George Winston – December (SACD hibrid multicanal)

“December” is the fourth solo piano album by American pianist George Winston (George Otis Winston III). It was recorded in the fall of 1982 and released by Windham Hill at the end of that year. The album – a tribute to the winter season – is the follow-up to “Winter Into Spring,” which had been released earlier in 1982. Winston noted in the liner notes that “December” was primarily inspired by five albums: Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Howard Blake’s “The Snowman – Soundtrack From The Animation Of The Classic Raymond Briggs Children’s Story,” John Fahey’s “The New Possibility,” Joseph Byrd’s “A Christmas Yet To Come,” and Alfred S. Burt’s “This Is Christmas” . “December” was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, corresponding to sales of 3 million copies. The album also remained on the Billboard 200 for 178 weeks and reached No. 54 in January 1984, more than a year after its original release. In 1987, five years after its release, it reached No. 2 on Billboard’s “Top Holiday Albums” chart.

“December” is one of the biggest selling instrumental albums of all time, with over 10,000,000 copies sold in the US alone. The album is famous for the impeccable quality of the recording. It was recorded and mixed simultaneously using multiple microphones straight to the stereo master reels – in a time when a multitrack capture was more the norm. Today, 44 years after its release, the album still receives roughly 30,000,000 streams each year between Thanksgiving and New Years. Because of the extraordinary beauty of the musicianship, the choice of songs and exquisite recording, there has long been strong demand for an audiophile CD version. With this Hybrid SACD, Valley Entertainment lovingly meets that demand.

Valley Entertainment® is a privately owned U.S. record label that was founded in the mid-nineties. The label includes an eclectic repertoire from pop to alternative, with focus on singer-songwriters, modern Irish musicians and World music.

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Lista pieselor

1.    Thanksgiving
2.    Rest Your Head
3.    Joy
4.    Prelude
5.    Carol Of The Bells
6.    Night (Part 1: Snow)
7.    Night (Part 2: Midnight)
8.    Night (Part 3: Minstrels)
9.    Variations On The Kanon
10.   The Holly And The Ivy
11.   Some Children See Him
12.   Peace