Piano Solos (George Winston album)

Piano Solos[2][3] is the debut album of American pianist George Winston. It features his first compositions and covers. American guitarist John Fahey co-produced the album with Doug Decker, who engineered it.[4]

Piano Solos
Studio album by George Winston
Released	1973
Recorded	November 1972, June 1973
Studio	United Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Folk blues ragtime
Length	33:50 57:47 (2006 reissue)
Label	Takoma (1972 release) Windham Hill (1981 reissue) Dancing Cat (1994, 2006 CD releases)
Producer	John Fahey Doug Decker
George Winston chronology
Piano Solos (1973) Autumn (1980)
Alternate cover
Dancing Cat 1994 CD release cover art

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

First released in 1972 on Takoma Records, it was reissued in 1981 by Windham Hill Records as Ballads and Blues 1972. It was released on CD in 1994 by Winston's Dancing Cat label, with a remastered release on October 5, 2006, along with five bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Winston, except where noted.

Original 1972 release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Deland, Florida Medley: Highway Hymn Blues"		3:00
2.	"Deland, Florida Medley: Song"		3:20
3.	"Deland, Florida Medley: Go 'Way From My Window"	John Jacob Niles	1:30
4.	"Deland, Florida Medley: The Woods East of Deland"		2:58
5.	"Brenda's Blues"	John Fahey	1:44
6.	"Miles City Train"		5:59
7.	"New Hope Blues"		1:40
8.	"Theme for a Futuristic Movie"	Michael S. Roth	1:55
9.	"Rag"		5:55
10.	Untitled		5:49
Total length:			33:50

2006 Reissue Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Blues in G"		3:48
12.	"You Don't Love Me"	Bo Diddley	4:48
13.	"Elcina's Grandmother's Rag"		3:20
14.	"Variations on Song for Kurt"	Alan Kilmartin	8:07
15.	"Bright Light Waltz"		3:54
Total length:			57:47

References

1. Piano Solos at AllMusic
2. John Schaefer - New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music - 1987 Page 198 "Like Ackerman, he also admired the guitar works of John Fahey, and in 1972 he released his first album, Piano Solos, on Fahey's Takoma label.* "
3. Keyboard - Volume 10 -1984 Page 51 For a while he composed stride and blues pieces, many of which appear on his first solo album, Piano Solos, released originally on the Takoma label, but now available ..."
4. "George Winston -- Ballads and Blues 1972". Discogs. Retrieved 3 January 2017.