1977 studio album by Jon Hassell
Vernal Equinox is the debut studio album by Jon Hassell, released in 1977 by Lovely Music, Ltd.
In 2016, the album was rated by Pitchfork magazine as one of the fifty best ambient albums.[1]
Track listing
All music is composed by Jon Hassell
Side one| Title |
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| 1. | "Toucan Ocean" | 3:42 |
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| 2. | "Viva Shona" | 7:04 |
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| 3. | "Hex" | 6:20 |
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| 4. | "Blues Nile" | 9:51 |
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Side two| Title |
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| 1. | "Vernal Equinox" | 21:56 |
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| 2. | "Caracas Night September 11, 1975" | 2:10 |
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Personnel
Adapted from the Vernal Equinox liner notes.[3]
- Musicians
- Miguel Frasconi – bells and claves (A3)
- Andy Jerison – synthesizer (A3)
- Nicolas Kilbourn – mbira and talking drum (A3)
- David Rosenboom – synthesizer (A1, A3), mbira (A2), rattles (A3), goblet drum (B1), recording
- Naná Vasconcelos – congas (A1, B1, B2), shakers (A1, A3), bells (A2), talking drum (A2)
- William Winant – kanjira and rattles (A3)
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- Production and additional personnel
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Release history
References
External links
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