| Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street | ||||
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| Released | February 10, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 70:44 | |||
| Label | ECM Records | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher / Jon Hassell | |||
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Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street is a studio album by Jon Hassell. It was released on ECM on February 10, 2009. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aurora" | Jan Bang / Jon Hassell | 5:22 |
| 2. | "Time and Place" | Jon Hassell | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Abu Gil" | Jon Hassell | 13:04 |
| 4. | "Last Night the Moon Came" | Jon Hassell | 11:15 |
| 5. | "Clairvoyance" | Jon Hassell | 1:05 |
| 6. | "Courtrais" | Jon Hassell | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Scintilla" | Jon Hassell | 0:50 |
| 8. | "Northline" | Peter Freeman / Jon Hassell | 6:43 |
| 9. | "Blue Period" | Jon Hassell | 7:58 |
| 10. | "Light On Water" | Jon Hassell | 7:59 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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