The popular and pioneering new age label Windham Hill comes along to stake its claim in the somewhat hazy style known as chill-out, a stylistic trend that commonly goes hand in hand with slow hip-hop beats, breathy female vocals, and cozy atmospheric touches. Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic features material with a similar desired effect that doesn't have very much in common with chill-out. This is a two-disc set separated into ambient and acoustic sets and, surprisingly enough, the inclusions are presented in a continuous mix -- just like the hundreds of chill-out-themed compilation albums that were populating record store bins at the time of its release. The ambient disc features songs from Yanni ("To the One Who Knows"), Tangerine Dream ("Cool at Heart"), David Arkenstone ("Into the Dreamtime"), and Ravi Shakar's "Ragas in Minor Scale." On the acoustic disc, there's Michael Hedges ("Rickover's Dream"), Phil Coulter ("Sunlight on the Water"), Liz Story ("Wedding Rain"), George Winston ("Cloudburst"), and W.G. Snuffy Walden ("Alone"). If the concept of chill-out music appeals to you, and if the underfed models on the covers of many chill-out compilations signify that the music might not be up your alley, a compilation of relaxing music such as this will be more likely to suit you. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic
01/07/2003 | Rca
All Music Guide Review
Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic Track Listing
Credits of Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic
- Phil Maggini
- Bass
- Don Markese
- Flute, Flute (Alto), Flute (Bass), Penny Whistle, Pan Flute
- Stuart Nevitt
- Percussion, Kelon Vibes, Drums
- Lakki Patey
- Guitar
- Jeff Pevar
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Jim Reitzel
- Mastering
- Emil Richards
- Percussion
- Philippe Saisse
- Piano, Synthesizer Programming, Drums
- Richard Schönerz
- Piano, Oberheim
- Paul Schwartz
- Keyboards
- Jamil Szmadzinski
- Violin
- Peter Vanhook
- Drums (Snare), Electronic Percussion
- George Winston
- Piano
- Alex de Grassi
- Guitar
- Gayle Levant
- Harmonica
- W.G. Snuffy Walden
- Guitar
- S.P. Balasubramanyam
- Vocals
- Sean Harkness
- Guitar (Steel), Fretless Bass, Guitar (Nylon String)
- Carol Tatum
- Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Dulcimer (Hammer), Synthesizer Bass, Celtic Harp, Bouzouki
- Peggy Baldwin
- Cello
- Joshua Sherman
- A&R
- Joanne Paratore
- Piano, Keyboards
- Beverley Staunton
- Vocals
- Vic Levak
- Guitar
- Tommy Morgan
- Harmonica
- Chris Carroll
- Design
- Phil Coulter
- Piano
- Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
- Synthesizer, Piano, Harmonium
- Don Alias
- Percussion, Conga
- Philip Aaberg
- Piano
- Will Ackerman
- Guitar
- Dawn Atkinson
- Executive Producer
- Daniel Chase
- Drums
- Liz Cifani
- Harp
- Johnny Cunningham
- Fiddle
- Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
- Guitar, Whistle (Human)
- Brian Dunning
- Flute, Penny Whistle, Uillean Pipes, Accordion
- Richard Dworsky
- Piano
- Edgar Froese
- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards
- Jerome Froese
- Guitar, Keyboards
- Paul Haslinger
- Keyboards
- Bonnie Herman
- Vocals
- David Arkenstone
- Bass, Bouzouki, Flute, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Sound Design
- Mark Egan
- Fretless Bass
- Mark Isham
- Synthesizer, Piano, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Sax (Soprano), EWI, Electronic Percussion
- Michael Manring
- Bass
- Øystein Sevåg
- Keyboards, Computers
- Liz Story
- Piano
- Yanni
- Keyboards
- Samite
- Vocals, Kalimba
- Ravi Shankar
- Vocals
- Steve Erquiaga
- Guitar (Nylon String)
- Fred Simon
- Synthesizer, Synclavier
- Jared Stewart
- Synthesizer, Piano











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