Will Ackerman on Windham Hill and Philip Aaberg, R.I.P. in Echoes Podcast

Today we were just going to bring you our interview with Will Ackerman, the founder of Windham Hill Records as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of that label. But then we got the news that pianist Philip Aaberg, a stalwart Windham Hill artist, had left the planet on May 23. So first we will hear our Will Ackerman interview but after that, I’ve got our last interview with Philip Aaberg.

Will Ackerman is not only a distinctive guitarist with several signature works, but a producer and collaborator who brought us George Winston, Liz Story, Michael Hedges and many more on the Windham Hill label. He released the dbut album, just to give copies to friends. That album, The Search for the Turtle’s Navel (now titled In Search of the Turtle’s Navel) He’s going to tell us the story of all that.

Then we go to one of the artists Will discovered, pianist Philip Aaberg. His albums, High Plains and Out of the Frame were Windham Hill Classics. Phil appeared on Echoes twice, performing live. We’ll hear Phil from an early 2003 interview where he took us through his career and influences.

Read John Diliberto’s Tribute to Philip Aaberg