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Vernal Equinox by Jon Hassell

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Jon Hassell
Label: Lovely Music/Ndeya
Year: 1977

Personnel:
Jon Hassell—trumpet, Fender Rhodes (specially tuned and altered by Buchla and Arp Synthesizers)
Nana Vasconçelos—congas, shakers, ocean, talking drum, bells, tropical birds
David Rosenboom—mbira, rattles, tabla, dumbek
Miguel Frasconi—claves, bells
Nicolas Kilbourn—talking drum, mbira
William Winant—kanjira, rattles

Tracklist:
1 Toucan Ocean 3:49
2 Viva Shona 7:05
3 Hex 6:24
4 Blues Nile 9:54
5 Vernal Equinox 21:54
6 Caracas Night September 11, 1975

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.