Windham Hill Memories

I hope everyone has something to be thankful for this holiday season. Enjoy eating turkey, watching parades and football games, but don't forget that the real meaning of this day is to give thanks to what we were blessed with. Let's get the holiday started with a Windham Hill album. In return, I am giving you a free mp3 of this song for the holiday season.  The download link is here: http://www.4shared.com/mp3/Av_1dSUt/01Thanksgiving.html? Thanks for checking out my blog and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Listen up! Because this Thursday is Thanksgiving, tomorrow I will post (spoilers) a Thanksgiving post for you guys. Also, starting December 5, I will be Christmas posts for a couple weeks. This means the Will Ackerman stuff will not continue until January 2013. I just wanted to keep you informed ahead of time.

In 1992, Ackerman released his eighth Windham Hill abum called "The Opening of Doors". This album contains duets and trios, some tracks include electric guitar and electric keyboard pieces.  Here is a review of  the album taken from MusD Rovi:  "With his eight Windham Hill abum, guitarist William Ackerman charts new musical territory with a record full of diversity, beauty and musical exploration. Complemeting his strong signature guitar sound is a cast of supporting players that include Paul McCandless on English horn and oboe, Michael Manring on fretless bass, Buckethead on electric guitar, Philip Aaberg on pinao, Tim Story on keyboards, and Michael Spiro on percussion." As always, the track list: 1. The Opening of Doors  2. The 1000 Mile Stare  3. Bahia, Nebraska 4. A Happy Home in Kathmandu 5. Murray's Song 6. A Movie Of a Placid Lake On A Moonless Night in September 7. Last Dance 8. Santos And The Well-Travel

This Album contains tracks, not only composed by Ackerman on guitar, but also contributed by the other Windham Hill artists, including Michael Manring and Philip Aaberg. I listened to the tracks and I must say honestly that I "drifted away in leisure". Here as always, the track listing for the album: 1. The Moment in Which You Must Finally Let Go of the Tether Which Has Held Your Hope Airborne 2. A Region of Clouds 3. If You Look 4. Floyd's Ghost 5. Wondering Again What's Behind the Eyes 6. Dawn Treader 7. The Prospect of Darrow's Barn and the Blossoms of an Apple Spring on Imaginary Road 8. Brother A Teaches 7 9. Innocent Moon 10. The Moment - Reprise 11. If You Look - Version II [*] 12. Darrow's Barn - Version II [*] Tracks 11 and 12 were featured in the 2009 reissue of the album by Valley Entertainment, according to Wikipedia. Other contributors include: Allauding Mathieu on Piano for Track 1 Chuck Greenberg on Lyricon, Yamaha W