The sound on Chris Bellman’s 2015 remaster is so sweet, the ensemble of players in complete simpatico as their leader reaches for Nirvana.
From the moment the title track opens you can feel a magic that few have managed to capture on tape. Morrison’s second album is a pop milestone, rarely has emotional and musical communication been more eruditely combined than by this unlikely soul man.Īstral Weeks launched Van Morrison’s career with a soul-jazz masterpiece some have called the greatest LP ever made.
