Ballads & Blues 1972

George Winston | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 29, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: © 1994 Dancing Cat Records / Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B0000030LL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,963 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Winston Debut Displays His R&B Roots, June 27, 2005

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musicfan28if - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballads & Blues 1972 (Audio CD)

This is Winston's first album, released back in 1972, almost a decade before the seasonal-themed albums that made him famous. This album provides a glimpse into Winston's roots and influences as his piano style was influenced by Fats Waller and other rhythm and blues pianists. As such, it's not a "new age" album like his later releases.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, upbeat CD!, May 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ballads & Blues 1972 (Audio CD)

This is my favorite CD of the George Winston collection! If you enjoy Rhythm and Blues, you will love this toe tapping collection.

1.0 out of 5 stars What a difference a decade makes ................., July 13, 2010

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MovieMusic (Nautical Newport) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballads & Blues 1972 (Audio CD)

I already had plenty of George Winston when I bought this one. This is an early work previously recorded for Tacoma records in 1972-73, and that is where it should have stayed. This is a beginner recording, showing George knew his way around a keyboard, but the deep feeling, and delicate nuanced playing found in the music that made his name later, are absent.

Windham Hill doesn't get any credit for re-releasing this. George's playing came along in leaps and bounds after it. If Windham Hill had been around in 1972 and released this, George's career might have been stillborn. But then it simply isn't good enough for Will Ackerman to have taken any notice. Luckily for both of them (and us) they didn't meet until years later.