Musical icon and visionary Van Morrison’s brand new album
entitled DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE is set for release on 23 March 2015.
DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE is Van Morrison’s 35th studio album. On DUETS:
RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE, Van Morrison and the guests selected and recorded
some of his songs from the catalogue of 360 songs across his career. Deliberately steering away from his more
well-known classics, Van enlisted some of the artists he most respects to
perform these songs with him to re-craft and re-imagine them. The album was
recorded in his home town of Belfast and London in the United Kingdom over the
last year, using a variety of musicians and fresh arrangements. The first
single, “Real Real Gone” featuring Michael Bublé, is available now on iTunes.
The album was produced by Van Morrison along with Don Was and Bob Rock. The
album features duet performances with Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Mark
Knopfler, Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Michael Bublé, Natalie Cole, George Benson,
Gregory Porter, Clare Teal, P.J. Proby, Joss Stone, Georgie Fame, Mick
Hucknall, Chris Farlowe, and Van’s daughter Shana Morrison. Van Morrison is
considered one of the most prolific recording artists and extraordinary live
performers of our time. He has received a multitude of awards and accolades
including 6 Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, has been inducted
in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and possesses honorary doctorates from
Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, as well as entry into
the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres, all illustrating the international
reach of Van’s musical art. Van Morrison has collaborated with, among others,
John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Lonnie Donegan, Mose Allison and Tom Jones, all
confirming the breadth of his musical reach.
His visionary song writing and mastery of many genres continues to shine
on albums celebrating and re-exploring his blues, jazz, skiffle and country
roots. With one of the most revered catalogues in music history, his talents as
a composer, singer and performer are unmatched.
Musical icon and visionary Van Morrison’s brand new album
entitled DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE is set for release on 23 March 2015.
DUETS: RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE is Van Morrison’s 35th studio album. On DUETS:
RE-WORKING THE CATALOGUE, Van Morrison and the guests selected and recorded
some of his songs from the catalogue of 360 songs across his career. Deliberately steering away from his more
well-known classics, Van enlisted some of the artists he most respects to
perform these songs with him to re-craft and re-imagine them. The album was
recorded in his home town of Belfast and London in the United Kingdom over the
last year, using a variety of musicians and fresh arrangements. The first
single, “Real Real Gone” featuring Michael Bublé, is available now on iTunes.
The album was produced by Van Morrison along with Don Was and Bob Rock. The
album features duet performances with Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Mark
Knopfler, Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Michael Bublé, Natalie Cole, George Benson,
Gregory Porter, Clare Teal, P.J. Proby, Joss Stone, Georgie Fame, Mick
Hucknall, Chris Farlowe, and Van’s daughter Shana Morrison. Van Morrison is
considered one of the most prolific recording artists and extraordinary live
performers of our time. He has received a multitude of awards and accolades
including 6 Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, has been inducted
in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and possesses honorary doctorates from
Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, as well as entry into
the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres, all illustrating the international
reach of Van’s musical art. Van Morrison has collaborated with, among others,
John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Lonnie Donegan, Mose Allison and Tom Jones, all
confirming the breadth of his musical reach.
His visionary song writing and mastery of many genres continues to shine
on albums celebrating and re-exploring his blues, jazz, skiffle and country
roots. With one of the most revered catalogues in music history, his talents as
a composer, singer and performer are unmatched.
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