Power Spot

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Released1986
RecordedOctober 1983 and December 1984
Length47:43
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)

Power Spot is an album by the American trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell. It was released in 1986 through ECM Records.[1] It was recorded in 1983 and 1984.

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]

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]

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SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

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