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MojoJul 24, 2014Wonderful. [Jul 2014, p.93]
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May 29, 2014A master craftsman at work, saluting the sounds that have stirred his muse down the years.
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Apr 22, 2014It's a joyous thing to hear, a record that recaptures much of the magic of Leon's Shelter records without being fussy.
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Apr 22, 2014Some of the songs here are better than others (even with more than four decades of hanging out with everyone from Willie Nelson to Keith Richards, there is only so much cred you can breathe into a Paul Anka song), but there is hardly any track here that hasn’t earned the right to stay.
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Apr 22, 2014Leon Russell has nothing to prove, so his will to rappel off musical cliffs and soar into boogie, big-band jazz and tavern immersion’s rarified air is that much more satisfying.
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Apr 25, 2014Russell brings a touch of the old South to all he surveys. Same here.
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Apr 22, 2014A wry collection of blues, jazz and pop oldies fleshed out by two Russell compositions, the ribald rocker "Big Lips" and the big-band finale, "Down in Dixieland."
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014A little too shiny and over produced in places, but Life Journey is a trip worth taking. [Jul 2014, p.92]
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UncutJun 6, 2014Russell was always more super-sessioneer and songwriter than vocalist, and the rasp of advancing years does little for over-familiar pieces like "Fever" and "Georgia On My Mind." Better are more personal favorites like Billy Joel's "New York State Of Mind" and Mose Allison's "Fool's Paradise." [Jul 2014, p.80]