Canyon Lullaby

Paul Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Living Music
• ASIN: B00000AF3N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #430,356 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Canyon Chaconne

2. Dream Of The Basketmaker

3. Air For Keetu

4. Cornmeal Medicine Wheel

5. Redbud Siesta

6. Lizard Lounge

7. Hummingbird's Ballad

8. Afternoon Sun

9. Waltz Of The Ravens

10. Lullaby At Pumpkin Springs

11. Dreamcatcher

12. Mars On The Rim

13. Midnight Blue

14. Moon Shadows

15. Music Temple

16. Rain Blessing

17. Sweet Dreams, Little One

18. Canyon Chaconne (Reprise)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant solo acoustic instrumental album, June 15, 2001

By 

Bill Binkelman, Wind and Wire (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canyon Lullaby (Audio CD)

Even though the only instrument on this fine CD is soprano sax, it's much closer to being an ambient album than any other genre. There is little here that approaches "jazz," instead the music is more in line with the tone poem approach of classic "new age" artists like Will Ackerman (guitar) and George Winston (piano). Except, of course, the instrument is sax. By recording it in the Grand Canyon itself, Winter achieves an almost surreal vibe because of the long sustain (echo) time of near ten seconds. This also adds to the "airiness" of the album, taking it far from any jazz or urban sensibilities.

The only downside to the album is that the songs are short (which means just when some are getting going, they're over). But the upside of this is that, despite this being a solo instrumental recording, it's still quite varied (within the confines of those limitations).

The music itself is gentle, warm, friendly, and would play perfectly as the backdrop to reading during the afternoon or a quiet dinner with friends. It might also be suitable for playing (softly) for children's nap time, as the sax has a very soothing effect the way it's played here.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Close your eyes and drift away..., September 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Canyon Lullaby (Audio CD)

This is a lovely, mellow recording that really makes you think you're in a canyon in the Southwest, enjoying nature in all its grandeur.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Go to sleep, November 8, 2008

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IRate - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canyon Lullaby (Audio CD)

This is about as mellow as a brass instrument gets. Eventually these 21 solo saxophone earth odes blend together into a haze of sleeping beauty, making it the ideal disc to accompany the naturist whilst drifting away.