William Ackerman - Discography

Discography

• The Search for the Turtle's Navel (later renamed: In Search of the Turtle's Navel) (1976) – Solo guitar.
• It Takes a Year (1977) – Solo guitar.
• Childhood and Memory (1979) – Mostly solo guitar, a few duets.
• Passage (1981) – Re-recordings of older pieces as duets (including one with George Winston), a few solo guitar pieces.
• Past Light (1983) – Mostly duets (including one with Michael Hedges).
• Conferring with the Moon (1986) – Mostly duets and some trios.
• Imaginary Roads (1988) – Mostly duets and trios.
• The Opening of Doors (1992) – Mostly duets and trios, several pieces with electric guitar (by Buckethead) and electric keyboard.
• A Windham Hill Retrospective: William Ackerman (1993) – A package of previously recorded tracks.
• Sound of Wind Driven Rain (1998) – Half solo guitar, half duets or trios, most songs were new.
• Hearing Voices (2001) – Most songs feature the human voice, many different singers were used.
• Returning (2004) – Re-recordings of older pieces, nearly all as solo guitar tracks. Won the 2004 Grammy Award in the Best New Age Album category.
• Pure Will Ackerman (2006) – A package of previously recorded tracks.
• Meditations (2008) – 7 new pieces and 7 new versions of previously recorded tracks with new orchestration. Nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award in the Best New Age Album category.
• New England Roads (2010) – 9 new pieces and 4 new versions of previously recorded tracks.