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Composer and soprano saxophonist Paul Winter is a pivotal and influential figure in what is sometimes called "world chamber music," a sophisticated form of instrumental improvisation that synthesizes the music of Africa, Asia, and Latin America with jazz, classical, and ambient elements. With his group the Paul Winter Consort, and a variety of other musicians, Winter has forged a unique, genre-hopping style. The two-disc GREATEST HITS acts as a retrospective for Winter, bringing the range and depth of his experiments into impressive focus.
The set spans from 1972 to 1998, and touches on sambas, Indian raga, Celtic airs, Western classical, and soothingly atmospheric adult contemporary, among other styles. The range of instruments--pipe organ, bansuri, cello, guitar, oboe, tanpura, and French horn, just to name a few--gives some indication of the mix-and-match aesthetic here, yet Winter and his colleagues weave the various strains together beautifully (thanks in large part to Winter's fine writing and arrangements). The first disc contains four new, previously unreleased tracks, while the second disc features music by artists on Winter's Living Music label. Additionally, the second CD has enhanced features that include a pictoral and musical history of Winter's career. This is an excellent place to begin exploring Winter's extensive, eclectic catalogue.
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Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Ralph Towner, Composer - Distant Hills Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Halley, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - JIM SCOTT, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - MARINO PINTO, Composer - Corcovado Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Halley, Composer - Back Alley Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Glen Velez, Composer - Paul Halley, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Halley, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher - Back Alley Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Davy Spillane, Composer - Paul Halley, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Glen Velez, Composer - Paul Halley, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher - Back Alley Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - DAVID DARLING, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Susan Osborn, Composer - Keita Fodéba, Composer - John Guth, Composer - Umpawaug Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ronaldo Monteiro De Souza, Composer - IVAN LINS, Composer - Michael Holmes, Composer - John Guth, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher - Instersong Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
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Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Ralph Towner, Composer - Distant Hills Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher - Maurus O Faolain, Composer
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Carlos Lyra, Composer - Ronaldo Bôscoli, Composer - Irmaos Vitale, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Halley, Composer - Back Alley Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Eugene Friesen, Composer - Paul Halley, Composer - Dmitri Pokrovsky Singers, FeaturedArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Oscar Castro-Neves, Composer - Kennis Enterprises, Inc., ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Eugene Friesen, Composer - Paul Halley, Composer - Back Alley Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Onegin Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Glen Velez, Composer - Eugene Friesen, Composer - Oscar Castro-Neves, Composer - Paul Halley, Composer - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Living Earth Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - PETE SEEGER, Composer - Leroy Carr, Composer - The Union Baptist Church Singers, FeaturedArtist
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - John Clark, Composer - Hidden Meaning Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Paul Winter, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Halley, Composer - Back Alley Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
Album review
Composer and soprano saxophonist Paul Winter is a pivotal and influential figure in what is sometimes called "world chamber music," a sophisticated form of instrumental improvisation that synthesizes the music of Africa, Asia, and Latin America with jazz, classical, and ambient elements. With his group the Paul Winter Consort, and a variety of other musicians, Winter has forged a unique, genre-hopping style. The two-disc GREATEST HITS acts as a retrospective for Winter, bringing the range and depth of his experiments into impressive focus.
The set spans from 1972 to 1998, and touches on sambas, Indian raga, Celtic airs, Western classical, and soothingly atmospheric adult contemporary, among other styles. The range of instruments--pipe organ, bansuri, cello, guitar, oboe, tanpura, and French horn, just to name a few--gives some indication of the mix-and-match aesthetic here, yet Winter and his colleagues weave the various strains together beautifully (thanks in large part to Winter's fine writing and arrangements). The first disc contains four new, previously unreleased tracks, while the second disc features music by artists on Winter's Living Music label. Additionally, the second CD has enhanced features that include a pictoral and musical history of Winter's career. This is an excellent place to begin exploring Winter's extensive, eclectic catalogue.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 02:09:45
- Main artists: Paul Winter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Living Music
- Genre: Pop/Rock New Age
(C) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC (P) 1998 Earth Music Productions, LLC
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