Masters (1998)

About this title: If you're expecting these to be Wolf's celebrated Chess recordings, guess again. Despite the hyperbole in the title, what this 16-tracker offers instead is a package divided evenly between tracks from 1971's London Howlin' Wolf Sessions -- a session so uninspired that Eric Clapton has frequently disparaged his participation on it -- and a live bootleg recording from a European tour in the early '60s. An OK set if you already have the originals and are looking to fill some holes in the set; otherwise, pass this one by. Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Highway 49 [Williamson]
2. Dust My Broom [James/Johnson]
3. Rockin' the Blues [Howlin' Wolf]
4. Forty-Four [Burnett]
5. Do the Do [Dixon]
6. Little Red Rooster [Burnett/Dixon]
7. All My Life [Burnett]
8. I Didn't Mean to Hurt Your Feelings [Burnett]
9. Howlin' for My Darlin' [Dixon/Howlin' Wolf]
10. Commit a Crime [Burnett]
11. Wang Dang Doodle [Dixon]
12. Built for Comfort [Dixon]
13. The Killing Floor [Burnett/Howlin' Wol]
14. Poor Boy [Traditional]
15. Worried About You [Burnett]
16. Going Down Slow [Oden]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.