Volume 202: Grand Canyon

We continue World Tour November with music about a location I’ve actually been to. It’s on the list as being one of the seven natural wonders of the world. 

If you’ve ever visited that big hole in the ground in the southwestern United States, sometimes words escape you. That’s why we have composers like Ferde Grofe who skillfully describes the wonder through the lens of black notes on a white sheet of paper.

I have been absolutely mesmerized by this album since I found it, especially since the five-movement suite depicts two of my favorite moments on that side trip. Which is why I’m playing the tunes out of order.

So get ready to hear music as big, bold and beautiful as the scenery it was written about in Volume 202: Grand Canyon.

More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 

Credits and copyrights

Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite Featuring On The Trail
Label: Columbia – CL 716
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Released: 1955
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern

Composed by Ferde Grofé

On The Trail
The Painted Desert
Sunset
Sunrise

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.