These three CDs contain all of John Lee Hookers sides for the SENSATION record label. There has been meticulous tape research for best sources & the mastering far exceeds anything released before.  (There were LP releases of some of this material on UNITED ARTISTS & GREEN BOTTLE but nothing this complete)  19 previously unreleased versions of songs including extended takes and alternative versions. There is an introductory note from Peter Guralnick and a comprehensive overview of the music from Dr Wayne Goins, Director of Jazz Studies at Kansas State University. It also comes with a sessionography covering all the tracks. These early Hooker recordings are akin to jazz as much as the blues, with an improvisatory feel, harking back to the pre-war era, but with a very distinct approach and a unique sound presaging the blues that was to come..............