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The Chess Box does not contain all the great music Muddy Waters made. His talent and legacy are too large to be captured in a mere three discs, even one that spans from 1947 to 1972. This means, of course, that his legendary plantation recordings with Alan Lomax are not here, nor is his dynamic late-'70s comeback, Hard Again. But, truth be told, it doesn't feel like they're missing, since Waters' legend was built on the music that he made for Chess, and much of the greatest of that is here. Few box sets have chronicled an artist's best work as effectively as this; even the handful of rare, previously unreleased recordings sit perfectly next to the essential singles (this is particularly true of alternate takes of Fathers and Sons material). Sure, there are great Chess sides that aren't here, but those are great sides that the serious listener and aficionado need to seek out. For everybody else, this is a monumental chronicle of Waters at his best, illustrating his influence while providing rich, endlessly fascinating music.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Sunnyland Slim, FeaturedArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Marshall Chess, Producer
℗ 1947 Geffen Records
Alex Atkins, Participant - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Sunnyland Slim, Participant - Big Crawford, Participant - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Sunnyland Slim, FeaturedArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1982 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Ernest "Big" Crawford, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Ernest "Big" Crawford, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1948 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1948 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1949 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Ernest "Big" Crawford, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marshall Chess, Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Ernest "Big" Crawford, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ian Green, Producer - Robert Leroy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1950 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Evans, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest "Big" Crawford, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1950 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - RALPH BASS, Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Norman Dayron, Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Sunnyland Slim, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1951 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Big Crawford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES MOORE, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHESTER BURNETT, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin R. London, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Norman Dayron, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Roth, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Bernard Roth, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Walter Horton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Walter Horton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Walter Horton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Preston Foster, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Johnson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
Unknown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Johnson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Tucker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Stephenson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Geffen Records
John Lee Hooker, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1985 Geffen Records
Bill Monroe, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1959 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - James B. Oden, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Carl Wright, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1959 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Big Bill Broonzy, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 Geffen Records
Otis Rush, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 Geffen Records
DISC 3
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - William Lee Conley Broonzy, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 Geffen Records
Albumbeschreibung
The Chess Box does not contain all the great music Muddy Waters made. His talent and legacy are too large to be captured in a mere three discs, even one that spans from 1947 to 1972. This means, of course, that his legendary plantation recordings with Alan Lomax are not here, nor is his dynamic late-'70s comeback, Hard Again. But, truth be told, it doesn't feel like they're missing, since Waters' legend was built on the music that he made for Chess, and much of the greatest of that is here. Few box sets have chronicled an artist's best work as effectively as this; even the handful of rare, previously unreleased recordings sit perfectly next to the essential singles (this is particularly true of alternate takes of Fathers and Sons material). Sure, there are great Chess sides that aren't here, but those are great sides that the serious listener and aficionado need to seek out. For everybody else, this is a monumental chronicle of Waters at his best, illustrating his influence while providing rich, endlessly fascinating music.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 72 track(s)
- Total length: 03:35:17
- Main artists: Muddy Waters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Blues
© 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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