SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVEW
1972
U.K.
MUSICIENS :
Van Morrison -vocals, acoustic, rhythm & twelve string guitars; backing vocals on "Listen to the Lion"
Jules Broussard - tenor saxophone, flute
Lee Charlton - drums on "Almost Independence Day"
Bill Church - bass
Ron Elliott - acoustic guitar on "Almost Independence Day"
"Boots" Houston - tenor saxophone, backing vocals
Mark Jordan - piano on "Listen to the Lion"
Connie Kay - drums on "Listen to the Lion"
Bernie Krause - Moog synthesizer on "Almost Independence Day"
Gary Mallaber - drums, percussion, vibraphone
John McFee - steel guitar on "Saint Dominic's Preview"
Doug Messenger - electric, acoustic and twelve string guitars
Ronnie Montrose - acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Listen to the Lion"
Mark Naftalin - piano, Moog synthesizer
Pat O'Hara - trombone on "Saint Dominic's Preview" and "Gypsy"
Janet Planet - backing vocals
Tom Salisbury - piano, organ
Rick Shlosser - drums
Ellen Schroer - backing vocals
Jack Schroer - alto and baritone saxophones
Mark Springer - backing vocals on "Saint Dominic's Preview" and "Redwood Tree"
Leroy Vinnegar - double bass on "Almost Independence Day"
TITRES :
1. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
2. Gypsy
3. I Will Be There
4. Listen to the Lion
5. Saint Dominic's Preview
6. Redwood Tree
7. Almost Independence Day
Avec St. Dominic's Preview, paru en 1972, Van Morrison revenait au dépouillement acoustique du chef-d'oeuvre Astral Weeks. Qu'il s'agisse de la chanson-titre (marquée par le gospel), du très rhythm'n'blues "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", dédié au pionnier de la soul Jackie Wilson, ou des longues fresques introspectives "Listen To The Lion" et "Almost Independance Day", tout concourt à faire de St. Dominic's Preview, au demeurant produit par Ted Templeman (Doobie Brothers), l'une des oeuvres essentielles de la période "américaine" de Morrison. Un chanteur dont la voix garde aujourd'hui encore toute sa force émotionnelle. (Philippe Margotin)
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