Apollo Eleven Songs, by Jonathan Hughes

Apollo Eleven Songs

by Jonathan Hughes

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1.	39A 02:19		buy track
2.	Launch 04:20		buy track
3.	Orbit 04:54		buy track
4.	Translunar Injection 03:43		buy track
5.	Translunar Coast 03:44		buy track
6.	The Sea of Tranquility 04:31		buy track
7.	The Eagle Has Landed 05:38		buy track
8.	One Small Step 06:39		buy track
9.	Magnificent Desolation 05:34		buy track
10.	Alone 05:07		buy track
11.	Rendevous 02:44		buy track
12.	Apollo Eleven Songs (Suite) 48:26	info

about

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, I’ve recorded a new album — Apollo Eleven Songs. Is it a jazz album? I’d say so (although you have to give it a few minutes for that to be obvious). It’s got great playing and soloing by Tim Clarke (trumpet), Mike DiGiacomo (tenor sax), Harry Graser (piano, rhodes, and Moog solos), Jon Lehning (soprano sax), and Rob Lynch (drums), with me on bass, guitar, and additional keyboards. But it also features lots of analog synthesizers, wordless vocals by Alex Lynne, and orchestral flavors. The eleven songs each evoke a different portion of the mission, and while it’s not a soundtrack, it certainly has a soundtrack-like feel at times.

Each of the songs is available individually, but the recommended way to listen (at least the first time) is the “Apollo Eleven Songs (Suite)” version, which connects all the songs into one continuous piece that takes you on a quarter million mile trip full of tension, excitement, solitude, and joy.

Hopefully, it’s unlike anything you’ve heard before.

credits

released July 19, 2019

Jonathan Hughes (bass, guitar, keyboards)
with
Tim Clarke (trumpet)
Mike DiGiacomo (tenor sax)
Harry Graser (piano, rhodes, and moog solos)
Jon Lehning (soprano sax)
Rob Lynch (drums)
Alex Lynne (vocals)

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Jonathan Hughes Buffalo, New York

Jonathan Hughes is a bassist and composer from Buffalo, NY.

jonathanhughes.com

discography

Aqua

Feb 2024
Trio

Jul 2023
Aura

Apr 2022
Lumi

Dec 2021
Current

Jun 2021
Viridescent

Nov 2020
Evenfall

Sep 2019
Apollo Eleven Songs

Jul 2019
Luna

May 2018

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