Various

Let's Play Chess

Chess (602488033893)

1x Vinyl LP Compilation Stereo Mono

Blues, Chicago Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul-Jazz

Release date: Nov 14, 2025, US

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.

Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man

Little Walter - Juke

Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning

Chuck Berry - Maybellene

Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby

Etta James - At Last

The Moonglows - Sincerely

The Ramsey Lewis Trio - The "In" Crowd

Fontella Bass - Rescue Me

Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers

Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues

Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket "88"