The band is made up of jazzers, and at the time I was intrigued, because I had heard both Richard Davis (bass) and Connie Kay (drums) with Eric Dolphy (and others) and the MJQ respectively. It's simply (and therein lies it's beauty and power) a set of tunes referring to a short part of Morison's life in Ireland. And it's not a song cycle or a concept album either. I still remember people seeing this LP in the stores way back then and thinking "THEM", boy were they surprised. This album belongs in every rock music fan's library. From Morrison's voice, to Jay Berliner's delicately picked guitar, to Warren Smith Jr.'s vibes, to John Payne's light flute work, to Richard Davis' double bass, everything sounds cleaner-as if the fuzz has been stripped away-and everything seems to breathe a bit more, even the strings sound lighter. Suffice to say the remastered sound is very good-maybe even better than that. So dissecting the original set of songs is pretty useless, so I won't. Chances are if you're reading this you're familiar (perhaps very familiar) with this album. I hesitate to review this (74+ minutes) album since there's an in depth review already, but it's such a fine set of songs that I can't help myself. THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE 2015 REISSUE OF "ASTRAL WEEKS".
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