Biography

Self-described "rural folk piano" player George Winston was among the earliest and most successful proponents of the genre of contemporary instrumental music later dubbed new age. Although born in Michigan in 1949, he was raised primarily in Montana; the extreme seasonal changes he experienced there greatly influenced the pastoral feel of his music. Between 1980 and 1982, he recorded a trilogy of albums -- Autumn, December, and Winter Into Spring -- that laid much of the groundwork for the new age boom to follow. Winston's music continued to grow in popularity and influence in the years to follow. ~ Jason Ankeny

Top Tracks

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• Alone (piano Solo)

• Creole Moon

• Dubuque

• Give Me Your Hand/la Valse Pour Les Pettes Jeunes Filles

• Goodnight Irene

• It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown

• Linus & Lucy

• Rain, Rain, Go Away

• Shabbiness Doesn't Matter

• Skating

• Summer

• The Breaks

• The Velveteen Rabbit (piano Solo)

• Thumbelina

• When The Saints Go Marching In

• You're Elected, Charlie Brown/little Birdie

• You're In Love, Charlie Brown

Discography

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• Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions: A Hurricane Relief Benefit

  Windham Hill Jazz / Windham Hill Records

  2006

• Montana: A Love Story

  RCA Victor / Windham Hill Records

  2004

• Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit

  Windham Hill Records

  2001

• Plains

  Windham Hill Records

  1999

• Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi

  Windham Hill Records

  1996