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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.
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Track listing
All music is composed by
Jon Hassell
Side oneTitle |
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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 twoTitle |
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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.
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- Musicians
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Miguel Frasconi –
bells and
claves (A3)
- Andy Jerison –
synthesizer (A3)
- Nicolas Kilbourn –
mbira and
talking drum (A3)
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David Rosenboom –
synthesizer (A1, A3), mbira (A2),
rattles (A3),
goblet drum (B1),
recording
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Naná Vasconcelos –
congas (A1, B1, B2),
shakers (A1, A3),
bells (A2), talking drum (A2)
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William Winant –
kanjira and rattles (A3)
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- Production and additional personnel
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Release history
References
External links