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:  Versatile  (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul, Celtic, Rock 'N' Roll, Jazz, Country,  Country Rock, Soft Rock
Label:  Caroline International
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

 1.  Broken Record  (3:16)
 2.  A Foggy Day  (3:33)
 3.  Let's Get Lost  (3:38)
 4.  Bye Bye Blackbird  (3:45)
 5.  Skye Boat Song  (4:01)
 6.  Take It Easy Baby  (4:07)
 7.  Makin' Whoopee  (4:52)
 8.  I Get A Kick Out Of You  (4:10)
 9.  I Forgot That Love Existed  (3:37)
10. Unchained Melody  (4:33)
11. Start All Over Again  (4:40)
12. Only A Dream  (5:29)
13. Affirmation  (6:03)
14. The Part's Over  (3:10)
15. I Left My Heart In San Francisco  (6:01)
16. They Can't Take That Away From Me  (3:33)

Personnel:

Van Morrison:  Vocals on Tracks:  1-4, 6-16, Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12-14
Paul Moran:  keyboards on Tracks:  1-16, Trumpet on Tracks:  13, 14
Dave Keary:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  1-9, 11-16
Paul Moore:  Bass on Tracks:  1-16
Alistair White:  Trombone on Tracks:  16, 8-12, 16
Christopher White:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1-12, 15, 16, Flute on Tracks:  4, 5
Jeff Lardner:  Drums on Tracks:  1-12, 15, 16
Rod Quinn:  Percussion on Track 5
Robbie Ruggiero:  Percussion on Tracks:  9, 12
Mez Clough:  Drums on Tracks:  13, 14
Sir James Galway:  Concert Flute on Track 13
Jay Berliner:   Acoustic Spanish Guitar on Track 16

Versatile is the 38th studio album by Van Morrison, released on December 1, 2017 by Caroline International.  The album play all Jazz, Vocal Jazz, R&B, Pop Rock.