Common Ground

by Paul Winter

Common Ground cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:39
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A pioneering work of eco-jazz, famously integrating the natural vocalizations of wolves, whales, and eagles directly into its compositional framework. 'Common Ground' blends gentle chamber jazz improvisation with deep environmental consciousness, establishing Winter as a vital early architect of acoustic New Age music.

Genres

Descriptors: natural, instrumental, saxophone, ambient, nature, acoustic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Ancient Voices (3:56)
  2. Eagle (2:13)
  3. Icarus (4:12)
  4. The Promise Of A Fisherman (3:43)
  5. Oceano Dream (7:54)
  6. Trio (1:11)
  7. Common Ground (3:45)
  8. Lay Down Your Burden (3:00)
  9. Wolf Eyes (6:37)
  10. Duet (0:43)
  11. Midnight (4:23)
  12. Trilogy (1:57)

Credits

  • Paul F. Berliner - music by
  • African Fish Eagle - written-by
  • Ralph Towner - written-by
  • Dorival Caymmi - written-by
  • Humpback Whale - written-by
  • David Darling - written-by
  • Paul McCandless - written-by
  • Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza - lyrics by [brazilian]

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