Willie Dixon - The Chess Box
Willie Dixon - The Chess Box Singer: Willie Dixon
Title: The Chess Box
Label: Chess ‎– CH3-16500
Series: The Chess Box –
Type: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box Set
Country: US
Date of released: 02 Jan 1990
Category: Blues
Style: Chicago Blues
Size MP3 zip: 1278 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1421 mb
Rating: 3.9✭
Format: MP3 DMF VOC ASF AUD AU TTA DXD FLAC

Willie Dixon - The Chess Box
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Little Walter My Babe
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Leonard Caston , Robert Lockwood Jr.Vocals, Harmonica – Little Walter
2:40
A2 Willie Dixon With The Big Three Trio Violent Love
Backing Vocals, Guitar – Ollie CrawfordLead Vocals, Bass – Willie DixonTenor Saxophone – Harold AshbyVocals [Probably], Piano – Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston*
2:20
A3 Eddie Boyd Third Degree
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Percy WalkerGuitar – Lee CooperTenor Saxophone – Little Sax CrowderVocals, Piano – Eddie Boyd
3:13
A4 Willie Mabon Seventh Son
Band – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Willie Mabon
2:52
A5 Willie Dixon & His All Stars* Crazy For My Baby
Backing Vocals, Guitar – Ollie CrawfordDrums – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – Harold AshbyVocals, Bass – Willie Dixon
2:49
A6 Willie Dixon Pain In My Heart
Drums – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – Harold AshbyVocals, Bass – Willie Dixon
3:18
B1 Muddy Waters (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Guitar – Muddy Waters
2:45
B2 Howlin' Wolf Evil
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Earl PhillipsGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Jody WilliamsPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf
2:52
B3 Little Walter Mellow Down Easy
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Dave Myers, Robert Lockwood, Jr.*Vocals, Harmonica – Little Walter
2:40
B4 Jimmy Witherspoon When The Lights Go Out
Band [Remainder Of Band] – Unknown ArtistBass – Willie DixonVocals – Jimmy Witherspoon
2:50
B5 Muddy Waters Young Fashioned Ways
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Francey Clay*Guitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Muddy Waters
2:59
B6 Bo Diddley Pretty Thing
Drums – Frank KirklandHarmonica – Billy Boy ArnoldMaracas, Backing Vocals – Jerome GreenVocals, Guitar – Bo Diddley
2:49
C1 Muddy Waters I'm Ready
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Muddy Waters
3:02
C2 Lowell Fulson Do Me Right
Alto Saxophone – Earl Brown Bass – Billy HadnottPiano – Lloyd GlennSaxophone [Other Saxes], Drums – Unknown ArtistTenor Saxophone – Eddie ChambleeVocals, Guitar – Lowell Fulson
2:52
C3 Muddy Waters I Just Want To Make Love To You
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Jimmy RogersHarmonica – Little WalterPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Guitar – Muddy Waters
2:50
C4 Lowell Fulson Tollin' Bells
Bass – Billy HadnottDrums, Piano, Saxophone [Other Saxes] – Unknown ArtistTenor Saxophone – Eddie ChambleeVocals, Guitar – Lowell Fulson
3:04
C5 Willie Dixon 29 Ways
Backing Vocals, Guitar [Probably] – Ollie CrawfordDrums – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeVocals, Bass – Willie Dixon
2:08
C6 Willie Dixon Walkin' The Blues
Drums, Percussion – Fred BelowPiano – Lafayette LeakeVocals, Bass – Willie Dixon
