Sun Dance: Summer Solstice - A Windham Hill Collection
Third in theSummer Solsticeseries,Sun Danceis an elegiac meandering into longer days, warmer nights, and the kiss of festivity that lingers for the season. Featuring pianistsJim BrickmanandLiz Story, harpistLisa Lynne, guitaristWilliam Coulter, and ensembles such as Angels of Venice (covering the Rolling Stones' "As Tears Go By"),Sun Dancedips into the well of New Age talent, spilling forth a liquid dream-time soundscape.George WinstonandKeola Beamercollaborate on the Hawaii-inspired "Shaka Slack Key," andWill Ackerman's finger-picked "Just Dancin' Like Fools," elegantly supplemented by violin, bass, and percussion, is a lovely ditty of light and willowy grace. A word of caution: beware the lazy-making properties of this collection! It's quite likely that listening will bring on a hankering to nod off in the sun or ditch that big meeting for an impromptu berry gathering.--Paige La Grone