''Common Ground'' is an album released by

Paul Winter Paul Winter (born August 31, 1939) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He is a pioneer of world music and earth music, which interweaves the voices of the wild with instrumental voices from classical, jazz and world music. The ...

in 1978 for

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Inc. Songs on the album include elements of different musical styles coupled with the sounds of whales, wolves and eagles. A live wolf was used in some concerts for the 1978 tour supporting the album such at

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Track listing

# "Ancient Voices (Nhemamusasa)" # "Eagle" # "Icarus" # "The Promise of a Fisherman (Iemanja)" # "Ocean Dream" # "Trio" # "Common Ground (Velho Sermão)" # "Lay Down Your Burden" (sung by Susan Osborn) # "Wolf Eyes" # "Duet" # "Midnight (Minuit)" # "Trilogy"

References

"Common Ground." Living Music. 2002. 16 Mar. 2008.
1978 albums Paul Winter albums A&M Records albums {{1970s-folk-album-stub