Let's Play Chess: A Chess Records Anthology 2LP 200topsellingUK2024 this set marks the pinnacle

this set marks the pinnacle of what some called the ‘most definitive bop group of the era’ until Clifford Brown’s fatal car accident in 1956

Lonnie Smith

The two-time Grammy-winning album

8 - Let's Do It

Blues Shmues (Namyslowski)

Let's Play Chess: A Chess Records Anthology 2LP 200topsellingUK2024 this set marks the pinnacleThe 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.