{"product_id":"john-lee-hooker-canned-heat-hooker-n-heat","title":"John Lee Hooker \u0026 Canned Heat Hooker 'N Heat","description":"[[Release Detail]]\u003cp\u003eWhen this two-LP set was initially released in January 1971, Canned Heat was back to its R\u0026amp;B roots. Sporting a slightly revised personnel with the return of Henry “Sunflower” Vestine and the incorporation of Antonio “Tony” de la Barreda on bass, a highly skilled constituent of Aldolfo de la Parra on drums. Sadly, it would also be the final effort to include co-founder Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, who passed away in September 1970. Hooker ’n Heat (1971) is a low-key affair split between unaccompanied solo John Lee Hooker tunes, collaborations between Hooker and Wilson, as well as five full-blown confabs between Hooker and Heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full-fledged collaborations shine as both parties unleash some of their finest respective work. While Canned Heat get top bill — probably as it was the group’s record company that sprung for Hooker ’n Heat — make no mistake, as Hooker steers the combo with the same gritty and percussive guitar leads that have become his trademark. The epic “Boogie Chillen No. 2” stretches over 11-and-a-half minutes and is full of the same swagger as the original, with the support of Canned Heat igniting the verses and simmering on the subsequent instrumental breaks with all killer and no filler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanned Heat are hands down the best back-up band John Lee Hooker has recorded. And despite the cover billing, they are very much a back-up group, for this is really a John Lee Hooker album, and one of his best in a long while.\u003c\/p\u003e[[Release Description]]\u003cp\u003eWhen this two-LP set was initially released in January 1971, Canned Heat was back to its R\u0026amp;B roots. Sporting a slightly revised personnel with the return of Henry “Sunflower” Vestine and the incorporation of Antonio “Tony” de la Barreda on bass, a highly skilled constituent of Aldolfo de la Parra on drums. Sadly, it would also be the final effort to include co-founder Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, who passed away in September 1970. Hooker ’n Heat (1971) is a low-key affair split between unaccompanied solo John Lee Hooker tunes, collaborations between Hooker and Wilson, as well as five full-blown confabs between Hooker and Heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full-fledged collaborations shine as both parties unleash some of their finest respective work. While Canned Heat get top bill — probably as it was the group’s record company that sprung for Hooker ’n Heat — make no mistake, as Hooker steers the combo with the same gritty and percussive guitar leads that have become his trademark. The epic “Boogie Chillen No. 2” stretches over 11-and-a-half minutes and is full of the same swagger as the original, with the support of Canned Heat igniting the verses and simmering on the subsequent instrumental breaks with all killer and no filler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanned Heat are hands down the best back-up band John Lee Hooker has recorded. And despite the cover billing, they are very much a back-up group, for this is really a John Lee Hooker album, and one of his best in a long while.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Format: LP x 2 gatefold sleeve\u003cbr\u003e\n• Produced by Skip Taylor \u0026amp; Robert Hite Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\n• Recorded : Liberty Studios, Los Angeles in May 1970\u003cbr\u003e\n• Re-mastering by: Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios\u003c\/p\u003e PPAN ST35002 -Artist-John Lee Hooker \u0026amp; Canned Heat\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailability: Pre-Order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Lee Hooker \u0026 Canned Heat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425571561656,"sku":"ZRSSKI-985J-KA","price":77.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9222\/8280\/files\/john-lee-hooker-canned-heat-hooker-n-heat_6N0X2.png?v=1777619572","url":"https:\/\/musicrecordshop.com\/products\/john-lee-hooker-canned-heat-hooker-n-heat","provider":"Music Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}