Van Morrison's Jukebox

A new cd called Van Morrison's Jukebox - The Songs That Inspired The Man features artists that influenced Van.

Van Morrison’s early influences are typical of the post-war generation of British artists who found their inspiration in the hotbed of musical creativity which was the USA in the late 1940s and 1950s.

The sentimentality of the Swing era was over, and the sounds of the Trad Jazz revival, Bebop, Blues, Country, R&B, and, of course, Rock ‘n’ Roll were sweeping over a country which was seeking a release from years of austerity.

From influential recordings by giants of jazz such as Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker via great bluesmen such as Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters through to Gene Vincent’s iconic ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’, this new collection presents a selection of seminal recordings made by some of the artists whose musical language gives the listener an invaluable insight into the eclectic and improvisational nature of Van Morrison’s own work.