Featuring recastings of past compositions,
Inner Voices teams the haunting Native American flute of
R. Carlos Nakai with the sumptuous yet delicate string arrangements of
Billy Williams. It's an opportunity to hear
Nakai in something of a different setting, and it's also a highly effective setting: his melodies thrive under the string treatments, and his playing throughout is meditative yet compelling. The overall tone of the album is pleasantly engaging, suitable for foreground listening as well as background. ~ Steve Huey