Vernal Equinox is the debut studio album by Jon Hassell, released in 1977 by Lovely Music, Ltd. In 2016, the album was ranked number 47 on Pitchfork's top 50 best ambient albums of all time list.
In 2016, Vernal Equinox was ranked number 47 on Pitchfork's "Top 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time" list.
In 2020, Pitchfork reviewed the album, stating: "When Jon Hassell coined the term âÂÂFourth Worldâ to describe his work, he fabricated a musical universe that new artists still call home. Melding the work of minimalists like La Monte Young and Terry Riley with non-Western folk, avant-garde classical and electronic, and early-âÂÂ70s electric Miles Davis, the trumpeter and composer arrived more or less fully formed in 1977 with his solo debut."
Adapted from the Vernal Equinox liner notes.