FLAC (tracks) | Ambient, Neo-Classical, New Age, Contemporary Jazz | 1h 2 min | 296 MB

In search of a new season to conquer (after a long run of successful A Winter's Solstice recordings), Windham Hill took aim at summer in 1997. The first Summer Solstice disc isn't exactly top-down cruising music; it's more of a back-porch soundtrack suitable for watching fireflies or for mulling the fading light of a languid summer's day. A few pieces (violinist Tracy Silverman's take on Vivaldi; pianist Liz Story's "The Promise") feel a bit weighty for the theme here, but the disc is well stocked with compensatory highlights. Among them are the intelligent, softly propulsive melody strung together by Paul McCandless (oboe) and bassist Michael Manring ("In Our Jasmine Days"); David Arkenstone's twinkling, mandolin-centered dance in the sun ("Companions"); some classic Will Ackerman ("Incondizionatamente") on parlor guitar; a chag, slowly unfolding melody found in "Summer Star" by harpist Lisa Lynne; Story's lovely, ruminating "Out of "; a sunny frolic on harmonica by George Winston; and a hushed, jazz-inclined medley of Beach Boys tunes by pianist Philip Aaberg and guitarist Scott Mathews. Terry Wood

1 Summer Solstice - Sean Harkness
2 Sad Lisa - Angels Of Venice
3 Dream Beach - Micheal Hedges
4 In Our Jasmine Days - Paul McCandless
5 Reunion - John Boswell
6 Kalena Kai - Keola Beamer
7 Midsummer's Moon - David Arkenstone
8 The Promise - Liz Story
9 Summer, From Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' - Tracy Silverman
10 Summer Star - Lisa Lynne
11 Incondizionatamente - Will Ackerman
12 Companions - David Arkenstone
13 Out Of - Liz Story
14 M.M.'s Dunk - George Winston
15 The Warmth Of The Sun/Surfer Girl - Philip Aaberg



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