Chess Box CD

MUSIC

JAZZ

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. My Babe - (with Little Walter) ~ Willie Dixon

2. Violent Love - (previously unreleased, with The Big Three) ~ Willie Dixon

3. Third Degree - (with Eddie Boyd) ~ Willie Dixon

4. Seventh Son - (with Willie Mabon) ~ Willie Dixon

5. Crazy For My Baby - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon

6. Pain In My Heart - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon

7. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

8. Evil - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

9. Mellow Down Easy - (with Little Walter) ~ Willie Dixon

10. When The Lights Go Out - (with Jimmy Weatherspoon) ~ Willie Dixon

11. Young Fashioned Ways - (previously unreleased, with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

12. Pretty Thing - (with Bo Diddley) ~ Willie Dixon

13. I'm Ready - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

14. Do Me Right - (with Lowell Fulson) ~ Willie Dixon

15. I Just Want To Make Love To You - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

16. Tollin' Bells - (with Lowell Fulson) ~ Willie Dixon

17. 29 Ways - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon

18. Walkin' The Blues ~ Willie Dixon

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Spoonful - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

2. You Know My Love - (with Otis Rush) ~ Willie Dixon

3. You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover - (with Bo Diddley) ~ Willie Dixon

4. I Ain't Superstitious - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

5. You Need Love - (previously unreleased, with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

6. Little Red Rooster - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

7. Back Door Man - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

8. Dead Presidents - (previously unreleased, with Little Walter) ~ Willie Dixon

9. Hidden Charms - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

10. You Shook Me - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

11. Bring It On Home - (with Sonny Boy Williamson) ~ Willie Dixon

12. 300 Pounds Of Joy - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

13. Weak Brain, Narrow Mind - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon

14. Wang Dang Doodle - (with Koko Taylor) ~ Willie Dixon

15. Same Thing, The - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon

16. Built For Comfort - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon

17. I Can't Quit You Baby - (with Little Milton) ~ Willie Dixon

18. Insane Asylum - (with Koko Taylor) ~ Willie Dixon

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	THE CHESS BOX is a comprehensive box set with a 12-page booklet that includes extensive liner notes (including insights from Willie Dixon himself), and photos from 1941 to 1988.
	In 1970, Willie Dixon released an album entitled I AM THE BLUES. It was a brash claim, but if anyone in blues history could stand up to this bit of bravura, Dixon was the man. Over the course of his career, Willie Dixon penned a suitcase full of tunes that defined Chicago blues-easily the most influential strand of the blues in the post-war era. "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Spoonful," "I'm Ready," "Wang Dang Doodle," "Little Red Rooster," "I Ain't Superstitious," and "I Just Want to Make Love to You" are but a few of the dozens of instantly recognizable Dixon classics. With the CHESS BOX, fans now have a nifty introduction to one of the blues' indisputable giants.
	Dixon was a great bassist and songwriter but only an average singer. Fortunately, Chess has chosen to represent Dixon's career through others' classic recordings of his songs. With recordings by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, and others, the Willie Dixon CHESS BOX is not only a great tribute to Dixon but also a great overview of Chicago blues history.

Artist Overview

Chicago blues legend Willie Dixon was both house bassist and songwriter for the seminal Chess label in the 1950s through the early 1960s, providing material and/or accompaniment for Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Koko Taylor, et al. His songs have left an indelible mark on the identity of urban blues. His many classics are known primarily in their renditions by other stellar blues luminaries, but his fully engaged manner lit up his own studio work as well.

Compilation Appearances

	Chess Box
	Sky Is Crying-History Of

Associated Artists and Works

	Big Three Trio (The)
	Memphis Slim
	Original Soundtrack
	Reed, Jimmy
	Reed, Jimmy (Blues)
	Sumlin, Hubert
	The Chess Box [Box] ~ Various Artists
	Wasserman, Rob

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/14/1988
	Original Release Date : 1989
	Catalog ID : MCD 16500
	Label : Chess (USA)
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Mixed
	SPAR Code : AAD
	UPC : 00076731650029

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Chess Box (1989)

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