by Cub Koda
Recorded live in Chicago in 1977, this captures a a brief set by each of these blues legends. The Albert King set finds him in excellent form, tearing up his guitar on &Born Under a Bad Sign& and &I Worked Hard,& and turning in fine vocals on &The Very Thought of You& and the title track, here mistitled as &When You Down.& John Lee Hooker's set is a typical boogie-infested one, with solid support from a small combo doing a nice job following his idiosyncratic timing. Everything stays pretty much uptempo, with the exception of &Serves You Right to Suffer& (here mistitled as &Serves Me Right&) and &Crawlin' King Snake.& Actually nice live sets from both performers, and a decent addition to either artist's discography.