John Lee Hooker [P-Vine Japan]

• Artist: John Lee Hooker
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• Release Date: March 06, 2003
• Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Blues

Review

The 16 tracks on this John Lee Hooker compilation were recorded at Joe Van Battle's rather fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants Detroit studio in the late '40s and early '50s and subsequently licensed to and released on King Records. Since Hooker was under contract to LA's Modern Records during this time, these sides were issued under various pseudonyms (often as Texas Slim), but the loose, boogie blues style on display is unmistakably pure John Lee. Unfortunately the sound quality on these recordings is a bit on the rough (and not a good kind of rough) side, and they don't measure up to the still raw but much better recorded material released by Hooker on Modern during the same period. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Stomp Boogie [Instrumental]	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:10)
Who's Been Jiving You	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:10)
Black Man Blues	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:35)
Poor Joe	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:01)
Nightmare Blues	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:00)
Late Last Night	John Lee Hooker, Texas Slim	John Lee Hooker	(3:00)
Wandering Blues	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:15)
Don't Go Baby	John Lee Hooker, Joe Lee Williams	John Lee Hooker	(3:14)
Devil's Jump	Texas Slim	John Lee Hooker	(2:55)
I'm Gonna Kill That Woman	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:03)
Moaning Blues	Texas Slim	John Lee Hooker	(3:03)
The Numbers	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:09)
Heart Trouble Blues	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:00)
Slim's Stomp	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:00)
Thinking Blues	John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	(3:01)
Don't You Remember Me		John Lee Hooker	(2:43)

Credits

John Lee Hooker (Vocals), John Lee Hooker (Guitar), Bill Ellis (Transcription)