Editing Jon and Vangelis (section)

==History==
In 1974, Vangelis was considered as a replacement for [[Rick Wakeman]] as keyboardist in Yes,<ref name="AllMusic"/> and although the job went to [[Patrick Moraz]], it led to several collaborations with Anderson, who contributed vocals to Vangelis' ''[[Heaven and Hell (1975 album)|Heaven and Hell]]'' (1975) on the song "So Long Ago, So Clear", [[harp]] to ''[[Opera Sauvage]]'' (1979) on "Flamants Roses" and finally vocals to ''[[See You Later]]'' (1980) on "Suffocation" and "See You Later".

They recorded their first album together, ''[[Short Stories (Jon and Vangelis album)|Short Stories]]'', in 1979,<ref name="AllMusic"/> producing the major hit "[[I Hear You Now]]" as well as "One More Time". Anderson wrote the lyrics and Vangelis composed the music. In 1980, Anderson left Yes and released his second solo album, ''[[Song of Seven]]''. Vangelis released his ''See You Later'' album the same year, with Anderson contributing vocals to two songs. The two reunited to record their second album, ''[[The Friends of Mr Cairo]]'', in 1981, including the songs "Friends of Mr Cairo" and "[[State of Independence]]". Later pressings of the album included the UK top 10 hit "[[I'll Find My Way Home]]".<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18194/jon-and-vangelis/|title=JON & VANGELIS &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref> In 1983, Anderson rejoined Yes and they released the album ''[[90125]]''. Jon and Vangelis released their own album, ''[[Private Collection (Jon and Vangelis album)|Private Collection]]'', the same year.<ref name="AllMusic"/>

In 1986, the duo made a few attempts at writing a new album, but much of this work was never officially released under the Jon and Vangelis name. Twelve tracks were compiled on 1991's ''[[Page of Life]]'', while other songs from these sessions appeared in later works, including "Let's Pretend", the last song on the 1989 album ''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]''. Anderson ultimately took it upon himself to rework ''Page of Life'', which was released in 1998 in the United States only with nine tracks. In 2011, Anderson approached Vangelis for a possible new collaboration but he did not receive a reply.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewjon-anderson-soloyesjon-and-vangelis/4133|title=Interview: Jon Anderson|date=23 April 2012|work=hit-channel.com}}</ref>

Vangelis died on 17 May 2022.<ref name="TGDeath">{{cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |title=Vangelis, composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks, dies aged 79 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/vangelis-greek-composer-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-dies |date=19 May 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="BBCDeath">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61514850 |title=Vangelis: Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer dies at 79 |date=19 May 2022 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 May 2022 |title=Vangelis Papathanasiou: Oscar-winning composer passes away at the age of 79 |url=https://www.ot.gr/2022/05/19/english-edition/vangelis-papathanasiou-oscar-winning-composer-passes-away-at-the-age-of-79/ |quote=Vangelis died at hospital in France on Tuesday, where he was being treated for Covid-19 |work=OT.gr |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100133193/vangelis-dead|title = Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79|publisher = [[NPR]]|date = 19 May 2022|access-date = 19 May 2022|last = Limbong|first =Andrew}}</ref>