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Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman has released many albums in his 30-year career as a guitarist, and the latest best-of record, Pure Will Ackerman, does its part to remind listeners of his contributions to instrumental and new age music. However, the same thing could probably be said about any of Ackerman's compilations (the previous one, 1993's Windham Hill Retrospective, shares seven songs with this one), so what makes this collection any better than any other of the numerous ones Ackerman has put out is uncertain. Yes, there is a previously unreleased version of "Murray's Song" -- though it's not that different from the one found on Childhood and Memory -- and tracks like "Pacific I" and "Briars Above the Well" do make their first compilation appearance on Pure Will Ackerman, but everything else is pretty much a repeat from records past. This does mean, however, that the album is indicative of all that the musician is and always has been. The songs are warm and mood-setting yet melancholy, and even those with vocals included ("Walk with Me" and the aforementioned "Briars Above the Well") provide atmospheric background rather than a definite, clear message. Pure Will Ackerman won't bring much of anything new to even a moderate fan, but for someone interested in exploring what the guitarist has done, it serves as a good start.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
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Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981 BMG Music
Michael Manring, Bass - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Corin Nelsen, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
William Ackerman, Composer - Will Ackerman, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment
Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Corin Nelson, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Michael Manring, Bass - Charles Bisharat, Violin - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Elliot Mazer, Producer - Ira Stein, Piano - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 1986 BMG Music
Samite Mulondo, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Corin Nelsen, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
William Ackerman, Composer - Will Ackerman, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 1981 BMG Music
Will Ackerman, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Saxon, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment
T-Bone Wolk, Bass - Heather Rankin, Composer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Bob Muller, Composer, Percussion - Steven Miller, Mixing Engineer - Gary Henry, Recording Engineer - Bryan Carrigan, Recording Engineer - Danny Bernini, Recording Engineer - Marc Shulman, Electric Guitar - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Corin Nelsen, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Will Ackerman feat. Heather Rankin, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
William Ackerman, Composer - Will Ackerman, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Mazer, Producer - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 1986 BMG Music
Michael Manring, Fretless Bass - Darol Anger, Violin - Steven Miller, Producer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Philip Aaberg, Keyboards - T-Bone Wolk, Bass - Jaya Lakshmi, Composer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Steven Miller, Mixing Engineer - Gary Henry, Recording Engineer - Bryan Carrigan, Recording Engineer - Danny Bernini, Recording Engineer - Jeff Haynes, Percussion - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Corin Nelsen, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Eric Vaillancourt, Tabla - Will Ackerman feat. Jaya Lakshmi, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Corin Nelsen, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
George Winston, Piano - Michael Hedges, Guitar - Steven Miller, Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer - Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1983 BMG Music
Will Ackerman, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Corin Nelson, Producer
(P) 2006 Will Ackerman
Album review
Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman has released many albums in his 30-year career as a guitarist, and the latest best-of record, Pure Will Ackerman, does its part to remind listeners of his contributions to instrumental and new age music. However, the same thing could probably be said about any of Ackerman's compilations (the previous one, 1993's Windham Hill Retrospective, shares seven songs with this one), so what makes this collection any better than any other of the numerous ones Ackerman has put out is uncertain. Yes, there is a previously unreleased version of "Murray's Song" -- though it's not that different from the one found on Childhood and Memory -- and tracks like "Pacific I" and "Briars Above the Well" do make their first compilation appearance on Pure Will Ackerman, but everything else is pretty much a repeat from records past. This does mean, however, that the album is indicative of all that the musician is and always has been. The songs are warm and mood-setting yet melancholy, and even those with vocals included ("Walk with Me" and the aforementioned "Briars Above the Well") provide atmospheric background rather than a definite, clear message. Pure Will Ackerman won't bring much of anything new to even a moderate fan, but for someone interested in exploring what the guitarist has done, it serves as a good start.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:47
- Main artists: Will Ackerman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Windham Hill - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock New Age
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
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