Van Morrison Versatile (150 Gram Vinyl, Gatefold LP Jacket, Download Insert) (2 Lp's) 10/28/2004 songs reminiscent of other hits

songs reminiscent of other hits but just not quite as immediate or epic

Clarinetist Angel Bat Dawid and cornet player Ben LaMar Gay are heavily featured on this album

The blues-driven rock’n’roll noise combo

Released: 05/30/1989

Life is jubilant and joyous even through the shadows

Van Morrison Versatile (150 Gram Vinyl, Gatefold LP Jacket, Download Insert) (2 Lp's) 10/28/2004 songs reminiscent of other hitsVersatile is Van Morrison's 38th album, and follows the release of the excellent R&B and blues covers collection Roll with the Punches by less than three months. Like its predecessor, it's primarily a covers set, but its focus is on jazz and pop standards from the Great American Songbook with six originals added for good measure. Historically, these experiments haven't worked for rock artists: Rod Stewart delivered five overblown, badly sung