John Lee Hooker – The Ultimate Collection (1991)

CD1
1. Teachin' The Blues
2. Boogie Chillen
3. Sally Mae
4. Let Your Daddy Ride
5. Crawlin' King Snake
6. Weeping Willow Boogie
7. Hobo Blues
8. Huckle Up Baby
9. I'm In The Mood
10. John L's House Rent Boogie
11. No More Doggin'
12. I Need Some Money
13. Frisco Blues
14. Dimples
15. It Serves Me Right
16. Bottle Up & Go

CD2
1. Boom Boom
2. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
3. You Know, I Know
4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
5. Let's Go Out Tonight
6. I Cover The Waterfront
7. She's Mine (Keep Your Hands To)
8. Back Biters And Syndicators
9. Think Twice Before You Go
10. Shake It Baby
11. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
12. Peavine
13. Burning Hell
14. Terraplane Blues
15. I'm In The Mood

John Lee Hooker, Eddie Kirkland, Bonnie Raitt (vocals, guitar); 
The Vandellas (vocals); 
Alan Wilson (guitar, harmonica); 
Eddie Taylor, Eddie Burns, Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn, T-Bone Walker, Luther Johnson, Henry Vestine, Roy Rogers (guitar); 
Louis Myers (harmonica); 
Hank Cosby (tenor sax); 
James Watkins, Lafayette Leake, Otis Spann (piano); 
Tom Parker (organ); 
Sam Jones, George Washington, Milt Hinton, Willie Dixon, Pete Cruickshank,
 Eddie Taylor, Mac Arnold, Antonio de la Barreda (bass); 
Louis Hayes, Tom Whitehead, David "Panama" Francis, Fred Below, Dave Boorman,
 Al Duncan, Jump Jackson, Francis Clay, Adolfo de la Parra (drums).

Rhino's double-disc 1991 set The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) falls just short of the promise of its title, losing its focus toward the end of the set. That said, it comes close enough to satisfy, particularly because John Lee Hooker had such a long, convoluted discography, recording for a number of different labels over many decades. This gets the core of his legacy -- the early, minimalist boogie, the gritty late-'50s sides, all the way through to the superstar-studded recordings of the late '80s. If the desire to be comprehensive hurts the collection somewhat -- good though they may be, the '80s recordings really are for those who love all of Hooker's music, and the disc would have been better off if it was simply two discs of '40s through '70s -- this nevertheless gets all the classics ("Boogie Chillen," "Crawlin' King Snake," "Boom Boom," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," among them) while giving an idea of the scope of Hooker's career, making it a great introduction. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

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