I believe Jon Hassell was the most important jazz trumpet player of this time. All the other jazzers have been playing last-century's jazz. Hassel, by contrast, continued the jazz tradition of moving forward and innovating. I can hear the tradition of jazz in all of his playing and writing.

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

@Burt472

9 ай бұрын

True dat

Rest In Peace And Exquisite Sound, Dear Jon.

RIP John Hassel. I'll be playing this magnificent piece over and over in your honor.

rest in paradise Mr. Hassell, keep on jamming in the fourth world. 🌈🌙

This quartet is a reason why i still i have a great belief in the love of music, why it should matter and in the greater scheme of things, why it should resonate in the heart and soul of all those who care about the simplicity of what life means. You listen to something that pulls at your heart and try to apply it to your thoughts and dreams, a simple philosophy that integrates and inspires. The cast of Jon, Elvind, Jan and Kheir-Eddine create the most wonderful sound that evokes the belief that i have.

@Burt472

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and thanks from Italy

@rr7firefly

2 жыл бұрын

This performance remains for me one of few things on KZread that I consider exceptionally wonderful, i.e. full of wonder.

@electraazteca6002

Жыл бұрын

So we’ll said.,. well look at the music, that’s inspiring you

La musique de Jon Hassell nous invite aux merveilleux voyages, comme le sommeil apporte son cortège de rêves.

RIP Jon thank you for everything

So damn near to perfection, it's almost perfect.

Thank you for the music...

I heard this on the radio recently and I have to say it's the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard

@1pichurra

3 жыл бұрын

I met Jon in the 70s in Rome famous L’Attico gallery, he later came to visit me in Caracas, met him many times in NYC to loose him a long time ago, I would love to see him or hear from him again💖

@Burt472

Жыл бұрын

@@1pichurra Lucky you, amiga...A greeting from Trento, Italy

@electraazteca6002

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes this piece just creeps up on me when I’m doing something I can hear the trumpet in the beginning and that beautiful ostinato of those two notes just going over and over again, beautifully done

Absolutely magical..... I do not have the skill with words to ever do this enough justice.

A sad loss but his soul and beauty will always remain in the breadth of music he gave us. R.I.P

@Burt472

2 жыл бұрын

Enormous, undescribable loss indeed........A Genius

Never heard him until 1 hour ago:my loss now my gain.

There is never a crowd on the leading edge. The sublime transfers the mind into the soul; acres of sky;-)....

Rest in peace sweet Jon. Losing you and Peter Freeman in one year is too much. The full song title is "Last Night The Moon Came Dropping It's Clothes In The Street" from a poem by Rumi.

Jon Hassell is a genius....this is really beautiful arrangement...just amazing stuff

R.I.P. Mr. Hassell! Thanks for sharing your soul!

This is one of the most beautiful ambient pieces I have heard

@Burt472

10 ай бұрын

My feeling exactly....A greeting from Italy

@erickborling1302

7 ай бұрын

It survives thousands of hearings and never gets tiresome. I grew up in a fam of superb musicians and as a jazzer I endorse your endorsement on an evidence-basis.

I commented on this video 9 years ago. I am still a huge fan of Jon Hassell and he has 2 new albums out for 2020...an amazing musical genius....this movement is so awesome ....my mind flashes through my entire life like the pages of a book

@erickborling1302

3 жыл бұрын

As a jazz trumpeter I say with confidence Hassel wears Miles Davis' mantle of jazz-eldership. This is the Kind of Blue of the 21st century. He never plays a tasteless or indulgent phrase. A good man/musician plays the silence. The young lions thrash about with twelve-tones as though playing craps.

@Burt472

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and agreed

@kineticmusic5462

3 жыл бұрын

He released his best and boldest albums IMHO in his 70s and 80s.

@ottmarsoulier7432

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed... His two last Pentimento albums are great. Jon made music like a young spirit with lives of experience. Sorely missed.... 😭

@erickborling1302

7 ай бұрын

Listening To Pictures and its companion album are inCREDible! And also very loud. Everything about them including the engineering was so incredible I'd gladly pass away if I'd accomplished that myself.

This magical music never fails to move me -Jon will be missed RIP

I recall hearing "Dream Theory" in Malaysia back in the 80's and going "what the heck is this?" Very cool...

Magnifique !

Sublime. Jon Hassell continues to inspire me after all these years. His music is truly a blessing.

A sad farewell to that haunting eastern trumpet sound. So long Jon Sat 26.06.21

@Burt472

2 жыл бұрын

Such a huge loss for music

IMHO the Fourth World cannot be found on a map but is instead located between Mr. Hassell's ears, as well as between those of any who hear this or MAARIFA STREET or anything else he's done since EARTHQUAKE ISLAND. Thanks for posting this.

