Van Morrison – New Arrangements And Duets 2LP

Van Morrison – New Arrangements And Duets

Including performances from KURT ELLING, CURTIS STIGERS, JOSS STONE AND WILLIE NELSON!

This album represents a small percentage of the huge amount of unreleased material Van Morrison is hoping to roll out in the near future, rather than letting it gather dust in some archive.

The big band tracks were recorded in 2014. Paul Moran and Chris White individually picked the songs they wanted to do big band arrangements for. The duets, recorded across 2018 and 2019, highlight an array of leading vocalists in the shape of Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Joss Stone and Willie Nelson. The Willie Nelson duets – 'What's Wrong With This Picture' and 'Steal My Heart Away' – also showcase the guitar talents of Lukas Nelson of Promise Of The Real.

wanted to do new band arrangements for. The Willie Nelson and Kurt Elling tracks were recorded in 2018 and 2019, the Curtis Stigers and Joss Stone tracks in 2018. – Van Morrison

Tracklist:
Side 1:
1) Ain't Gonna Moan No More (duet with Kurt Elling)
2) Broken Record (duet with Kurt Elling)
3) Avalon of the Heart
4) Close Enough for Jazz (duet with Curtis Stigers)

Side 2
5) I'll Be Your Lover Too
6) Only a Dream
7) So Quiet in Here

Side 3:
8) Someone Like You (duet with Joss Stone)
9) The Beauty of the Days Gone By
10) The Master's Eyes
11) So Complicated

Side 4: 
12) Choppin' Wood
13) You Gotta Make It Through the World
14) What's Wrong with This Picture (duet with Willie Nelson)
15) Steal My Heart Away (duet with Willie Nelson)

Label: Virgin Music
Released: 2024