Audio CD review:
J.J. Cale, Leon Russell - In Session

J.J. Cale, Leon Russell - In Session

Band: J.J. Cale, Leon Russell Title: In Session Rating: Release Date: 17 June, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Nowhere to Run 2: Cocaine 3: Ten Easy Lessons 4: Sensitive Kind 5: Hands Off Her 6: Louisiana 7: Going Down 8: Roll On 9: No Sweat 10: Crazy Mama 11: Fate of a Fool 12: Boilin' Pot 13: After Midnight 14: Same Ole Blues 15: Don't Cry Sister 16: Call Me the Breeze 17: Everlovin' Woman 18: Katy Cool Lady 19: Lies 20: Don't Wait

Customer Review Laid Back as Usual J. If your a new J. Cale listener, you may want to hold off on buying this one, and look to his more accessible studio albums, such as 'Troubador' or '5'. If you're a long time fan with an extensive collection of Cale's work, you may want to consider buying the DVD of the session that these songs were taken from. However, as a CD, this one is a must for the consumate J. J. fan. The music here opitimizes the essence of the man: laid back, loose, and hanging out with his talented friends. Everything on this CD is live, in studio, with no overdubs or second takes. One or two of his solos miss their mark, which I find to be part of the charm of this collection. I own the DVD version of this album as well, and the group of musicians featured, including J. J. 's runnin' buddy from his Tulsa days, Leon Russell, are litteraly just hanging around, jamming on some songs they know, some they kind of remember, and one or two new ones that J. J. shows them in the first 8 bars of the song. I have a lot of his albums, and bootlegs, and there are songs on this CD I have never heard before. If you're like me and consider Cale a phenom, get this one and you won't be dissapointed. . . You can see a complete list of all J.J. Cale, Leon Russell discography, or go back to the J.J. Cale, Leon Russell tabs