Some off the most beautiful music, like this, I've ever heard comes from Jon Hassell = He had a real grip on what can only be a dark, cool and elegant expression...

Simply astounding sound piece, I am still listening to him after first hearing Fourth World Possible Music when it came out in the seventies. Thank you to Brian Eno for introducing me to that fantastic eastern horn on that record.

true understanding of the colour of sound, this is the city shadows

I've been a Hassell fan for 17 years now but this piece in particular puts a spell on me. I HAVE to see him live...

Jon Hassell (Trompet, Keyboard) Eivind Aarset (Guitar, Bass) Jan Bang (Live Sampling) Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche (Violin)

Rest in peace, Jon. Every note you played was beautiful.

@Burt472

Жыл бұрын

I'm more than sure he''ll keep playing superb stuff also in the other dimension......

I have been listening to Mr. Hassell’s music since I was in college. Thank you for the brilliant music; just about the soundtrack of my life.

Mesmerizing and transporting as usual. Cardboard music, good calls: Jon Hassell (trumpet, keyboard) - Eivind Aarset (electric guitar, bass) - Jan Bang (sampler) - Kheir-Eddine M’Kachiche (violin) (personnel taken from Onze+ festival website archive. Mr. Cadam, I couldn't agree more. Had the good fortune to meet with Mr. Hassel a couple of times here in Chicago after writing about his work -- huge fan since 1981 when studying musicology and journalism at U of Michigan. Thanks for posting!!

@rr7firefly

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. dwmc -- do you know which album / CD this is on?

A haunting sound, which i first heard on a late night music programme on BBC Radio 3 in the UK about 12 years ago. I love the hint of Jazz, it's tempting to think it's the opening music to a film which has a scene with rain pouring on dark, cobbled pavements somewhere in Edinburgh, a streetlamp is reflected in a small, shimmering puddle, footsteps come and go, soft voices seep from a shabby window and there's a hint of a sharp intake of breath.......

Beautiful, just beautiful.... Rest in peace.

profound and beautiful... love & light

Endless respect for Jon. Rest In Peace

Absolument..... Hypnotisant de BEAUTÉS ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

I first heard him playing on the Talking Heads album Remain in Light almost 30 years ago.( Adrian Belew is a young monster on that album, also) I knew right away he was special. Beneath the Eastern splitting of the octave, I also hear a type of Miles Davis' In A Silent Way on this. He has also done some incredible stuff with Brian Eno. Perfect music for doing stuff without any words to remind you of basic mundane Earth. Put it on and give your outer mind a rest and let your inner mind have fun in the beautiful playground it will rarely get to experience.

@donskoller9505

8 жыл бұрын

well said!

@Burt472

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed...He is special...The Musician I got to love most in the last 12 years

@ottmarsoulier2345

6 жыл бұрын

I met Jon Hassell once after concert. I was thrilled. Very relaxed guy and friendly. Over eighty now and still interesting. Molvaer, Truffaz, Henrikssen all great, but Jon is the master

@rr7firefly

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful comment. Thank you for taking me to a special place.

As always, Jon Hassell has found another world, and given us all a passport to go there too. Thank you so much for posting this.

Grazie Jon

An extraordinary piece of music from an extraordinary musician...RIP Jon

Che roba e'?? Un viaggio nelle memorie ancestrali di quello che eravamo e che ci ha condotto al presente

amazing! Jon Hassell is a genius!

@Burt472

4 жыл бұрын

Si lo e'....Un saluto da Trento

@rr7firefly

2 жыл бұрын

@@Burt472 Siamo d'accordo. Un saluto degli Stati Uniti.

@rr7firefly

2 жыл бұрын

I just have to comment on your comment. Yes. Yes. And to add that your name is itself a piece of music. A beautiful group of 7 syllables.

So, so incredibly beautiful. I bought the album yesterday and I think it has to be the best album purchase I've made in a decade.

@moolieporchers7629

9 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with you it is one HELL of an album , but I do like this track the most . The french have a word for this thing : puissant.

@rr7firefly

4 жыл бұрын

Album name?

@Rafveniozo

4 жыл бұрын

@@rr7firefly 'Last Night the Moon Came Dropping its Clothes in the Street'

@10dennis10

3 жыл бұрын

@@rr7firefly It's a line from a poem by Rumi which is entitled The New Rule.

@rr7firefly

3 жыл бұрын

@@10dennis10 Thank you for that info.

I first heard this piece on a tv show I watched a couple years ago. To this day it remains one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard.

Fantastique d'évocations... un RAVEL MODERNE ;-)))

one sound , a unique sound !

