Paul Winter Solo Albums
Calling (Living Music, 1980)
“Lullaby from the Great Mother Whale for the Baby Seal Pups” is a calm and non rhythm song song is consist of Winter’s soprano saxophone solo associates guitar backing, pad chord and murmurs of a whales.
“Magdalena” is a Bossa Nova taste Fusion features Winter’s smooth soprano saxophone solo improvisation.
“Love Swim” is a New Age taste sweet instruments Ballad.
“Blues’ Cathedral” is a New Age meditation song with a vague saxophone improvisation and pad chord accompaniment
“Sea Wolf” is a Folk taste New Age song. It begins Sea Wolf’s murmurs, then guitar arpeggio, pad chord and saxophone solo follow.
“Sea Joy” is a mystic song has some ethnic and traditional music taste, features steel drum, hand claps and African percussions.
“Dance of the Silkies” is a gentle and nostalgic Scottish or Irish taste song features some wind instruments improvisations.
“Seal Eyes” is a gentle and mystic Folk taste New Age song with soprano and tenor saxophones improvisations and strings and piano accompaniment.
A good quality New Age meditation album by a Jazz musician.
Sun Singer (Living Music, 1983)
A good sophisticated New Age album.
“Sun Singer” is a track only by Winter’s solo.
“Hymn to the Sun” is the cover song of J. S. Bach, which is a very refreshing and bit sentimental arraignment with Winter’s soprano saxophone solo and piano arpeggio. The best song of this album.
“Dolphin Morning” is a dreamy and gentle New Age song with Winter’s brave solo, fine piano arpeggio and synthesizer pad chord backing.
“Reflections In A Summer Pond” is a sorrowful song features Winter’s solo and the mood and the composition associate “A Remark You Made” by the Wether Report. The later part “Dancing Particles” is a melancholic also passionate mood song.
“Winter’s Dream” is a Pop Ballad taste gentle Fusion song features Winter’s smooth solo.
“Heaven Within” is a calm and sacred mood slow beautiful song. Winter’s saxophone solo melody and play are excellent.
“Sun Singer” is a gentle and passionate also sentimental song with the impressive theme. Winter’s play is beautiful and brilliant.
Almost songs are consist of saxophone(s), piano and synthesizer pad only but, so Winter’s New Age sense and gentleness appeared on thins album. One of the greatest album of Paul Winter.
Canyon (Living Music, 1985)
This album was recorded in a small side canyon located in the Grand Canyon, and make use of the natural environmental reverb and soundscape.
“Grand Canyon Sunrise” it begins with ethnic percussion loop. Later part, refreshing Winter’s soprano saxophone solo and pad chord accompaniment taka part in.
“Morning Echoes” is consist of beautiful Winter’s soprano saxophone dubbing like a call and response, with sample(s) of bird(s) singing(s).
“Bright Angel” is an elegant, refreshing and natural Fusion song with soprano saxophone, piano and percussions.
“River Run” is a brave and joyful song ethnic taste Fusion, which praises the greatness of the Nature.
“Elves Chasm” is a song consist of only Winter’s skilful and energy improvisation and sample of water drops.
“Air” is a “Aria” of Bach played only by Winter’s soprano solo with environmental sound of the Grand Canyon.
“Grand Canyon Sunset”, it begins with low tone rhythm machine percussion(s) loop, then passionate Winter’s alto and soprano solos and pad chord accompaniment follow and cross them.
A New Age meditation album by great and unique Jazz musician. There are love and praise for the Nature and God.
Wintersong (Living Music, 1986)
“Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day” is an English traditional song, and Folk Dance taste refreshing Fusion features a joyful arrangement and Winter’s dynamic solo improvisation.
“Swedish Song” is a bright and smooth Ballad song features string ensemble and Winter’s solo.
“The Cherry Tree” is an Appalachian traditional song, a nostalgic and traditional taste song with a contemporary dynamic arrangement.
“Little One” is an Appalachian traditional song and Folk taste song with harmony and soprano saxophone like singing.
“Peasant Revels” is a German and English traditional song like a cornemuse song by soprano saxophone, string ensemble and piano.
“Dance Of The Golden Bough” is an Italian traditional song, a sentimental song like “Green Sleeves”.
“Beautiful Star” is a minor key bright, gentle also sorrowful Folk taste song.
“Wintersong” is a French traditional song, and a smooth Fusion instrumental Ballad features Winter’s soprano saxophone solo entirely.
“Joy” is a composition of Bach “Cantata: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”, but the arrangement is joyful Latin Fusion.
A refreshing and smooth acoustic New Age album adopted many traditional songs, is suitable for a daily life.
Paul Winter Consort
Icarus (Epic, 1972)
“Icarus” is the fourth album of Paul Winter Consort from Epic Records. The members include David Darling, Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott, Billy Cobham and so on. They are unique musicians own New Age and contemporary characteristics.
“Icarus” is a famous song of the Paul Winter Consort and one of main repertory of Paul Winter, composed by Ralph Towner. The song is bright and refreshing taste associates a sunshine and a beach, features Winter’s soprano saxophone and David Darling’s cello solos.
“The Silence of Candle” is a sentimental vocal Pop song.
“Sunwheel” is nostalgic and bright Fusion song with a gorgeous arrangement, has elements of Rock, features Clavinet solo and Latin percussions.
“Jupiter Bear” is a song of European traditional taste composition with guitar and sitar plays with Indian Percussions.
“All Mornings Beings” is a mystic traditional taste composition features wind instruments ensemble and Winter’s impressive wonderful solo.
“Chehalis and Other Voices” is a mystic and odd traditional and Folk taste song is consist of guitar arpeggio, wind instruments ensemble and solos and percussions.
“Minuit” is a Folk and Country taste optimistic vocal song.
An American counter culture and New Age taste Jazz Fusion album. The music is based on Jazz, but there’s no smoky mood of Jazz. The mood and taste of this album can’t be defined easily. It’s unique music that Jazz isn’t a Jazz, and New Age music is not only a New Age music. This is the music of nowhere and somewhere.
Resources and Links
Paul Winter | Musician and Bandleader (Official Site)
Paul Winter – paulwinter.xyz (Official Site)
Wikipedia (EN) – Paul Winter Consort
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