Past Light

• Artist: William Ackerman
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1983
• Total Time: 44:56
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: New Age

Review

For his fifth album, Ackerman added new instrumental colors to his guitar work. Especially notable are Michael Manring's bass playing and the one-track "Garden," featuring The Kronos Quartet. The added instrumentation serves only to accentuate Ackerman's typically inventive playing. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Visiting [1982]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(6:02)
Garden [1979]	Dawn Atkinson	Will Ackerman	(4:14)
Three Observations of One Ocean [1980]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(3:30)
Pacific II [1980]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(3:09)
Synopsis [1983]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(5:00)
Ventana [1983]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(5:18)
Threes [1983]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(5:01)
Synopsis II [1983]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(4:13)
Rain to River [1975]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(6:19)
Night Slip [1982]	Will Ackerman	Will Ackerman	(2:10)

Credits

Darol Anger (Violin), Darol Anger (Vocals), Chuck Greenberg (Lyre), Chuck Greenberg (Lyricon), Michael Hedges (Guitar), Mark Isham (Synthesizer), Michael Manring (Fretless Bass), The Kronos Quartet (?), Ira Stein (Piano), Will Ackerman (Producer), Will Ackerman (Main Performer), Will Ackerman (Liner Notes), Will Ackerman (Graphic Design), Oliver Di Cicco (Assistant Engineer), Dale Everingham (Assistant Engineer), Joan Jeanrenaud (Cello), Don Mack (Assistant Engineer), Jamil Szmadzinski (Violin), Russel Walder (Horn (English)), Russel Walder (Oboe), Steven Miller (Producer), Steven Miller (Engineer), Steven Miller (Mixing), Marc Boeddeker (Editing), Marc Boeddeker (Digital Transfers), Anne Robinson (Graphic Design), John F. Cooper (Photography), Roger Pryor (Digital Consultant)