Genre: Album
Grade A-/ B+
Notable People: Van the Man
Title: Keep me Singing
Review: Van the Man’s 36th (yes, count ‘em) studio album, with his usual array of great sidemen to augment his jazz rock stylings. Not a lot changed with Van’s music…the guy does what he wants when he wants..…so nothing really eccentric or new here. But, it is Van, which means he does what he does better than anybody else in the world: 12 original songs written and performed by Morrison, as well as a cover of the blues standard ‘Share Your Love With Me’ – previously recorded by artists such as Aretha Franklin and Kenny Rogers.. The album’s closing track, ‘Caledonia Swing’, is an instrumental featuring Van on piano and saxophone. All tracks were produced by Van Morrison. If you are a BIG Van fan, you will love this. If you are new to Van or only moderately interested, thus is probably not the one for you.(try Astral Weeks or Moondance)