Xref: utzoo sci.space.shuttle:1293 rec.music.misc:17831
Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cme-durer!warsaw
From: warsaw@cme-durer.ARPA (Barry A. Warsaw)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,rec.music.misc
Subject: Re: Composer/musician to cover Shuttle mission under NASA Art Program (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <648@rtg.cme-durer.ARPA>
Date: 23 Sep 88 19:03:07 GMT
References: <15142@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <2242@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Lines: 20
In-reply-to: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP's message of 22 Sep 88 09:11:28 GMT

In article <2242@ssc-vax.UUCP> adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark C. Adolph) writes:

> Although not officially commisioned, I thought this was the thrust of
>Jean-Michel Jarre's work with Ron McNair.  I believe that McNair was
>actually supposed to record the first saxophone solo in space to later
>be used on Jarre's album.  The title of the album excapes me, but one
>of them is dedicated to the Challenger crew and one track became a
>video which conceptually traced the entire space program, culminating
>with images of robed figures guiding Challeneger upwards in cupped
>hands.  Excellent music (in my opinion) and a moving video.

The name of the album is "Rendezvous" and the song is "Rendezvous VII
(Ron's Piece)".  I've got the CD at home and the liner notes mention
that the album is dedicated to the Challanger astronauts. Also
explains about how NcNair was supposed to record the solo in space and
how hard he'd worked on it.  I agree that its very moving...

>			   -- Mark A.

-Barry