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"'''Scandinavia'''" is a jazz ] composition by ] ] ] and is the closing track on his 1982 album '']''. "'''Scandinavia'''" is a jazz ] composition by ] ] ] and is the closing track on his 1982 album '']''.


The track is Morrison's first released instrumental and would be followed by many others throughout Morrison's 1980s career. The track is Morrison's first released instrumental and would be followed by many others throughout his 1980s career.


Featured on the track are a different set of musicians to the rest of Morrison's ''Beautiful Vision''. This is because the track was recorded in a different recording session, before the rest of the album. Although Morrison does not sing on the piece he contributes ] to the recording, played in a ]. It was recorded at the first recording session for the ''Beautiful Vision'' album and was the only track from this session that would be used on the album. The musicians featured differed from the other tracks on the finished album and had appeared with Morrison at the Great American Music Hall in March 1981. Morrison plays piano on the piece.


The composition was nominated in the ''Best Rock Instrumental Performance'' category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/grammys.htm|title=Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983|publisher=rockonthenet|accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref> The composition was nominated in the ''Best Rock Instrumental Performance'' category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/grammys.htm|title=Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983|publisher=rockonthenet|accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref>
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"Scandinavia"
Song
A-side"Scandinavia"
B-side"Dweller on the Threshold"

"Scandinavia" is a jazz instrumental composition by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the closing track on his 1982 album Beautiful Vision.

The track is Morrison's first released instrumental and would be followed by many others throughout his 1980s career.

It was recorded at the first recording session for the Beautiful Vision album and was the only track from this session that would be used on the album. The musicians featured differed from the other tracks on the finished album and had appeared with Morrison at the Great American Music Hall in March 1981. Morrison plays piano on the piece.

The composition was nominated in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.

Personnel

Notes

  1. "Rock on the Net: 25th Annual Grammy Awards-1983". rockonthenet. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

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