Скачать или смотреть VIDEO: 50th anniversary of Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’ honored at Cambridge library panel

Widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time, “Astral Weeks” was written by Van Morrison while he was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the late 1960s. A panel discussion was held at the Cambridge Public Library on Dec. 1 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this seminal album, released Nov. 29, 1968.

The panel featured Ryan Walsh, author of “Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968” as well as original Morrison bandmates — bassist Tom Kielbania, saxophonist/flutist John Payne, and drummer Joe Bebo. The event was moderated by Professor Rob Hochschild of the Berklee School of Music. The event was cosponsored by the Cambridge Arts Council.

In this video clip, Payne plays the same soprano saxophone he used on the last track of the album, “Slim Slow Slider.”