John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (180G) - [Vinyl]

There is little doubt that John Lee Hooker was one of the mostcommercially successful blues artists that ever lived. He roseabove his contemporaries with worldwide hit records and aparticularly long series of albums, and a career that lasted for oversixty years. He was always prolific and attracted other artists tocollaborate with him without ever losing his own highly distinctivestyle. One of the real and lasting strengths of That's My Story asan album is in its immediacy. Orrin Keepnews knew just how touse studio microphone placement to make the listener feel right inthe middle of the session. Nothing extraneous is used to moveJohn Lee away from you, making it evident that the producer'soriginal intention with the album has certainly been fulfilled. Nowonder that this laid-back work, so quickly recorded, has stoodthe test of time as one of John Lee Hooker's most reveredrecords.