Na płycie nagrania muzyka bluesowego B.B. Kinga. Płyta wydana w serii Blues Characters firmy Le Chant du Monde przedstawiająca wykonawców z historii muzyki bluesowej od Bessie Smith do B.B. Kinga. Płyty są zremasterowane przy użyciu najnowocześniejszej techniki.
John Lee Hooker był prawdziwie oryginalnym, muzycznym kolosem, który hipnotyzował swoją osobowością twórczą i fascynował mistycznym brzmieniem oscylującym pomiędzy bluesem zabarwionym wpływami afro-amerykańskiego soulu. Prezentowana kolekcja zawiera unikalne, zremasterowne wczesne arcydzieła bluesowej legendy.Edycja specjalna zawiera dodatkowo album bonusowy "Blues Greats - Reborn and Remastered" prezentujący gigantów bluesa, rówieśników Johna Lee Hookera. Wśród wykonawców znajdziemy muzyków tej miary co Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed czy Muddy Waters.Płyta ukazuje blues w korzennej odsłonie, zawiera, bowiem najlepsze kawałki nagrane przez poprzedników i rówieśników Hookera, a zatem odsłania artystyczny kontekst, background dla twórczości tego giganta bluesa.Tracklista:CD 11. Dimples 2. Crawlin' King Snake 3. Boogie Chillun 4. I'm In The Mood 5. Hobo Blues 6. Taxi Driver 7. I'm So Excited 8. Mercy Blues 9. I Love You Honey 10. Low Down Midnite Boogie 11. Little Wheel 12. Mean Mistreatin' 13. Time Is Marching 14. Sally May 15. Trouble Blues 16. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman 17. Too Much Boogie 18. Everybody Rockin' 19. I'm A Boogie Man 20. Never SatisfiedCD 2: Blues Greats - Reborn and Remastered1. Jimmy Reed: Honest I Do 2. Muddy Waters: Walking Blues 3. Howlin' Wolf: Smoke Stack Lightning 4. Sonny Boy Williamson: Don't Start Me To Talkin' 5. Big Bill Broonzy: How You Want It Done? 6. Elmore James: Dust My Broom (I Believe My Time Ain't Long) 7. Eddie Taylor: Ride 'Em On Down 8. Big Joe Williams: Baby Please Don't Go 9. Little Junior's Blue Flames: Mystery Train 10. J.B. Lenoir: Mama Talk To Your Daughter 11. Lightnin' Hopkins: Katie Mae Blues 12. Bo Diddley: Who Do You Love?
Tracklista:1. Motivation of Love2. Endless Variety3. Transition4. Running in Place5. Deeper Shade of Blue6. Got To Kill The Monkey7. Face the Night8. Playing With Gloves On9. She's Missing10. Fast Moving Traffic
Tracklista:1. Shake for Me2. Love Me Darlin'3. (I Believe) I'll Dust My Broom4. I Didn't Mean to Hurt Your Feelings5. Rockin' the Blues6. All My Life7. Going Down Slow8. Howlin' for My Baby9. Forty-four10. Highway 4911. Little Red Rooster12. Wang Dang Doodle13. Built for Comfort14. Killing Floor15. Poor Boy16. Smile at Me
Tracklista:CD11 W-O-M-A-N2 I Just Want To Make Love To You3 At Last4 It's Too Soon To Know5 Seven Day Fool6 Stormy Weather7 A Sunday Kind Of Love8 Don't Cry Baby9 Dream10 Fool That I Am11 Trust In Me12 Anything To Say You're Mine13 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)14 In My Diary15 I'll Dry My Tears16 Plum Nuts17 Don't Get Around Much Anymore18 My Dearest Darling19 Tough Mary20 All I Could Do Was Cry21 Boy Of My Dreams22 Spoonful23 If I Can't Have You24 It's A Crying ShameCD21 How Big A Fool2 Baby, Baby, Every Night3 By The Light Of The Silvery Moon4 Sunshine Of Love5 Come What May6 The Pick-Up7 Good Lookin'8 Market Place9 Then I'll Care10 Tough Lover11 Fools We Mortals Be12 Shortnin' Bread Work13 My Heart Cries14 Tears Of Joy15 I'm A Fool16 Number One (My One And Only)17 The Wallflower18 That's All19 Good Rockin' Daddy20 Crazy Feeling21 Hey Henry (Doin' Fine Henry)22 Be Mine23 Hold Me, Squeeze Me
Tracklista:1. Flowers of Evil2. Kings Chorale3. One Last Cold Kiss4. Crossroader5. Pride and Passion6. Dream Sequence. Guitar Solo/Roll Over Beethoven/Dreams of Milk and Honey/Variations/Swan Theme7. Mississippi Queen8. Long Red9. Waiting to Take You Away10. Crossroader11. Nantucket Sleighride
Tracklista:1. Talking About Soul 2. I've Got A Woman 3. Somebody Have Mercy 4. It's Your Thing/I'll Pay You Back 5. Lonesome Whistle Blues 6. Crazy Over You 7. Ramblin' Blues 8. You've Got Bad Intentions/Crying Won't Help You 9. Why Are People Like That 10. Poison Ivy 11. Suffer So Hard With The Blues 12. No Worry No More 13. I'm Gone Muzycy:Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson - guitar, vocBrian Bisesi - guitarKenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith - drums, percussionRandy Lippincot - bassDavid Maxwell - piano, organJerry Portnoy - harmonicaCatherine Russel - voc, percussionCrispin Cioe - alto, tenor & baritone saxTom "Bones" Malone - trombone, trumpet
Tracklista:1. Chat Chat2. Give Thanks and Praise3. Watermelon Man4. Love Sweet Music5. Walla Walla6. Freedom Freedom7. Black On Black8. Zion High9. Love Train10. Love Dub11. Gimme Gimme Love12. Gimme Dub13. Come With Me14. Dub With Me15. West Man Rock16. Rocking West17. Took My Baby to a Dance18. Dancing Dub
Tracklista:1. You Won't Let Me Go2. Please Mr Johnson3. Boogie Woogie's Mother-in-law4. I Wonder Who's Boogieing My Woogie Now5. I Ain't Mad With You6. Let's Beat Out Some Love7. Baby Don't Cry8. When My Man Comes Home9. I Still Love You10. That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch11. Fine Brown Frame12. Since I Fell for You13. They All Say I'm the Biggest Fool14. Walk 'Em15. You'll Get Them Blues16. Far Cry17. I Don't Care Who Knows18. Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?19. Because - Part 120. Becuase - Part 221. I'm Gonna Jump in the River
Tracklista: 1. Call Their Name2. Party at Red's3. What You Put On Me4. Dark and Dangerous Love5. Little Things6. New Orleans7. Don't Leave Your Feet at Home8. I Ain't Fooling9. With a Little Respect10. Tell Your Story Walking11. Ember