When growing up, Winston's musical interests lay with instrumentals of the R&B, rock, pop, and jazz genres, especially those by organists. He plays in three styles: the melodic approach he developed that he calls 'rural folk piano' stride piano, primarily inspired by Thomas 'Fats' Waller and Teddy Wilson and his primary interest, New Orleans R&B piano, influenced by James Booker, Professor Longhair, and Henry Butler. He is best known for his solo piano recordings several of his albums from the early 1980s have sold millions of copies each. December 26, 1949) is an American pianist who was born in Michigan and grew up mainly in Montana ( Miles City and Billings), as well as Mississippi and Florida. This reissue was packaged in a Digipak and features revised cover art.

The album was again reissued in 2013 by Valley Entertainment with Dancing Cat Records, Winston's own label. In 1987, five years after its release, it reached #2 on Billboard's Top Holiday Albums chart.Ī 20th Anniversary Edition of the album, with two bonus tracks, was released in 2001. The album is a follow up to Autumn.ĭecember is Winston's highest-selling album, having been certified triple Platinum by the RIAA, signifying 3 million copies in shipment. The success of the album, along with several of Winston's other albums from the early 1980s, enabled the record label, Windham Hill, to get international distribution and a much higher profile. The album also spent 136 weeks on the Billboard 200, reaching a peak of #54 in January 1984, over a year after its original release. It is a Christmas album, and more generally a tribute to the winter season. It was recorded during the fall of 1982 and was released at the end of the year. December is the fourth solo piano album from George Winston.

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