![]() Van’s description of the studio proceedings are telling. I love many of Van’s albums but this one has never resonated with me. Ladies and gentlemen I give you Astral Weeks by Van Morrison. And the result is one of the greatest albums ever made…well not at least until 1979 when a top critic tells the world how much they are missing if they don’t get this album and it is one of the greatest ever. Van goes into a separate recording booth with his guitar and the rest of the musicians go to another room and the two never talk or discuss what is going on. ![]() I guess Van did not know what ensemble playing was at that point in his career. He gets a contract with Warner Brothers goes into the studio and tells the hired jazz musicians to do what they want but “just don’t get in my way”. I am sure I will get it good on this one.Ī little history…Van is broke and has some half finished tunes. I saw one of my old "rarely listens to" threads resurrected the other day so I thought I would do a few more.
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