'Versatile', which promptly follows up September's 'Roll With The Punches', will arrive on December 1 and features three original songs alongside his take on tracks by Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, the Righteous Brothers, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole.
Speaking about the record, he said:
“Recording songs like these - especially the standards - gave me the chance to stretch out vocally and get back to the music that originally inspired me to sing - jazz!"
Check out I Get A Kick Out Of You and Makin' Whoopee, as well as the album's tracklist, below.
'Versatile' tracklist:
Broken Record (Van Morrison)
A Foggy Day (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin)
Let’s Get Lost (Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson and Mort Dixon)
Skye Boat Song (Traditional. Arranged by Van Morrison)
Take It Easy Baby (Van Morrison)
Makin’ Whoopee (Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn)
I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter)
I Forgot That Love Existed (Van Morrison)
Unchained Melody (Alex North and Hy Zaret)
Start All Over Again (Van Morrison)
Only A Dream (Van Morrison)
Affirmation featuring Sir James Galway (Van Morrison)
The Party’s Over (Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne)
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (George Cory and Douglass Cross)
They Can’t Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin)
Van Morrison Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon November 06 2017 - EDINBURGH Edinburgh Playhouse
Tue November 07 2017 - GLASGOW Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sun November 12 2017 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Mon November 13 2017 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Wed November 15 2017 - LIVERPOOL Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Mon November 20 2017 - CARDIFF St David's Hall
Tue November 21 2017 - BRISTOL Colston Hall
Fri November 24 2017 - TORQUAY Princess Theatre - Torquay
Sat November 25 2017 - PLYMOUTH Plymouth Pavilions
Mon December 04 2017 - BELFAST Europa Hotel
Tue December 05 2017 - BELFAST Europa Hotel
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