WH 1018 Alex de Grassi Clockwork
Review The first true ensemble album in the Windham Hill style – Clockwork really defined the label’s sound for the next several years. Alex de Grassi proves that not only is he one of his generations...
View ArticleWHS C-1020 Ira Stein Russel Walder Elements
Review Ira Stein and Russel Walder’s “Elements” is a misty morning cup of coffee. Energetic, even upbeat moments abound, but the overall mood is warm, wistful, and well-paced with a real sense of...
View ArticleWH 1021 Darol Anger Barbara Higbie Tideline
"Tideline" is a foggy windswept day at Stinson Beach, or rather time spent sipping coffee inside a weathered redwood beach house near Stinson, warm and rich, but with an undercurrent of cool tumult...
View ArticleWH 1022 Shadowfax Shadowfax
Review Shadowfax is the eponymous second release from the atmospheric fusion group, and the twenty-second release on Windham Hill. With a strong Asian and Native American influence on the music, there...
View ArticleWH 1024 Windham Hill Records Sampler ’82
Windham Hill Records Sampler ’82 Selections from the Windham Hill Records Album Catalogue Review Windham Hill was truly hitting its stride in 1981-82. It took four years for Ackerman to release the...
View ArticleWH-1026 Windham Hill Artists An Evening with Windham Hill Live
WH-1026 An Evening with Windham Hill Live featuring George Winston, Alex deGrassi, William Ackerman, Michael Hedges, Liz Story, Scott Cossu, Darol Anger, Chuck Greenberg Review Truly one of the great...
View ArticleWH 1029 Shadowfax Shadowdance
WH 1029 Shadowfax Shadowdance Review Shadowdance confidently strides into the Windham Hill catalog with the showstopping New Electric India, electric guitar and thundering bass resounding. This is a...
View ArticleWindham Hill Winter Solstice Music Live in the Bay Area
This year, instead of Frankincense and Myrrh, the Bay Area gets a gift of a mini-tour with Barbara Higbie, Liz Story and Lisa Lynne performing a Windham Hill Winter Solstice celebration across the Bay...
View ArticleWH-1033 Scott Cossu Islands
WH-1033 Scott Cossu Islands Review With Islands, Scott Cossu builds on the group efforts of his first two Windham Hill releases, with a star-studded group of collaborators. Mining much of the same...
View ArticleWH-1035 Windham Hill Records Sampler ’84
Windham Hill Records Sampler ’84 – Selections from the Windham Hill Records Album Catalogue Michael Hedges / Mark Isham / William Ackerman / George Winston / Shadowfax / Alex de Grassi / Scott Cossu /...
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