3:01
D1 Howlin' Wolf Spoonful
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Unknown ArtistPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Howlin' Wolf
2:45
D2 Otis Rush You Know My Love
Bass – Willie DixonBass Guitar – Matt MurphyDrums – Odie PayneTenor Saxophone – Bob NeelyVocals, Guitar – Otis Rush
2:40
D3 Bo Diddley You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Bass – Unknown ArtistDrums – Frank KirklandMaracas – Jerome GreenVocals, Guitar – Bo Diddley
3:08
D4 Howlin' Wolf I Ain't Superstitious
Backing Vocals, Bass – Willie DixonBass Guitar – Jimmy RogersDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Henry GrayVocals, Guitar – Howlin' Wolf
2:52
D5 Muddy Waters You Need Love
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Earl HookerOrgan – John "Big Moose" WalkerTenor Saxophone – Ernest Cotton, J.T. BrownVocals – Muddy Waters
2:39
D6 Howlin' Wolf Little Red Rooster
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Johnny Jones*Vocals, Guitar – Howlin' Wolf
2:25
E1 Howlin' Wolf Back Door Man
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Fred BelowGuitar – Hubert Sumlin, Unknown ArtistPiano – Otis SpannVocals – Howlin' Wolf
2:48
E2 Little Walter Dead Presidents
Bass Guitar – Jack MeyersDrums – Al DuncanGuitar – Buddy GuyOrgan – Billy EmersonPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jarrett GibsonVocals, Harmonica – Little Walter
2:45
E3 Howlin' Wolf Hidden Charms
Baritone Saxophone – Donald HankinsBass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J.T. BrownVocals – Howlin' Wolf
2:21
E4 Muddy Waters You Shook Me
Bass – Willie DixonDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Earl HookerOrgan, Piano – John "Big Moose" WalkerTenor Saxophone – Ernest Cotton, J.T. BrownVocals – Muddy Waters
2:40
E5 Sonny Boy Williamson Bring It On Home
Drums – Al DuncanElectric Bass – Milton RectorGuitar – Matt MurphyOrgan – Lafayette LeakeVocals, Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson
2:33
E6 Howlin' Wolf 300 Pounds Of Joy
Baritone Saxophone – Donald HankinsBass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J.T. BrownVocals – Howlin' Wolf
3:02
E7 Willie Dixon Weak Brain, Narrow Mind
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Willie Dixon
4:24
F1 Koko Taylor Wang Dang Doodle
Backing Vocals, Producer – Willie DixonDrums [Either] – Fred BelowDrums [Or] – Clifton JamesElectric Bass – Jack MyersGuitar – Johnny "Twist" Williams*Piano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – Gene BargeVocals – Koko Taylor
2:59
F2 Muddy Waters The Same Thing
Bass – Donald "Duck" DunnDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Mike BloomfieldHarmonica – Paul ButterfieldPiano – Otis SpannVocals, Guitar – Muddy Waters
5:54
F3 Howlin' Wolf Built For Comfort
Baritone Saxophone – Donald HankinsBass Guitar – Buddy GuyDrums – Sammy Lay*Guitar – Hubert SumlinPiano – Lafayette LeakeTenor Saxophone – J.T. BrownVocals – Howlin' Wolf
2:33
F4 Little Milton I Can't Quit You Baby
Arranged By, Conductor – Gene BargeBand [Remainder] – Unknown ArtistDrums – Al DuncanProducer – Calvin CarterVocals, Guitar – Little Milton
6:38
F5 Koko Taylor Insane Asylum
Band [Remainder] – Unknown ArtistGuitar – Buddy GuyPiano, Organ – Lafayette LeakeProducer – Willie DixonRhythm Guitar – Johnny "Twist" Williams*Tenor Saxophone – Gene BargeVocals – Koko Taylor, Willie Dixon
4:19

