VAN MORRISON & THE DANISH RADIO BIG BAND
KULTURCAFE
CENTERSAL
ISHOJ, DENMARK
FEBRUARY 28,1987
1-INSTRUMENTAL*
2-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
3-I WILL BE THERE*
4-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
5-A NEW KIND OF MAN
6-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
7-HAUNTS OF ANCIENT PEACE
8-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
9-CELTIC SWING (INSTRUMENTAL)*
10-LISTEN TO THE LION
11-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
12-VANLOSE STAIRWAY
13-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
14-SCARBOROUGH FAIR (INSTRUMENTAL)*
15-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
16-GOT TO GO BACK
17-RADIO ANNOUNCER* +
18-HERE COMES THE KNIGHT
*Missing from Source 2
+ Missing From Source 3
Source 1:
FM RADIO BROADCAST UNKNOWN LINEAGE >
CASSETTE > EDIROL USB UA-1EX AUDIO INTERFACE >
COOL EDIT > CD WAVE EDITOR >
TRADERS LITTLE HELPER > FLAC
Source 2:
Lineage: Vinyl Bootleg => Lenco L-75 Turntable => => Sony TC-WE475 => SoundBlaster Z => Adobe Audition CC => Traders Little Helper (Flac level 6 – Align on sector boundaries)
Single Album (black vinyl) white label no markings; run off has “VM 86/87” etched on it.
According to my notes, I bought it February 21st 1990!!!
Track 07+08: Radiohuset, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 15th 1986.
Source 3:
No source info. Folder labeled “Ishoj 87”
Source 4:
Listen To The Lion
SOURCE: Audience
LINEAGE: original silver bootleg CD > EAC wav > Trader’s Little Helper flac level 8 & torrent > Dime
NOTES:
An excellent audience recording that I’d grade an A- in sound quality. This was released in 1991 on Three Cool Cats TCC 023. The complete recording is known to exist; if you have it, share it. Thanks!
Contains only these tracks:
01. A New Kind Of Man
02. Haunts Of Ancient Peace
03. Listen To The Lion
04. Vanlose Stairway
05. Got To Go Back
06. I Will Be There
=== 1986-10-15 Radiohuset Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark with the Danish Radio Big Band ===
07. Vanlose Stairway
08. Here Comes The Night
themidnightcafe.org 
Cheers Mat
Must be the first with Danish RBB. Must get my rare FM master from Barbican London ’90 sorted out and edited properly.
You’ll definitely want this
https://www.guitars101.com/forums/f145/van-morrison-1997-04-05-06-07-08-ruth-eckerd-hall-clearwater-fl-usa-aud-647159.html
Thanks Mat, and some info for DylanDave:
VAN MORRISON with various Big Bands
5 DEC 85 Sopavilliongen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Haunts of Ancient Peace, Listen to the Lion, Vanlose Stairway
Van’s first performance w/ Danish Radio Big Band / FM broadcast
15 OCT 86 Radiohuset, studio3, Copenhagen, Denmark
Vanlose Stairway*, I Will Be There, A New Kind of Man, Here Comes The Knight*, Got to Go Back
with The Danish Radio Big Band / * on this broadcast
13 NOV 86 Whitla Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
I Will Be There, New Kind Of Man, Vanlose Stairway, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Bright Side of the Road
with The Dave Gold Big Band / FM broadcast / Nimajazz
28 FEB 87 Ishoj Centre-Saal, Copenhagen, Denmark
A New Kind Of Man, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Listen To The Lion, Vanlose Stairway, Got To Go Back, I Will Be There
w/ The Danish Radio Big Band / on this broadcast
Cheers, 7 more bigband collaborations in 87-95. 🙂
13 MAY 87 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
Moondance with The Gil Evans Orchestra
25 MAR 88 Voss Kino, Voss, Norway
Celtic Excavation, Foreign Window, Queen of the Slipstream, A Sense of Wonder, Tore Down a la Rimbaud, Someone Like You, St. Dominic’s Preview, She Gives Me Religion, The Mystery, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Tupelo Honey, Moondance, Full Force Gale
