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'''Paul Winter''' (born [[August 31]], [[1939]] in [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Saxophone|saxophonist]] (alto and soprano saxophone). |
'''Paul Winter''' (born [[August 31]], [[1939]] in [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Saxophone|saxophonist]] (alto and soprano saxophone). |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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In 1961, while Winter was in college at [[Northwestern University]], the [[Paul Winter Sextet]] won the [[Intercollegiate Jazz Festival]] and was signed by [[Columbia Records]]. |
In 1961, while Winter was in college at [[Northwestern University]], the [[Paul Winter Sextet]] won the [[Intercollegiate Jazz Festival]] and was signed by [[Columbia Records]].{{citation needed}} |
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The next year, the band toured the [[Latin America]] as cultural ambassadors for the [[United States State Department]], playing 160 concerts in 23 countries. The Sextet was also the first jazz band to perform at the [[White House]]. |
The next year, the band toured the [[Latin America]] as cultural ambassadors for the [[United States State Department]], playing 160 concerts in 23 countries. The Sextet was also the first jazz band to perform at the [[White House]].{{citation needed}} |
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After Winter's band changed its name to the [[Paul Winter Consort]] in the late [[1960s]], it contributed to the development of [[new age music]] and [[healing music]]. |
After Winter's band changed its name to the [[Paul Winter Consort]] in the late [[1960s]], it contributed to the development of [[new age music]] and [[healing music]]. |
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Paul Winter (born August 31, 1939 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is an American saxophonist (alto and soprano saxophone).
Career
In 1961, while Winter was in college at Northwestern University, the Paul Winter Sextet won the Intercollegiate Jazz Festival and was signed by Columbia Records.[citation needed]
The next year, the band toured the Latin America as cultural ambassadors for the United States State Department, playing 160 concerts in 23 countries. The Sextet was also the first jazz band to perform at the White House.[citation needed]
After Winter's band changed its name to the Paul Winter Consort in the late 1960s, it contributed to the development of new age music and healing music.
Discography (partial)
Solo
- Canyon Lullaby (1997)
- Prayer for the Wild Things (1994)
- (Grammy award)
- Solstice Live! (1993)
- Earth: Voices of a Planet (1990)
- Earthbeat (1987)
- Winter Song (1986)
- Canyon (1985)
- Sun Singer (1983)
- Missa Gaia/Earth Mass (1982)
- Callings (1980)
- Common Ground (1978, A&M Records)
Collaborations
- Celtic Solstice, Paul Winter and Friends (1999, Living Music)
- (Grammy award)
- Brazilian Days, with Oscar Castro-Neves (1998)
- Whales Alive, with Paul Halley (1987)
and The Earth Band
- Journey with the Sun (2000, Living Music)
with Winter Consort
- Spanish Angel (1993)
- (Grammy award)
- Turtle Island, with Gary Synder (1991)
- The Man Who Planted Trees (1990)
- Wolf Eyes [compilation] (1989)
- Concert for the Earth (1985)
the early Winter Consort
- Icarus (1972, Epic; reissued by Living Music ca. 1984)
- Road (1970, A&M; reissued 1989)
- Something in the Wind (1969, A&M)
- The Winter Consort (1968, A&M)
with Paul Winter Sextet
- The Paul Winter Sextet (1961, Columbia)
- Jazz Meets the Bossa Nova (1962, Columbia)
- Jazz Premiere: Washington (1963, Columbia)
- New Jazz on Campus (1963, Columbia)
- Jazz Meets the Folk Song (1963, Columbia)
References
- Paul Winter Sextet, on LivingMusic.com.
- Paul Winter discography, on LivingMusic.com.
External links
- Knapp, Tom. "Paul Winter: Common Ground (A&M Records, 1978)", review in Rambles. Accessed January 29, 2006