Chess Records Acoustic Sounds

Studio recreation of an electrifying 1961 setlist from Carnegie Hall. This album includes the enduring classic, “Bright Lights, Big... 

Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1960, At Newport 1960 captures Muddy Waters in electrifying form. Backed... 

I Was Walkin’ Through The Woods gathers Buddy Guy’s early recordings for Chess Records - all recorded in the early... 

In the mid 1960s, Chess Records released a series of The Real Folk Blues albums that compiled singles from the careers of some... 

Muddy, Brass & The Blues marks a turning point in Muddy Waters’ career. Despite the cover depicting Waters with a guitar, it... 

Fondly referred to as “The Rockin’ Chair Album” due to the depiction of a rocking chair on its cover, Howlin’ Wolf by Howlin’ Wolf... 

A prominent member of Chess’ house band who elevated the recordings of Muddy Waters, Little Walter came into his own as... 

Assembled less than a year after his passing, The Real Folk Blues is an essential overview of Sonny Boy Williamson II’s brief... 

The man born Chester Arthur Bennett idolized folk and country singers, but his unmistakable delivery was too powerful for a... 

As one of Chess Records’ first artists, Muddy Waters helped transplant the beating heart of the blues from the Mississippi delta...