Windham Hill Memories

This week I will be reviewing the Michael Manring debut solo album, Unusual Weather, released in 1986 (or 1985/89 as posted by WindhamHillLovers). Image: Basically this was his first release. There are 13 tracks on the album, making it 46 minutes and 32 seconds long. Since I can't find much other info on this album or these songs, I will explain, from my own personal listening experience that the songs "Welcoming" and "Homeward" are the two that stand out for me. They are beautiful recordings, containing the soprano saxophone, except that "Welcoming" has an evening vibe, creating an atmosphere of darkness and looking up at the night sky where "Homeward" is brighter and has an autumn feel to it. These songs are what make Unusual Weather one of my top favorite Michael Manring albums. Click to listen to "Welcoming": The rest of the album is beautiful as well, but hey I'm sure you think differently about ...

I just wanted everyone viewing this blog to know that when it comes to posting links to hear the music, I will now add a link to hear the playlist of the full album via WindhamHillLover's YouTube channel. This way you can hear the entire album for free before you decide to buy it. Also I'm changing the look of the text for when I make posts. This makes it easier to read the information on the artists. More updates coming soon!

Introduction Welcome to Season 2 of Windham Hill Memories! This year, I will continue coverage of the albums by Michael Manring and other artists under the Windham Hill Label. First off, I want to say that some of his later albums from the 1990s and 2000s that I will be posting about are NOT under the Windham Hill Label, but of other record labels. This must've been due to the label's downfall period and/or when Will Ackerman sold that label to his wife (of that time), Anne Robinson-Ackerman (Robinson being her maiden name). Any information on what really happened, please let me know. Anyway, I will start by covering his original albums, then his collaboration ones later on down the road. Next week will be on his 1986 Windham Hill album, Unusual Weather . Stay tuned! - Erica