Since 2000, Morrison has released 15 records, including several themed collections of country and blues classics and a live version of Astral Weeks recorded at the Hollywood Bowl.
It's the wonder of encore career wonders: Morrison actually sounds lethal working with DeFrancesco's hard-swinging group. More recently, he's been going to school on jazz vocalists, which has opened him up. Long ago, he soaked up the timing of the great soul singers, like Ray Charles and Solomon Burke. Van Morrison has always been able to reach out and grab listeners with his wily, snarling voice. The Record All The Way Live Or Else: The Perfection Of Van Morrison's 'It's Too Late'
