The Chess Box [Box set]

The Chess Box [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
<"b00000efz97580"> Amazon.com essential recording
This is probably the best Wolf compilation there is in terms of comprehensiveness and digestibility. The problem with collecting the works of prolific artists is that there's so much material; fortunately, Chess made some good selections. Chronicling Howlin' Wolf's career from Memphis, through Chicago, and on into his later years. There are snippets of interviews, as well as the classic tracks you'd expect: "All Night Boogie", "Howlin' For My Darling", "Evil", "Forty Four", "Spoonful", and "I'd Better Go Now." This box set is a bit much to swallow if you're not already a fan of the Wolf, but if you are, this is a great way to get his best work in one place. --Genevieve Williams --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

<"b00000efz95228"> From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
MCA's three-disc-set celebration of Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) offers seventy-one tracks, including all his famous songs and nineteen obscurities. Sequenced chronologically, the first disc is given over mostly to his nastily ominous Memphis years (1951-54); the second covers the more controlled devilry of his storied Chess sessions in Chicago (195~63); the last grouping of Chess singles and hitherto unreleased tunes takes us close to the end of his mortal reign (196~73). Nary a lame lupine... read more --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.