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| genre = [[New-age music|New age]]
| genre = [[New-age music|New age]]
| length = 60:20
| length = 60:20
| label = [[Living Music]]
| label = Living Music
| producer = Paul Winter, Sam West, Les Kahn
| producer = Paul Winter, Sam West, Les Kahn
| prev_title = [[Prayer for the Wild Things]]
| prev_title = [[Prayer for the Wild Things]]
| prev_year = 1994
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = [[Brazilian Days]]
| next_title = Brazilian Days
| next_year = 1998
| next_year = 1998
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|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/canyon-lullaby-mw0000030096|title=Canyon Lullaby - Paul Winter &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
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'''''Canyon Lullaby''''' is an album by the American saxophonist [[Paul Winter]], released in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|title=Winter Takes His Studio Outside|work=Billboard|date=September 27, 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> It is the first Paul Winter album made up entirely of [[solo saxophone]] improvisations. It is also the first surround sound album to be recorded in the wilderness. The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]], in the "Best New Age Album" category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/paul-winter/15700|title=Paul Winter|date=November 23, 2020|website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref>


==Background==
'''''Canyon Lullaby''''' is a Grammy nominated album released by [[Paul Winter]] in 1997. The album is the first Paul Winter album made up entirely of [[solo saxophone]] improvisations. It was also the first surround sound album to be recorded in the wilderness.
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In 1985, Paul Winter recorded ''[[Canyon (Paul Winter album)|Canyon]]'' in a naturally reverberant side canyon of the [[Grand Canyon]] that he nicknamed "Bach's Canyon". The album featured the [[Paul Winter Consort]]. In 1996, he returned to the canyon to create an album of solo saxophone improvisations. The album was a musical representation of a period of 24 hours in the canyon. To help create this feeling, Winter played at different times during the day and night.


==Critical reception==
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In 1985, Paul Winter recorded [[Canyon (Paul Winter album)|Canyon]] in a naturally reverberant side canyon of the [[Grand Canyon]] which he nicknamed "Bach's Canyon". The album featured the [[Paul Winter Consort]]. In 1996, he returned to the canyon to create an album of solo saxophone improvisations. The album was a musical representation of a period of 24 hours in the canyon. To help create this feeling, Winter played at all different times during the day and night.
[[AllMusic]] wrote: "Interesting and exhilarating in small doses, ''Canyon Lullaby'' can go beyond soothing to soporific if listened to in one sitting."<ref name="auto"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==References==
==References==
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20101219050917/http://livingmusic.com/catalogue/albums/canlullaby.html


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Latest revision as of 15:37, 13 November 2021

Canyon Lullaby
Studio album by
Paul Winter
Released1997
GenreNew age
Length60:20
LabelLiving Music
ProducerPaul Winter, Sam West, Les Kahn
Paul Winter chronology
Prayer for the Wild Things
(1994) 		Canyon Lullaby
(1997) 		Brazilian Days
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Canyon Lullaby is an album by the American saxophonist Paul Winter, released in 1997.[2] It is the first Paul Winter album made up entirely of solo saxophone improvisations. It is also the first surround sound album to be recorded in the wilderness. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best New Age Album" category.[3]

Background

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In 1985, Paul Winter recorded Canyon in a naturally reverberant side canyon of the Grand Canyon that he nicknamed "Bach's Canyon". The album featured the Paul Winter Consort. In 1996, he returned to the canyon to create an album of solo saxophone improvisations. The album was a musical representation of a period of 24 hours in the canyon. To help create this feeling, Winter played at different times during the day and night.

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote: "Interesting and exhilarating in small doses, Canyon Lullaby can go beyond soothing to soporific if listened to in one sitting."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Canyon Lullaby"
  2. "First Light"
  3. "Honoring Song"
  4. "Canyon Chaconne"
  5. "Dream of the Basketmaker"
  6. "Air for Keetu"
  7. "Cornmeal Medicine Wheel"
  8. "Redbud Siesta"
  9. "Lizard Lounge"
  10. "Hummingbird's Ballad"
  11. "Afternoon Sun"
  12. "Waltz of the Ravens"
  13. "Lullaby at Pumpkin Springs"
  14. "Dreamcatcher"
  15. "Mars on the Rim"
  16. "Midnight Blue"
  17. "Moon Shadows"
  18. "Music Temple"
  19. "Rain Blessing"
  20. "Sweet Dreams, Little One"
  21. "Canyon Chaconne (Reprise)"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Canyon Lullaby - Paul Winter | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Winter Takes His Studio Outside". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 27, 1997 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Paul Winter". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
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