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]

Power Spot
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedOctober 1983 and December 1984
Length47:43
LabelECM
ProducerBrian 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)

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

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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
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Allmusic     [4]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 27, 2011
  2. ^ Whirling Snakes or Whirling Mt. Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant. UrsusBooks.com
  3. ^ Newcomb, Franc Johnson and Reichard, Gladys A (1937). Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant. pp.53, 78, plate 10. ISBN 9780486231419
  4. ^ a b Kirschenmann, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011