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The Chess Box [Box set]

~ Willie Dixon
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  • Audio CD (14 April 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Chess
  • ASIN: B000002P8I
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,436 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. My BabeLittle Walter 2:42£0.69
Listen  2. Violent LoveWillie Dixon 2:22£0.69
Listen  3. Third DegreeEddie Boyd 3:16£0.69
Listen  4. Seventh SonWillie Mabon 2:54£0.69
Listen  5. Crazy For My BabyWillie Dixon 2:51£0.69
Listen  6. This Pain In My HeartWillie Dixon 3:19£0.69
Listen  7. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters 2:47£0.69
Listen  8. Evil (Is Going On)Howlin' Wolf 2:54£0.79
Listen  9. Mellow Down EasyLittle Walter 2:43£0.69
Listen10. When The Lights Go OutJimmy Witherspoon 2:52£0.69
Listen11. Young Fashioned WaysMuddy Waters 3:00£0.69
Listen12. Pretty ThingBo Diddley 2:50£0.79
Listen13. I'm ReadyMuddy Waters 3:04£0.69
Listen14. Do Me RightLowell Fulson 2:54£0.69
Listen15. I Just Want To Make Love To YouMuddy Waters 2:53£0.69
Listen16. Tollin' BellsLowell Fulson 3:06£0.69
Listen17. 29 WaysWillie Dixon 2:09£0.69
Listen18. Walking The BluesWillie Dixon 3:04£0.69


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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. SpoonfulHowlin' Wolf 2:47£0.79
Listen  2. You Know My LoveOtis Rush 2:42£0.69
Listen  3. You Can't Judge A Book By It's CoverBo Diddley 3:10£0.79
Listen  4. I Ain't SuperstitiousHowlin' Wolf 2:52£0.79
Listen  5. You Need LoveMuddy Waters 2:42£0.69
Listen  6. Little Red RoosterHowlin' Wolf 2:26£0.69
Listen  7. Back Door ManHowlin' Wolf 2:50£0.79
Listen  8. Dead PresidentsLittle Walter 2:46£0.69
Listen  9. Hidden CharmsHowlin' Wolf 2:22£0.79
Listen10. You Shook MeMuddy Waters 2:41£0.69
Listen11. Bring It On HomeSonny Boy Williamson 2:36£0.69
Listen12. Three Hundred Pounds Of JoyHowlin' Wolf 3:06£0.79
Listen13. Weak Brain, Narrow MindWillie Dixon 4:25£0.69
Listen14. Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor 3:02£0.69
Listen15. The Same ThingMuddy Waters 5:56£0.69
Listen16. Built For ComfortHowlin' Wolf 2:40£0.79
Listen17. I Can't Quit You BabyLittle Milton 6:41£0.69
Listen18. Insane AsylumKoko Taylor 4:22£0.69

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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 Wantto Make Love to You" are but a few of the dozens of instantly recognisable Dixon classics. With the CHESS BOX, fans nowhave a nifty introduction to one of the blues' indisputablegiants.
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 hissongs. With recordings by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, SonnyBoy 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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of Dixon's huge contribution to Chess Records, 16 Nov 2003
By Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
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Willie Dixon is the featured performer on only six of these thirty-six songs.
But he is there on the rest as well, composing, producing, playing bass, and usually taking a back seat to stars like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Bo Diddley.

All of these songs are written and composed or co-composed by Willie Dixon, including classic blues hits like Little Walter's "My Babe", Bo Diddley's "Pretty Thing", Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man", and Howlin' Wolf's magnificent "Hidden Charms" with its fiery guitar solo.

But there are many other superb songs here as well, including lesser-known tracks like the delightful jazzy number "Violent Love", performed by Dixon, guitarist Ollie Crawford, and pianist Leonard Caston, and Dixon's own performance of the catchy "29 Ways".
Eddie Boyd's "Third Degree" is here too, co-written by Dixon, and from Howlin' Wolf's incredible back catalogue comes "Evil", "I Ain't Superstitious", and "Little Red Rooster".
Little Milton performs "I Can't Quit You Baby" (usually associated with Otis Rush), Willie Mabon contributes the excellent "Seventh Son", and Muddy Waters' "I Just Want To Make Love To You" ranks among the highlights as well, as does Little Walter's rendition of "Dead Presidents".
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) usually composed his own songs, but he pops up as well, doing Willie Dixon's "Bring It On Home".

Willie Dixon's "Chess Box" is a great collection of 50s and 60s blues, proving if proof was needed that Dixon deserves his place alongside the greats of Chess Records, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Rice Miller.
Furthemore, the sound is impeccable, and this fine set includes a well-illustrated and annotated booklet.
4½ stars - highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Round-Up of The Great WIllie Dixon's Songs, 26 Oct 2009
By Og Oggilby "Og Oggilby" (North London) - See all my reviews
  
This double CD collection was originally a double vinyl release, and it shows; the LP sized box set is way overpackaged. What you get for your money though is an excellent double CD which showcases Willie Dixon's skills as a writer, producer and performer. All songs cut for the Chess label, of course, and all rendered wonderfully - includes tracks by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and many others - nothing to complain about whatsoever.
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