Uno de esos enormes magos del sonido que siguen por ahí, sin hacer mucho ruido; pero si mucha nuez, llevando la música a los confines posibles de la belleza.

@Burt472

5 жыл бұрын

Realmente asi.....Ciao desde Trento, Italia

Astonishing music; leaves me speechless.

thanks.

in fact one of the most exciting and beautiful compositions I ever heard

beautiful music... Namaste.

When a musician can take you away with his music that's more than genius

@Burt472

27 күн бұрын

Agreed

I purchased the digital album a few years back, and thought it was all studio work. I am quite amazed to see this performed live.

@dM-ij1we

6 ай бұрын

I have just got the digital album too and a few of the tracks on there are also live. Sublime stuff!

pure beauty ......paired with wisdom

I sadly only discovered Jon Hassell about 2 Months ago, so beautiful and I wish I had heard some back in the early '80s. Music streaming service algorithms are good for something!

holy doughnuts this is so awesome how do I only find out about this now???

...meraviglia!

I sincerely hope I'm being as creative as Jon is when I'm that age.

SUBLIME!!!..Jon a la eternidad!

I had the honor of being in the Performance Space at Wexner Center audience at Columbus, OH during this 2009 tour. In my 40 plus years of live musical listening experience I consider this performance my favorite, hands down.

this is absolutely amazing ...electronic and analog/acoustic soundscapes create a sound you will never forget....thank you , Jon!

really , supper FANTASTIC..., i`ve been a J.H. fan 30 years... about.

A fan for decades. Your music Jon has traveled with me and made me travel.

@Burt472

6 жыл бұрын

Same here....

@GoshSnobo

6 жыл бұрын

Could not be said better. Same here.

I'm glad music like this exists. It really pushes the boundaries of what we know as music. This was my first introduction to John hasssell and after hearing the rest of his stuff I have to say, it's definitely good.

He turned 80 on 22 March...Happy belated birthday, Jon!

Gorgeous piece of music.

Jon Hassell is incredible. Another artist who effects me the same way is Jeff Greinke, "Cities in Fog 1 & 2". Listening to both these artists' music while driving (portable isolation) collects the surrounding environment into an emotional event, regardless of what is happening. However, moody weather does help. What a treat to see this performance clip.

This is a great morning alarm song

RIP. This is so beatiful it hurts.

In my last ambient sitar concert I must acknowledge the tremendous influence of Jon Hassell .I make indian music the same way he makes jazz.More technically speaking , the simple use of a pitch-shifter at the fourth always give strange melodies.

@thewordofgord

5 жыл бұрын

Intriguing to hear of your "altered" Indian music, Ujjaya. Is any of it on KZread?

@ottmarsoulier7432

3 жыл бұрын

Pitch shifts is indeed very special. Jon often used multiple shifts creating chromatic chords. Really his thing. He did this mainly with Eventide effects. But his embouchure in the mouthpiece in combination with the scales (very Indian) and pitch shifting make him so unique. Sad he is no longer with us.... His music stays though ❤️

This is amazing. I only discovered Jon's music through hearing him on David Sylvian and Tears for fears albums. What a Sad loss 😢

@vitoragra4203

Жыл бұрын

He lives through his music. And he left a large amount of work.

Amazing concert..!!! 🦋

Thank you, I will graciously accept this sonic wisdom

Love you..

Lo escuché en radio UNAM y es una maravilla su música.

BRAVO!!!! Aurallly orgasmic as ever, Mr. Hassell.....

@Burt472

6 жыл бұрын

You said it perfectly.....

Speechless

💜

Simply ecstatic!!

Of course I have Mr. Hassell's records and cd's, but this is exquisite! Thanks for the upload.

Played tonight by Stuart Maconie on his freak show on BBC 6 music 27/10/19

I saw this tour in New York, and it was amazing and beautiful. Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this.

@Burt472

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky !

absolutely perfect

I heard this on college radio at 2 am while half asleep. I though this was the music that dreams were made of. I was on a different planet. In the realm between awake and asleep this album really busts your moorings loose.

RIP Jon Hassell 27th June 2021

Beautiful. Powerful.

one of the greatest!

awesom is not enough. and the sound quality from live show - really Swiss! I'm in heaven.

Jon Hassell is a Genius... Nuff said.

Elegant frisson. So lovely.

infinito maestro

Thank you so much for this. Merci. Gracias.

A genius...as ever!!!

I heard this for the very first time last year on the "Echoes" progressive ambient music program on National Public Radio. It was just after midnight and I was on the highway, driving in and out of patches of thick fog. Needless to say, the music and circumstances suited each other *perfectly*.

Legend, Rest in Peace!

RIP Jon Hassell

Utterly brilliant. Thank you!!!...