Van Morrison

Artist:  Van Morrison
Birth Name:  George Ivan Morrison
Born:  August 31, 1945.  Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Genre:  Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul, Celtic, Rock 'N' Roll, Jazz, Country,  Country Rock, Soft Rock
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Saxophones, Keyboards, Drums, Tambourine

Van Morrison is a Northern Irish Singer, Songwriter and Musician, well-known as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B Band Them, with the Garage Classic Track "Gloria" in the mid-1960s.  His Solo career began with the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.  He has many greatest albums such as:  Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Tupelo Honey (1971), Saint Dominic's Preview (1972), Hard Nose The Highway (1973), Irish Heartbeat (1988), Avalon Sunset (1989), Enlightenment (1990), How Long Has This Been Going On (1996), Tell Me Something:  The Songs Of Mose Allison (1996), You Win Again (2000).  He sometimes collaborating with other artists, such as The Chieftains, Georgie Fame and many more.  He show the influence of Celtic Tradition, Jazz, Country, Folk, Blues and Blue-Eye Soul.  He has received considerable including Six Grammy Awards and being induced into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and appearing on several "Greatest Artists" Lists.

Title:  Duets:  Re-Working The Catalogue (2015)
Genre:  Adult Contemporary, Rhythm and Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul, Rock 'N' Roll, Jazz, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Label:  RCA
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Some Peace Of Mind (with Bobby Womack) (5:15)
 2.  If I Ever Needed Someone (with Mavis Staples) (3:49)
 3.  Higher Than The World (with George Benson) (3:49)
 4.  Wild Honey (with Joss Stone) (6:22)
 5.  Whatever Happened To P.J. Proby (with P.J. Proby) (3:42)
 6.  Carrying A Torch (with Clare Teal) (4:53)
 7.  The Eternal Kansas City (with Gregory Porter) (4:11)
 8.  Streets Of Arklow  (with Mick Hucknall) (4:57)
 9.  These Are The Days  (with Natalie Cole)  (3:51)
10. Get On With The Show (with Georgie Fame) (4:42)
11. Rough God Goes Riding (with Shana Morrison) (4:24)
12. Fire In The Belly (with Steve Winwood)  (6:41)
13. Born To Sing (with Chris Farlowe)  (3:59)
14. Irish Heartbeat (with Mark Knopfler)  (5:15)
15. Real Real Gone (with Michael Buble) (4:00)
16. How Can A Poor Boy? (with Taj Mahal)

Personnel:

Van Morrison:  Vocals, Alto Sax, Acoustic Guitar
Paul Moran:  Piano, on Tracks:  1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 13, Hammond on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16,  Flugel Horn on Tracks: 3, 14, Organ on Tracks: 3, 15 Trumpet on Tracks: 7, 10
Dave Kerry:  Guitar on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 16Acoustic on Track 14, Banjo on Track 14
Paul Moore:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
Chris White:  Tenor Sax on Tracks:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 16
Alistair White:  Trombone on Tracks:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16
Jeff Lardner:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Mick Osborn:  Percussion on Tracks: 1, 14
Abass Dodoo: Percussion on Tracks: 2, 4, 10
George Benson:  Guitar on Track 3
David Garfield:  Piano on Track 3
Stanley Banks:  Bass on Track 3
Khari Parker:  Drums on Track 3
Lilliana de Los Reys:  Percussion
Mike Osborn:  Percussion on Tracks: 4, 7, 9,
Bobby Ruggiero:  Drums on Tracks: 6, 16, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 7, 13, 14, Percussion on Tracks: 11, 12, 13
Shana Morrison:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  7, 13, 14, Vocals on Track 11
Mark Nightingale:  Trombone on Track 11
Mark Knopfler:  Guitar on Track 14
Alan Chang:  Piano on Track 15
Josh Brown:  Trombone on Track 15
Marcel Camargo:  Guitar on Track 15
Jean Caze:  Trumpet on Track 15
Marion Felder:  Drums on Track 15
Graig Polasko:  Bass on Track 15
Justin Ray:  Trumpet on Track 15
Jacob Rodriguez;  Bari Saxophone  on Track 15
Jake Saslow:  Alto Saxophone on Track 15
Jumaane Smith:  Trumpet  on Track 15
Nick Vayenas:  Trombone on Track 15
Rob Wilkerson:  Alto Saxophone on Track 15
Taj Mahal:  Harmonica on Track 16
Michael Buble:  Vocals on Track 15
Chris Farlowe:  Vocals on Track 13
Bobby Womack:  Vocals on Track 1
Mavis Staples:  Vocals on Track 2
George Benson:  Guitar on Track 3
Joss Stone:  Vocals on Track 4
P.J. Proby:  Vocals on Track 5
Clare Teal:  Vocals  on Track 6
Gregory Porter:  Vocals on Track 7
Mick Hucknall:  Vocals on Track 8
Natalie Cole:  Vocals on Track 9
Georgie Fame:  Vocals on Track 10
Steve Winwood:  Vocals  on Track 12
Chris Farlowe:  Vocals on Track 13

Duets:  Re-Working The Catalogue is a Duet Album by Van Morrison, was released March 23, 2015 by RCA Records, featuring Special Guests selected and recorded some of his songs from the catalogue of 360 songs across his career, such as Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Mark Knopfler, Taj Mahal, Michael Buble, George Benson, Joss Stone, Georgie Fame, Chris Farlowe and more!.