Leon Russell - Retrospective
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Artist: Leon RussellEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-11-04
Music Label: The Right Stuff
Soundtracks:
- A Song For You
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen
- Delta Lady
- Roll Away The Stone
- Tight Rope
- Out In The Woods
- Shootout On The Plantation
- Stranger In A Strange Land
- Hummingbird
- Lady Blue
- This Masquerade
- Back To The Island
- Magic Mirror
- Crystal Closet Queen
- Bluebird
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
- Queen Of The Roller Derby
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Free Music Review: Leon Lives! Leon Rocks!
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD is a "Best of" better than Leon's previous selections of favorites. Featured are my favorites, his incredibly fine ballads, now multi-genre classics: "A Song for You", "Lady Blue", "This Masquerade". From the great "Carney" album also come more ballads, "Magic Mirror", "Tightrope", "Out in Woods". "Back to the Island" is achingly yearning, and hypnotically atmospheric. But there's lots of hard-rocking stuff, too. The recordings are the originals, and sound quality is excellent.
Leon Russell was at the epicenter of the rock world when he came on the scene in the 60s, playing keyboards with many other rock greats, not least of whom was Joe Cocker -- Leon headed up the Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tour band. Though Cocker was better known, Leon had the ultimate 'chops.' When you listen to his own music, you can see that he is a composer and player of greater depth and sophistication than most of his peers. And he can boogie like no one else.
I had the good fortune to stumble upon a small concert by the new Leon Russell band last year at The Cutting Room in New York. What a thrill to be so close up to this old idol after so long! It was impossible to sit still! Surrounded by his huge mane of now-white hair, the ole "Master of Space and Time" is infirm, he walks with difficulty. But his fingers are totally alive, and he seems to be doing well. Two of his daughters are in the band, which is tight as can be -- raising hopes for more recordings beyond this retrospective.
This is a fine introduction to the music of this rock legend. It's as fresh now as it was then!
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Leon Russell is an American music legend. In his distinguished and unique 50 year career, he has played on, arranged, written and/or produced some of the best records in popular music, working across all genres of music and collaborating with numerous artists including Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Gram Parsons, Ike & Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Dean Martin, Marvin Gaye, and groups such as The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and many more.Classic Rock Music CDs
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