I somehow missed the news that Don Was became president of Blue Note Records earlier this year, which has just put out the new Van Morrison album BORN TO SING: NO PLAN B (which is very good).

Van says, "With most record companies being so corporate I am happy to be working with Don Was and the team at Blue Note. To have such a creative music person as the head of my recording label assures me that all the effort taken to write and record this new album will be rewarded with a music-based focus and marketing approach. I look forward to many recording projects with Don and Blue Note."

Don Was, a producer of famous artists that include Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and the Rolling Stones adds, “Over a career that spans decades, Van Morrison has developed a body of work that is unparalleled in its consistent excellence. He is one of the greatest singer/songwriter/musicians of all time. We are incredibly honored that he has chosen to record for the Blue Note label and look forward to many fruitful years together.”


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lets hope this lasts. didn't don was start his own label in the early 90's that tanked or something? i know there was a kris kristofferson album was produced titled MOMENT OF FOREVER that ended up being released on an indie label a few years after it was due out

Well this is different -- he's not starting his own label, he has become president of a label that's been around since 1939. Interestingly, it is now part of the Universal Music Group.