Boogie Chillen [Indigo] (2001)

About this title: This 20-track compilation is taken solely from 1948-49 sessions, an era that has been drawn from repeatedly for Hooker anthologies. If anyone ever assembles a comprehensive Hooker discography that delineates not only his original releases, but where and when these have been reissued, he or she deserves a government grant or something, because it's not so easy to determine where or if some of these have not appeared on reissues or CD elsewhere. It does, however, yield a sizable scoop of material from Hooker's most primeval phase, the first half devoted to recordings he issued under his own ... read more

Tracks:

1. Boogie Chillen' [Hooker]
2. Sally Mae [Hooker]
3. Drifting from Door to Door [Hooker/Besman]
4. Crawlin' King Snake [Besman/Hooker]
5. Hobo Blues [Besman/Hooker/Josea]
6. Whistlin' and Moanin' Blues [Hooker/Besman]
7. Hoogie Boogie [Besman/Hooker/Josea]
8. Burning Hell [Besman/Hooker]
9. Miss Sadie Mae [Hooker/Besman]
10. Weeping Willow [Hooker/Besman]
11. Low Down Midnite Boogie [Hooker]
12. Goin' Mad Blues [Hooker]
13. Helpless Blues [Hooker]
14. Landing Blues [Hooker]
15. Stomp Boogie [Hooker]
16. Black Man Blues [Hooker]
17. Nightmare Blues [Hooker]
18. Devil's Jump [Texas Slim]
19. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman [Hooker]
20. The Numbers [Hooker]

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