Crazy Love: Lead Sheet
Van Morrison
Item: 00-PSL-000074
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All of his classic tunes: And It Stoned Me * Blue Money * Moondance * Domino * Into the Mystic * Tupelo Honey, plus 29 more.
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Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
144
SKU:
00-PSL-000074
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About the Artist: Van Morrison
Van Morrison stands as one of rock music's most distinctive vocalists and songwriters, known for a career spanning six decades and marked by restless stylistic exploration. Born in Belfast in 1945, Morrison blended soul, rock, blues, jazz, and folk influences into a deeply personal artistic vision, earning recognition as a songwriter of rare emotional depth and melodic sophistication.
Why we love this
Morrison's catalog offers an exceptional resource for teaching jazz harmony and soul-inflected melody within a rock context. The lead sheet format captures his sophisticated chord progressions and conversational vocal phrasing, allowing singers and accompanists to explore how blues and folk traditions reshape popular song structure.
What to expect
These songs breathe with the intimacy of someone speaking directly to you across a small room. There's a conversational warmth to Morrison's melodies, supported by chord changes that suggest late-night jam sessions where folk, soul, and jazz coexist naturally.
Who it's for
This collection serves singers and pianist-accompanists preparing repertoire for jazz recitals, pop vocal programs, or contemporary music ensembles. It also works well for music theory or songwriting students studying how traditional song forms accommodate blues harmony and soul phrasing.
How to get the most out of it
- Pay attention to Morrison's rhythmic phrasing over the bar line; his vocal lines often float ahead of or behind the beat in ways that require listening carefully to the recorded versions.
- Treat the chords as a foundation rather than a strict blueprint. Morrison's records show frequent reharmonization and substitution, so use the changes as a springboard for your own interpretive choices.
- Balance the weight of the lyrics with the melody. These songs reward singers who dig into the narrative and emotional specificity of each verse.
How to use it
A contemporary concert built around this material could explore how one artist synthesized multiple American musical traditions into a coherent voice. Pairing selections from this lead sheet with discussions of Morrison's influences on blues, folk, and soul provides rich context for both performers and audiences.
Skills your students will build
- reading jazz-influenced chord substitutions and alterations
- interpreting rhythmic notation in songs built on syncopation and swing feel
- singing over changes rather than melody-dependent harmonic progressions
- understanding how blues changes and soul phrasing function within rock song structures