Jon Hassell
- Type: Musician
- Born: March 22, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Died: June 26, 2021
Biography
Jon Hassell (born March 22, 1937, Memphis, Tennessee, died June 26, 2021) was an American musician and trumpet player. He is most well-known for his special trumpet technique learned from training with Indian classical musicians such as singer Pandit Pran Nath. Hassell learned to apply a unique style of trumpet playing by mimicking Nath's vocal stylings, and later connected with Brian Eno and began using harmonizer effects on his recordings. Hassell is also known as the creator of "Fourth World" music
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Jon Hassell Discography
- Earthquake Island (1978) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Vernal Equinox (1978) - Album - rated 4.03/5
- Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Fourth World Volume Two: Dream Theory in Malaya (1981) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two (1981) - Album - rated 4.3/5
- Aka / Darbari / Java: Magic Realism (1983) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- Power Spot (1986) - Album - rated 3.98/5
- The Surgeon of the Nightsky Restores Dead Things by the Power of Sound (1987) - Album - rated 3.54/5
- City: Works of Fiction (1990) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Fascinoma (1999) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Maarifa Street (Magic Realism 2) (2005) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- Maarifa Street: Magic Realism, Vol. 2 (2005) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (2009) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (2018) - Album - rated 3.5/5
- Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (2020) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Music is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three) (2026) - Album - rated 3.5/5