Jean-Michel Jarre’s electronic epics have always tended toward the spacey, but Rendez-Vous goes clear into the cosmos. Designed for play onboard space shuttle missions, the six-part suite has a weightless, soaring quality appropriate for that otherworldly setting. The final section is dedicated to Jarre’s friend Ron McNair, an astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger explosion. With a haunting saxophone solo atop a synthesised heartbeat, the piece becomes an emotional memorial and a somber conclusion to the interplanetary trip.
Tracklisting
- First Rendez-vous (2:54)
- Second Rendez-vous (10:55)
- Third Rendez-vous (3:30)
- Fourth Rendez-vous (3:57)
- Fifth Rendez-vous (7:41)
- Last Rendez-vous: “Ron’s Piece” (6:04)
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Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez Vous
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- Jean Michel Jarre - First Rendez - Vous
- Rendez-vous, Second Rendez-Vous
- Jean Michel Jarre - Third Rendez - Vous
- Jean Michel Jarre - Fourth Rendez - Vous
- Rendez-vous, Fifth Rendez-Vous
- Last Rendez Vous (Remastered)
- Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez-vous
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendez-Vous_(Jean-Michel_Jarre_album) |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album |
| Label | Polydor |
| Catalog Number | POLH 27 |
| Notes | Ron McNair’s part played by Pierre Gossez. The record is dedicated to Ron McNair and the six Astronauts who died aboard the Challenger Shuttle on 28th January, 1986. The label carries the catalogue number POLH 27 as well as (829 125-1). Roland JX-8P incorrectly written as Roland JX BP in credits for track A1. |
| Discogs URL | Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous |