Fascinoma (1999)

About this title: "With this record, I locate myself squarely within that aspect of music which is fundamental and irreducible: the beauty of the sound," states Jon Hassell in the liner notes for Fascinoma. Hassell, of course, has spent his career emphasizing the beauty of sound and how recordings capture that better than any other medium. The difference is, with Fascinoma, he weaves unique interpretations of standards like "Nature Boy" and "Caravan" into his own sonic tapestry. Hassell has intended the album as a tribute to the "musical exotica" he heard as a child "on the radio or in movie scores," and his ... read more

Tracks:

1. Nature Boy [Ahbez]
2. Datura [Hassell]
3. Caravanesque [Ellington/Mills/Tiz]
4. Wide Sky [Hassell/Cooder/Maju]
5. Mevlana Duke [Hassell/Terrasson]
6. Secretely Happy [Hassell/Majumdar/Mu]
7. Poinciana [Simon/Bernier]
8. Sensuendo [Hassell/Majumdar]
9. Suite de Caravan [Tizol/Ellington/Mil]
10. Estate (Summer) [Martino/Brighetti]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.