Release Date: 26 January 2018
Label: Pan Am Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436563180873
Genres: Blues
Description
This newly remastered reissue presents the album "That's My Story. John Lee Hooker Sings the Blues", recorded by the American blues star for the Riverside label in 1960.
Made in one session on February 9, 1960 at Reeves Sound Studio in New York City, it was produced by Orrin Keepnews and features part of the rhythm section from saxophonist CannonballAdderley's group: bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes. This session came at a time when Hooker was signed to Vee-Jay. The last thing Keepnews wanted to do was emulate Hooker's electric-oriented, very amplified Vee- Jay output, which fared well among rock and R&B audiences. Keepnews had an acoustic country blues vision for the bluesman, and "That's My Story" favors a raw, stripped-down, bare-bones approach - no electric guitar, no distortion, no singles aimed at rock & rollers.
In addition to the original masterpiece, this collector's item contains 2 bonus tracks that were not included on the original LP and belong to an earlier and lesser-known session Hooker recorded for Riverside in 1959.
Tracklisting
Willie Nelson
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Charles Mingus
Sam Cooke
John Coltrane
Horace Silver
Sun Ra
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
