Let's Play Chess: A Chess Records Anthology 2LP 200topsellingUK2024 Blues Shmues (Namyslowski)

Blues Shmues (Namyslowski)

” and a grooving version of “One Mint Julep

Lucid Dreamer

and Art Blakey plus trumpeter Joe Gordon on several tracks

Let's Play Chess: A Chess Records Anthology 2LP 200topsellingUK2024 Blues Shmues (Namyslowski)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 Chicagos South Side, going electric and for releasing some of the earliest rock and 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.