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Orphy Robinson: why Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is a secret jazz masterpiece |

  The musician celebrates the 50th anniversary of Morrison’s Astral Weeks with a reimagining that draws out its latent jazz energy

‘’There was a freshness. It felt like Van Morrison could’ve recorded it yesterday, even though this year marks its 50th anniversary. When something is good, it works at any time. I was fascinated by the background of the musicians – jazz artists like the drummer Connie Kay, who came from the improvisational Modern Jazz Quartet – and I liked this idea of music coming from people you wouldn’t normally associate with that genre. ‘’

(via Orphy Robinson: why Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is a secret jazz masterpiece | Music | The Guardian)