Hooker, John Lee - The Best of Friends

NEW VINYL LP ON BNG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT 1998

2 X 180 GRAM VINYL LP

The Best of Friends is a like a potluck dinner where everybody brings something to the table. At the time of the release, John Lee Hooker was in his 80s and extremely well established as a legend of blues music. The 1998 album is filled with collaborations that serve as tributes as well as collaborations. Hooker’s blues and his personality are the foundation, and the star presence is embodied in that inimitable voice of his – old as time, and full of earth and stone. But most every song here has an intentionally different personality focused on an A-list guest. Three new recordings are present in a set list that primarily pulls recordings from the string of albums between 1989’s The Healer and 1997’s Don’t Look Back. Most of these tracks overhaul Hooker’s well-known classics in compelling ways.

Tracklist

A1 Boogie Chillen with Eric Clapton
A2 This Is Hip with Ry Cooder
A3 The Healer with Carlos Santana
A4 I Cover The Waterfront with Van Morrison & Booker T. Jones

B1 Boom Boom with Jimmie Vaughan
B2 I'm In The Mood with Bonnie Raitt
B3 Burnin' Hell with Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
B4 Tupelo

C1 Baby Lee with Robert Cray
C2 Dimples with Los Lobos
C3 Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) with Carlos Santana

D1 Big Legs, Tight Skirt with Ry Cooder & Ike Turner
D2 Don't Look Back with Van Morrison & Charles Brown
D3 Up And Down with Johnnie Johnson