The Chess Box [Box set]

The Chess Box [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
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Best known for his work as a songwriter, producer, and talent scout, singer-bassist Willie Dixon essentially built Chicago's Cobra and Chess labels with his sweat. Although this double-disc set does include five performances by the man from Vicksburg, Mississippi, himself, it's really a testament to his songwriting prowess, packed with recordings that made his tunes classics of blues and early rock & roll. There's Howlin' Wolf tearing through "Spoonful," "Little Red Rooster," "Evil," and "Back Door Man." There's Muddy Waters belting "You Shook Me," "Hoochie Coochie Man," and "I'm Ready." There's Bo Diddley delivering "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" and Koko Taylor launching her career with "Wang Dang Doodle." The set features excellent liner notes, and its only disappointment is that its label-centricity excludes Dixon's work for Cobra with then-youngsters Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. --Ted Drozdowski

<"b000002p8i5228"> From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
This top-shelf tribute, two discs plus a twelve-page booklet, has three dozen acclaimed or forgotten tunes written by Dixon that showcase the impudent urgency of electric Chicago blues between 1951 and 1968. Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson, and seven more singing headliners all vent their respective optimism, disquietude, or resentment while treating his provocative lyrics. So do, in instrumental terms, a passel of responsive musicians. -- ©... read more

The Chess Box [Box set]

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The Chess Box [Box set]

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