John Lee Hooker - Jack O' Diamonds (2004)

The material on Jack o' Diamonds was recorded in 1949 but never released at the time due to John Lee Hooker's vast contractual problems. Even at this earliest point in his career, Hooker was tied up in contracts that would see him recording under several aliases in order to make some quick cash. These 20 cuts were recorded at a private gathering in the Detroit dining room of Gene Deitchat, who set up a primitive recording device and let Hooker play. During the course of the evening those present began requesting that he play a few spirituals and folk tunes. It's interesting to hear Hooker bite into such traditional fare as "Two White Horses," "Trouble in Mind," "John Henry," and "Jack o' Diamonds." Since these recordings have been cleaned and remastered, this disc is well worth picking up for Hooker fanatics.

Tracklist:
1.01 - John Lee Hooker - Guitar Blues Instrumental (3:19)
1.02 - John Lee Hooker - Two White Horses (3:23)
1.03 - John Lee Hooker - Trouble In Mind (3:59)
1.04 - John Lee Hooker - Catfish Blues (2:53)
1.05 - John Lee Hooker - John Henry (3:11)
1.06 - John Lee Hooker - How Long Blues (3:33)
1.07 - John Lee Hooker - Ezekiel Saw The Wheel (2:58)
1.08 - John Lee Hooker - Jack O'Diamonds (2:49)
1.09 - John Lee Hooker - Waterboy (3:56)
1.10 - John Lee Hooker - Six Little Puppies And Twelve Shaggy Hounds (4:22)
1.11 - John Lee Hooker - In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down (4:40)
1.12 - John Lee Hooker - Old Blind Barnabas (2:29)
1.13 - John Lee Hooker - Moses Smote the Water (1:59)
1.14 - John Lee Hooker - Spoken Interlude (0:35)
1.15 - John Lee Hooker - Rabbit On The Log (4:04)
1.16 - John Lee Hooker - 33 Blues (2:06)
1.17 - John Lee Hooker - Come And See About Me (2:17)
1.18 - John Lee Hooker - She's Real Gone (2:15)
1.19 - John Lee Hooker - I Wonder (2:47)
1.20 - John Lee Hooker - Untitled Slow Blues (3:02)