfred S. Burt [1921 - 1954]. Some Children See Him was one of fifteen carols written as gifts for friends. The piece was originally a song with lyrics by Wilha Hutson expressing the unconditional love present within children.

"SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: (Side A):WH-1025-A-RE-1 SHO7 O Δ 10770 1-1 VEMW-V
  • Matrix / Runout: (Side B):WH-1025-B-RE-1 SH3 Δ 10770-X U Emw-U 1-15M1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): WH-1025-A-RE-1-SH4 SLM △ 10770 1- S-E.M.W.-S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): WH-1025-B(R-1) SH3 SLM△ 10770-X 1-2 S-E-M.W.-S

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
WH-1025 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records WH-1025 US 1982
C28Y5002 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records C28Y5002 Japan 1982
371 025-2 George Winston December ‎(CD, Album) Windham Hill Records 371 025-2 Germany 1984
L 38158 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records L 38158 New Zealand 1982
WHP-28005 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records WHP-28005 Japan 1982

Tracklist

A1 Thanksgiving 4:04
A2 Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head 2:40
A3 Joy 3:13
A4 Prelude 1:16
A5 Carol Of The Bells 3:56
Night (5:47)
A6a Part One: Snow 1:51
A6b Part Two: Midnight 1:56
A6c Part Three: Minstrels 2:00
B1 Variations On The Kanon By Johann Pachelbel 5:21
B2 The Holly And The Ivy 4:52
B3 Some Children See Him 3:43
B4 Peace 4:02

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Windham Hill Records
  • Copyright (c) – Windham Hill Records
  • Copyright (c) – Hollis Music, Inc.
  • Manufactured By – Windham Hill Productions Inc.
  • Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
  • Published By – Hollis Music, Inc.
  • Manufactured By – PolyGram

Credits

  • Design – Anne Ackerman, William Ackerman
  • Engineer – Karen Kirsch, Steven Miller
  • Mastered By – Jack Hunt
  • Photography By – Greg Edmonds
  • Piano – George Winston
  • Producer – George Winston, William Ackerman

Notes

Made In West Germany By Polygram

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other: AAD

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
WH-1025 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records WH-1025 US 1982
C28Y5002 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records C28Y5002 Japan 1982
371 025-2 George Winston December ‎(CD, Album) Windham Hill Records 371 025-2 Germany 1984
L 38158 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records L 38158 New Zealand 1982
WHP-28005 George Winston December ‎(LP, Album) Windham Hill Records WHP-28005 Japan 1982

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