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John Lee Hooker It Serve You Right To Suffer - Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 180 Gram - Sealed US vinyl LP album (LP record)
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John Lee Hooker's style of guitar playing has been imitated but never matched.
The iconic bluesman's 1966 album It Serve You Right to Suffer for Impulse! was unusual because it teamed him with a jazz ensemble rather than a typical blues band. This setup was part of Impulse!'s broader effort to explore and expand the boundaries between jazz, blues, and other genres.
The collaboration was partly driven by the growing interest in the blues among jazz audiences in the 1960s. Hooker's raw, emotional music resonated with the improvisational spirit of jazz. Impulse! wanted to showcase his talents in a new light by pairing him with a sophisticated jazz rhythm section — guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Panama Francis. These musicians had deep jazz credentials but were flexible enough to adapt to Hooker's deeply personal and rhythmically unique style.
The producer was Bob Thiele, head of the foundational jazz label Impulse! Records. The idea was to keep the tracklist down to just eight songs and let each one inhabit a mood, unencumbered by commercial demands for a single.
The album combined Hooker's earthy, hypnotic blues sound with the polished backing of the jazz combo. Hooker's deep, gravelly voice and his raw, syncopated guitar riffs stood at the forefront, while the jazz players added a smoother, more textured groove underneath. The result was a unique fusion: it retained the grit and authenticity of Hooker's Delta blues roots but added a subtle, swinging sophistication.
Side A
1. Shake It Baby
2. Country Boy
3. Bottle Up & Go
4. You're Wrong
Side B
1. Sugar Mama
2. Decoration Day
3. Money
4. It Serves You Right to Suffer
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 27th January
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| Release date: |
OUT NOW! |
| Year of Release: |
2025 |
| Artist: |
John Lee Hooker (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
It Serve You Right To Suffer (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 36.99, US$ 46.24
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Verve UMe |
| Catalogue No: |
602475207733 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
24 January 2025
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
JLHLPIT855722 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
602475207733 |
| Genres: |
Blues
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| Related Artists: |
John Lee Hooker Jr, Louisiana Red, Roy Rogers (Blues) |
| Complete Stock List: |
John Lee Hooker |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number JLHLPIT855722 |
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