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Vernal Equinox is the debut studio album by Jon Hassell, released in 1977 by Lovely Music, Ltd.

Vernal Equinox

Studio album by

Jon Hassell

Released

1977

Recorded

October 1976 – October 1977

Studio

Various

- York University Electronic Media Studios
- (Ontario, CA)
- Mastertone Recording Studios
- (New York City, WA)

Genre

Ambient

Length

51:03

Label

Lovely Music, Ltd.

Producer

Jon Hassell

Jon Hassell chronology

Vernal Equinox
(1977)

Earthquake Island
(1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.8/10 [2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Jon Hassell.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toucan Ocean"	3:42
2.	"Viva Shona"	7:04
3.	"Hex"	6:20
4.	"Blues Nile"	9:51

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vernal Equinox"	21:56
2.	"Caracas Night September 11, 1975"	2:10

Personnel

Adapted from the Vernal Equinox liner notes.[3]

Jon Hassell – trumpet, electric piano (A1, A3), production

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)

Production and additional personnel

Michael Brook – recording
Andy Jerison – recording
Rich LePage – mixing
Ariel Peeri – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1977	Lovely Music, Ltd.	LP	1021
United States	1990	Lovely Music, Ltd.	CD	1021

References

Kirschenmann, Mark. "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
Cook-Wilson, Winston (23 March 2020). "Jon Hassell: Vernal Equinox Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Vernal Equinox (sleeve). Jon Hassell. Berkeley, California: Lovely Music, Ltd. 1977.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Vernal Equinox at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Jon Hassell
Studio albums	Vernal Equinox Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two Aka/Darbari/Java: Magic Realism Power Spot Dressing for Pleasure Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street Listening to Pictures Seeing Through Sound
with Brian Eno	Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics
with Peter Freeman	The Vertical Collection

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