Power Spot

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Power Spot
Studio album by Jon Hassell
Released	1986
Recorded	October 1983 and December 1984
Length	47:43
Label	ECM
Producer	Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
Jon Hassell chronology
Aka / Darbari / Java: Magic Realism (1983) Power Spot (1986) The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound (1987)

Power Spot is an album by American trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell recorded in 1983 and 1984 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

The cover art reproduces the Whirling Snakes or Whirling Mountain sandpainting of the Navajo Shooting Chant, one of the most important and most complex of the Navajo healing ceremonies.^[2][3]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Mark Kirschenmann awarded the album 4 stars stating "While not as stunning as Possible Musics, Power Spot is nonetheless one of the most significant recordings from this utterly unique musician".^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jon Hassell

1. "Power Spot" - 7:07
2. "Passage D.E." - 5:25
3. "Solaire" - 6:49
4. "Miracle Steps" - 4:21
5. "Wing Melodies" - 7:33
6. "The Elephant and the Orchid" - 11:08
7. "Air" - 5:20

Recorded at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Canada in October 1983 and December 1984

Personnel[]

• Jon Hassell - trumpet
• J. A. Deane - acoustic and electronic percussion, alto flute
• Jean-Philippe Rykiel - electronic keyboards, facsimile bass, percussion, strings, etc.
• Michael Brook - guitar, electronic treatments (tracks 1, 2 & 6)
• - electronic keyboards (tracks 1 & 2)
• Brian Eno - electric bass (tracks 3 & 5)
• Richard Armin, Paul Armin - RAAD electro-acoustic strings (tracks 2 & 4)
• Miguel Frasconi - flute (track 7)

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