Hal Willner is among the most eclectic and original producers in contemporary music, helming a series of wildly ambitious concept albums and live shows which tapped the talents of artists running the gamut from pop to jazz to the avant-garde. Growing up in the sixties and seventies, he turned childhood obsessions of TV variety shows, sixties FM, comedy albums, and any music that his classmates hated into an inimitable career. He first earned notice in 1981 with Amarcord Nino Rota, a tribute to the legendary composer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Federico Fellini. In addition to contributions from pop icon Debbie Harry and jazz piano great Jaki Byard, the collection also featured appearances by then-unknowns Wynton Marsalis and Bill Frisell. ( www.pomegranatearts.com)What I discovered when I was reorganizing my music collection, whilst thinking about yet another blog project, was that I had four different Hal Willner productions. Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus, The Lion for Real: Allen Ginsberg, Redoing Childhood: Kathy Acker and The music of Kurt Weill: Lost in the Stars. the latter being the one that I've listened to the least, but I appreciate it more with each listen.
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