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 n’ 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 current Rolling Stones 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.

Tracklist:

1. Muddy Waters – (Im Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
2. Little Walter – Juke
3. Howlin Wolf – Smokestack Lighnin
4. Chuck Berry – Maybellene
5. Lowell Fulson – Reconsider Baby
6. Etta James – At Last
7. The Moonglows – Sincerely
8. Ramsey Lewis Trio – The In Crowd
9. Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
10. Tommy Tucker – High Hell Sneakers
11. Buddy Guy – First Time I Met The Blues
12. Jackie Brenton & His Delta Cats – Rocket 88
13. Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
14. John Lee Hooker – Ground Hog Blues
15. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
16. Billy Stewart – I Do Love You
17. The Dells – Stay In My Corner
18. Etta James – All The Way Down
19. Little Walter – Crazy Mixed Up World
20. Muddy Waters – Rollin Stone
21. Otis Rush – So Many Roads, So Many Trains
22. Sonny Boy Williamson – Dont Start Me To Talkin
23. Jimmy Rogers – Thats All Right
24. Howlin Wolf – Spoonful
25. Gene Ammons – My Foolish Heart