Let’s Play Chess: A Chess Records Anthology

Description

The story of Chess Records is the story of American popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. Best-known for capturing the sound of acoustic blues, originating from the Mississippi Delta and filtered through Chicago’s South Side, going electric and for releasing some of the earliest rock and roll singles, Chess also has a deep catalog of jazz, R&B and soul recordings. The legacy of Chess Records endures more than 75 years later. Curated by Grammy-winning producer, Chess Records scholar, and drummer Steve Jordan, ‘Let’s Play Chess (A Chess Records Anthology)’ presents 25 of the label’s best, some of the most important and thrilling recordings to be found on any label.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters
2. Juke – Little Walter
3. Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
4. Maybellene – Chuck Berry
5. Reconsider Baby – Lowell Fulson
6. At Last – Etta James
7. Sincerely – The Moonglows
8. The ‘In’ Crowd – Ramsey Lewis Trio
9. Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
10. High Heel Sneakers – Tommy Tucker
11. First Time I Met the Blues – Buddy Guy
12. Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
13. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Disc 2
1. Ground Hog Blues – John Lee Hooker
2. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
3. I Do Love You – Billy Stewart
4. Stay in My Corner – The Dells
5. All the Way Down – Etta James
6. Crazy Mixed Up World – Little Walter
7. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters
8. So Many Roads, So Many Trains – Otis Rush
9. Don’t Start Me to Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson
10. That’s All Right – Jimmy Rogers
11. Spoonful – Howlin’ Wolf
12. My Foolish Heart – Gene Ammons