You're Driving Me Crazy

AlbumApr 27 / 201815 songs, 1h 10m 45s79%
Vocal Jazz
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Bolstered by ace jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, Van Morrison spends part of his second jazz album in a row bringing a new shine to tunes from all across his career, like a jumping soul-jazz version of \"Have I Told You Lately?\" and a freewheeling, bop-infused update of \"The Way Young Lovers Do.\" But Van proves equally adept at standards—when he burns through a broad range of emotions, growling and gliding across the Cole Porter-penned \"Miss Otis Regrets,\" for instance, it\'s immediately apparent how much vocal genius is under his hood.

7.0 / 10

On his third album in seven months, Morrison teams up with jazz musician Joey DeFrancesco for a collection of originals and standards that captures the joy of making music.

Van Morrison's late career tear continues with You're Driving Me Crazy, his third album in seven months.

7 / 10

There is a thin line between cocktail jazz and easy listening; between the atmospheric music one hears at a nightclub versus the background melodies played...