w/ The Norwegian Big Band
26 MAR 88 Voss Kino, Voss, Norway
Celtic Excavation, Foreign Window, Queen of the Slipstream, In the Garden, A Sense of Wonder, Tore Down a la Rimbaud, Someone Like You, St. Dominic’s Preview, She Gives Me Religion, Misty, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Tupelo Honey, Moondance, Full Force Gale
w/ The Norwegian Big Band
“Rune Klakegg Band”
Rune Klakegg. Keyboards
Bjørn Klakegg. Gitar
Nils Petter Molvær. Trompet
Vidar Johansen. Saksofon
Arne Frang. Saksofon
Edvard Askeland. Bass
Frank Jakobsen. Trommer
Nina Askeland og Lynni Treekrem. Vokal
5 MAR 89 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, USA
A New Kind Of Man, Celtic Swing, Got To Get Back, Haunts Of Ancient Peace, Here Comes The Knight, I Will Be There, Listen To The Lion, Vanlose Stairway
w/the Danish Radio Big Band / Concert For Human Rights
17 JUL 89 Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
Celtic Swing, Got To Go Back, Here Comes The Knight, A New Kind Of Man, Listen To The Lion, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Vanlose Stairway / Trans-Euro Train, I Will Be There, E: Gloria
w/ The Dallas Jazz Orchestra/ Montreux Jazz Festival
19 FEB 90 Barbican Theater, London, England
1) Basically Yours (Thad Jones)
2) Aura (Bill Holdman)
3) Tiptoe (Thad Jones)
4) Wild Bill (Ray Pitts)
5) I Will be There
6) Here Comes the Knight
7) Haunts of Ancient Peace
8) Celtic Swing
9) Got to Go Back
10) A New Kind of Man
11) Listen to the Lion
12) Vanlose Stairway
13) I’d Love to Write Another Song
14) Orangefield
15) Whenever God Shine His Light
16) To You (Thad Jones)
I Will Be There*, Here Comes the Knight, Haunts of Ancient Peace* Celtic Swing, Got to Go Back, A New Kind of Man, Listen to the Lion, Vanlose Stairway*, I’d Love to Write Another Song*, Orangefield, Whenever God Shines His Light*
w/ The Danish Radio Big Band / FM Broadcast / * “One Irish Rover”
5 AUG 95 Toldkammergarden, Helsingor, Denmark
I Will Be There*, Here Comes The Knight, Listen To The Lion,
A New Kind Of Man, I‘d Love To Write Another Song, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Got To Go Back, Vanlose Stairway, Orangefield, Whenever God Shines His Light, Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue/You Give MeNothing But The Blues, Help Me*
w/ The Danish Radio Big Band / FM Broadcast / * not broadcast
6 AUG 95 Festival Theater, Edinburgh, Scotland
Alright OK You Win, How Long Has This Been Going On?, Early In The Morning, Days Like This, Who Can I Turn To?, All Saints Day*, That‘s Life,I Will Be There, Got To Go Back*, Vanlose Stairway/ Trans-EuroTrain, Blues In The Night, Haunts of Ancient Peace, Your Mind Is On Vacation, Moondance
w/ The BBC Big Band Orchestra./* not on “Edinburgh Castle”
Great! Nice recording – thanks!
This looks amazing, thank you Mat!
Yikes, thanks MZ. I’ll have to copy into ‘Word’ or such and have a proper look later. I was familiar with some of it, but not all, and in particular the early sessions which I’ve never come across traded on tape or CDR. On first glance then this is a compl of highlights from 2 studio radio sessions from 86 & 87.
Your info also confirms my thoughts that the 1990-02-19 Barbican session which I recorded from BBC R3 (a classical station primarily) broadcast one saturday lunchtime soon after, was in fact edited highlights of Van’s set and also includes the last track ‘To You (Thad Jones)’ which i’ve always assumed is wthout Van. You can’t really tell from the broadcast, I guess he could be joininig in on 3rd sax or something.
Thanks again
Thanks Mat.