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Recorded At – Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree
  • Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Engineered At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios
  • Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
  • Lacquer Cut At – Artisan Sound Recorders
  • Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
  • Published By – Hoochie Coochie Music
  • Published By – Bug
  • Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
  • Published By – Arc Music Corp.
  • Published By – Fort Knox Music Co.
  • Published By – Trio Music Corp.

Credits

  • Art Direction – Vartan
  • Compiled By – Andy McKaie, Don Snowden
  • Coordinator, Reissue Producer – Andy McKaie
  • Design – DZN, The Design Group
  • Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
  • Transferred By [Digitally] – Gary Hollis
  • Written-By – B. Emerson* (tracks: E2), Eddie Boyd (tracks: A3), J.B. Lenoir (tracks: E4), Willie Dixon

Notes

Includes a 12-page book with lengthy liner notes and complete session information.
All of the recordings are digitally remastered from original mono and stereo Chess masters.

Tracks A2 & E7 previously unreleased.
Tracks A6 & E2 previously unreleased on album
Tracks A5, B5, C5 & D5 previously unreleased on U.S. album

Digitally transferred from original mono and stereo Chess masters by Gary Hollis at MCA Studios, Glendale, Ca.
Mastered by Greg Fulginiti, Artisan, Los Angeles, Ca.

A1: Chicago, January 25, 1955, Checker single 811, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
A2: probably Chicago, 1951, previously unreleased, Screen Gems - EMI Music Inc., BMI
A3: Chicago, 1953, Chess single 1541, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
A4: Chicago, 1955, Chess single 1608, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
A5: probably Chicago, 1953 or 1954, Checker single 828 (as by Willie Dixon & His All Stars), Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
A6: probably Chicago, 1951, Checker single 851, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
B1: Chicago, January, 1954, Chess single 1560, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
B2: Chicago, May 25, 1954, Chess single 1575, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
B3: Chicago, late 1954, Checker 805, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
B4: Chicago, June 1954, Checker single 798, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
B5: Chicago, February 3, 1955, Chess single 1602, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
B6: Chicago, July 1955, Checker single 827, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
C1: Chicago, September 1, 1954, Chess single 1578, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
C2: Los Angeles, January 13, 1955, Checker single 820, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
C3: Chicago, April 13, 1954, Chess single 1571, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
C4: Chicago, February 9, 1956, Checker single 841, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
C5: Chicago, 1956, Checker single 851, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
C6: Chicago, May or July 1955, Checker single 822, Fort Knox Music Co./Trio Music Co., BMI
D1: Chicago, 1960, Chess 1726, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
D2: Chicago, September 29, 1960, Chess single 1775, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
D3: Chicago, 1962, Checker single 1019, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
D4: Chicago, December 1961, Chess single 1823, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
D5: Chicago, October 12, 1962, Chess single 1839, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
D6: Chicago, 1961, Chess single 1804, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E1: Chicago, 1960, Chess single 1777, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E2: Chicago, February 5, 1963, Checker single 1081, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E3: Chicago, August 14, 1963, Chess single 1890, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E4: Chicago, June, 1962, Chess single 1827, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E5: Chicago, January 11, 1963, Checker single 1134, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E6: Chicago, August 14, 1963, Chess single 1870, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
E7: Probably New York City, 1964, previously unreleased
F1: Chicago, 1965, Checker single 1135, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
F2: Live at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree, April 24, 1965, Chess album 2-127, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
F3: Chicago, August 14, 1963, Chess single 1870, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI
F4: Probably Chicago, late 1968, Checker LPS 3011, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug, BMI
F5: Chicago, 1967, Checker single 1191, Hoochie Coochie Music adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp., BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7673-16500-1 2
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): MCA 8334 ASR1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): MCA 8335 ASR 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched): MCA 8336 ASR 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched): MCA 8337 ASR 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side E runout etched): MCA 8338 ASR 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side F runout etched): MCA 8339 ASR1
  • Matrix / Runout (All sides runout stamped): [Artisan Logo] ⧈-G-⧈

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CHD2-16500 Willie Dixon The Chess Box ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Chess CHD2-16500 US 1988
CHD2-16500 Willie Dixon The Chess Box ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box) Chess CHD2-16500 US Unknown
MCD 16500, 316 500 2 Willie Dixon The Chess Box ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, RM) Chess, Chess MCD 16500, 316 500 2 Europe 1997
CHD2-16500 Willie Dixon The Chess Box ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box) Chess CHD2-16500 US Unknown
MCD 16500 Willie Dixon The Chess Box ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, RM) Chess MCD 16500 US 1997

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