Will Ackerman - Conferring With The Moon: Pieces For Guitar CD Album

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Will Ackerman - Conferring With The Moon: Pieces For Guitar CD

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The follow-up to 1983's PAST LIGHT, 1986's CONFERRING WITH THE MOON continues that album's exploration of new settings for William Ackerman's inimitable guitar style. The album expands on its predecessor by increasing the number and variety of instruments Ackerman plays with, but it steps back from that album's sometimes over-filled, busy arrangements by focusing on duets and trios.

Ackerman's own guitar playing, as usual, is overdubbed to add richness and depth to the sound, to the extent that his solo performance of the title track sounds in spots like two or three guitarists playing nearly--but not quite--the same piece. Elsewhere, shards of keyboard, both electric and acoustic, buffer Ackerman's watery yet never aimless playing, with reeds and percussion appearing occasionally for color. These 11 brief pieces explore and develop a variety of moods.

Editor: Stewart Whitmore.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Enrique Cruz; Stewart Whitmore.

Arranger: Eugene Friesen.

Personnel: Will Ackerman (charango); Charlie Bisharat (violin); Eugene Friesen (cello); Enrique Cruz (quena); Robert Hubbard (English horn); Ira Stein, Philip Aaberg (piano); Chuck Greenberg (lyricon).

Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.

Conferring With The Moon: Pieces For Guitar Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, New Age, Guitar
Label	Windham Hill
Orig Year	1986
All Time Product Rank	108,135
CD Universe Part number	1025734
Discs	1
Release Date	Aug 25, 1998
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	William Ackerman; Elliot Mazer; Will Ackerman
Engineer	Stephen Hart
Recording Time	53 minutes
Personnel	Charlie Bisharat - violin Eugene Friesen - cello Will Ackerman - charango Philip Aaberg - piano Enrique "Quique" Cruz - quena Robert Hubbard - English horn Chuck Greenberg - lyricon Ira Stein

Will Ackerman - Conferring With The Moon: Pieces For Guitar Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Conferring With The Moon	7:31	$0.99
2	Improv 2	3:36	$0.99
3	Lago De Montanas with Will Ackerman	4:09	$0.99
4	Big Thing In The Sky with Will Ackerman	6:35	$0.99
5	Climbing In Geometry	6:10	$0.99
6	Last Day At The Beach	6:51	$0.99
7	Singing Crocodile	3:21	$0.99
8	Processional	3:57	$0.99
9	Shape Of The Land	3:26	$0.99
10	Garage Planet	5:03	$0.99
11	Conferring With The Moon with Will Ackerman	2:21	$0.99

Conferring With The Moon: Pieces For Guitar Music Review

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5 stars A Continued love affair
I fell in love with this release when it was on tape in the 80's. I have worn the tape out and needed to replace. I love it more now than I did then.
Submitted by JCGOINES (Mansfield, Ohio)
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