''Power Spot'' is an album by American trumpet player and composer
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell (March 22, 1937 – June 26, 2021) was an American trumpet player and composer. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various w ...
recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the
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The cover art reproduces the Whirling Snakes or Whirling Mountain
sandpainting
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of the Navajo Shooting Chant, one of the most important and most complex of the
Navajo healing ceremonies.
[Newcomb, Franc Johnson and Reichard, Gladys A (1937)]
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pp.53, 78, plate 10.
Reception
The
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review by Mark Kirschenmann awarded the album 4 stars stating "While not as stunning as ''
Possible Musics
''Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics'' is an album by Jon Hassell and Brian Eno. It was recorded at Celestial Sounds in New York City and released in 1980 by Editions EG, an imprint label of E.G. Records. "Fourth world music" is a musical ...
'', ''Power Spot'' is nonetheless one of the most significant recordings from this utterly unique musician".
[Kirschenmann, M]
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Jon Hassell''
# "Power Spot" - 7:07
# "Passage D.E." - 5:25
# "Solaire" - 6:49
# "Miracle Steps" - 4:21
# "Wing Melodies" - 7:33
# "The Elephant and the Orchid" - 11:08
# "Air" - 5:20
:''Recorded at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Canada in October 1983 and December 1984''
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