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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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|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/canyon-lullaby-mw0000030096</ref>
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'''''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.
'''''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.


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.
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.

==Critical reception==
[[AllMusic]] wrote: "Interesting and exhilarating in small doses, ''Canyon Lullaby'' can go beyond soothing to soporific if listened to in one sitting."<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/canyon-lullaby-mw0000030096</ref>


==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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Revision as of 15:28, 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 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.

In 1985, Paul Winter recorded 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.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Interesting and exhilarating in small doses, Canyon Lullaby can go beyond soothing to soporific if listened to in one sitting."[2]

Track listing

  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

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/canyon-lullaby-mw0000030096
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/canyon-lullaby-mw0000030096
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