Jon Hassell

Jon Hassell
Born: Mar 22, 1937 in Memphis, TN
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Genre: Rock, New Age, Ethnic Fusion, Techno-Tribal
Styles: Ambient, Experimental, Minimalism
Biography: Trumpeter Jon Hassell was the originator and unrivaled master of the musical aesthetic he dubbed Fourth World -- in his own words, "a unified primitive/futuristic sound combining features of world ethnic styles with advanced electronic techniques." Born March 22, 1937, in Memphis, TN, he attended Rochester, ...Read full biography
Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics
Released: 1980
Label: Plan 9/Caroline
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Largely thought of merely as a mostly stillborn offshoot of Brian Eno's larger ambient music series, the Fourth World series of albums, in collaboration with trumpeter Jon Hassell, is actually an entirely ...Read full review
Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street
Released: 2009
Label: ECM
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The strangely beautiful title of Jon Hassell's Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street on ECM is taken from a poem by the great 13th century Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi. The rest of ...Read full review
More Jon Hassell albums: Main Albums (17), Singles & EPs (4)
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