George Winston Contest

Pianist George Winston recorded a tribute album in 1996 to jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), a musician beloved by generations for the compositions he recorded for various Charlie Brown television specials and for his standard "Cast Your Fate to the Wind". That album was Linus & Lucy-The Music of Vince Guaraldi, and Winston revisits his musical hero a second time with Love Will Come-The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2, a collection of a wide range of Guaraldi interpretations. The 16-song album will be available February 2nd.

George Winston, best known for his melodic rural folk piano style, has always acknowledged that his main piano influences are the great New Orleans R&B pianists.

Many of the songs from Winston’s new album are from the Charlie Brown episodes, and tracks for them written by Guaraldi include "Time For Love" from the episode, There’s No Time For Love Charlie Brown, "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown," "Love Will Come," "Woodstock," "Little Birdie," "It Was a Short Summer Charlie Brown", "Rain, Rain, Go Away," "Air Music," and "You’re Elected Charlie Brown." The album also features other Guaraldi compositions from his jazz albums.