Van Morrison - New Arrangements And Duets

Album: New Arrangements And Duets
Size: 163,9 MB
Time: 71:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Jazz/Blues/Big Band
Art: Front, back

1. Ain't Gonna Moan No More (Feat. Kurt Elling) (5:33)
2. Broken Record (Feat. Kurt Elling) (4:20)
3. Avalon Of The Heart (3:56)
4. Close Enough For Jazz (Feat. Curtis Stigers) (3:37)
5. I'll Be Your Lover, Too (6:39)
6. Only A Dream (5:29)
7. So Quiet In Here (7:10)
8. Someone Like You (Feat. Joss Stone) (5:02)
9. The Beauty Of The Days Gone By (4:24)
10. The Master's Eyes (5:13)
11. So Complicated (4:07)
12. Choppin' Wood (3:32)
13. You Gotta Make It Through The World (3:23)
14. What's Wrong With This Picture (Feat. Willie Nelson) (4:45)
15. Steal My Heart Away (Feat. Willie Nelson) (3:43)

"New Arrangements And Duets" is just a small portion of the vast unreleased material that Van Morrison plans to release in the near future, ensuring it doesn't simply gather dust in the archives. The big band tracks on the album were recorded in 2014, with Paul Moran and Chris White individually selecting the songs they wanted to arrange for a big band. The duets, recorded between 2018 and 2019, feature an impressive lineup of vocalists including Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Joss Stone, and Willie Nelson. The duets with Willie Nelson – "What’s Wrong With This Picture" and "Steal My Heart Away" also highlight the guitar skills of Lukas Nelson, Willie's son.

The first single "Choppin' Wood" showcases Van Morrison’s distinctive vocal style leading a dynamic big band performance. This song pays homage to his late father, with references to Belfast, the Harland & Wolff shipyard, and his father’s love for jazz legends like Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton. The original version of the song appeared on Van Morrison’s 2002 album "Down The Road". /James Daykin, Entertainment Focus

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