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Chess, Chess, Chess
tracks 1 to 4 & 14 a&r Al Benson
tracks 8 to 10 a&r Esmond Edwards
tracks 11 to 13 a&r Leonard Evans
tracks 1 & 14 alto saxophone Tab Smith
tracks 8 to 10 arranged by, bass Johnny Pate
art direction [reissue art direction] Vartan
tracks 12 to 13 baritone saxophone Harry Carney
tracks 11 [?] & 12 to 13 bass Alvin Raglin
tracks 11 [?] bass Oscar Pettiford
tracks 1 & 14 bass Wilfred Middlebrooks
design [reissue design] DZN, The Design group
tracks 11 to 13 drums Fletcher Jackson
tracks 1 & 14 drums Walter Johnson
engineer Malcolm Chisholm
tracks 8 to 10 guitar Buddy Guy
liner notes Joe Segal
liner notes Keith Briggs
tracks 2 to 4 performer Frank Culley And His Combo
tracks 11 to 13 piano Billy Strayhorn
tracks 5 to 7 piano Jay McShann
tracks 1 & 14 piano Pete Johnson
tracks 5 to 7 producer Leonard & Phil Chess
producer [original album producer] Joe Segal
research [reissue research], coordinator [reissue coordinator] Andy McKaie
tracks 12 to 13 tenor saxophone Al Sears
tracks 11 tenor saxophone Ben Webster
tracks 2 to 4 tenor saxophone Frank Culley
tracks 5 to 7 tenor saxophone Harold Ashby
tracks 8 to 10 tenor saxophone Jay Peters
tracks 1 & 14 tenor saxophone Leon Washington
tracks 11 trombone, vibraphone [vibes] Tyree Glenn
tracks 11 to 13 trumpet Ray Nance
tracks 1 & 14 trumpet Sonny Cohn
tracks 11 to 13 vocals Al Hibbler
tracks 1 & 14 vocals Chick Young
tracks 2 to 4 vocals Jimmy Rushing
tracks 5 to 7 vocals Jimmy Witherspoon
tracks 8 to 10 vocals Wynonie Harris
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Manufactured For MCA Records, Inc.
Distributed By Uni Distribution Corp.
Rare Vintage Recordings, 1951 - 1964; featuring Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Rushing, Al Hibbler, Wynonie Harris.

Originally released February, 1971, as Chess CHV-412.
Repress of CD Reissue Shoutin' Swingin' & Makin' Love with complete list of artists.

Professionally manufactured CDr; released in jewel case with booklet (12 pp.).

Tracks 1 & 14 probably recorded 1951 for [l336659] label.

Tracks 2 to 4 recorded on December 27, 1953 = original recording session of [l220985] label; track 3 released on Parrot 797 in March or April 1954. Trumpet, piano, guitar, bass, and drums complete the lineup of Frank Culley's Combo [not mentioned in booklet].

Tracks 5 & 7 recorded in Kansas City, January 4, 1959. Track 6 probably recorded on June 10, 1954.

Tracks 8 to 10 recorded in 1964.

Track 11 recorded 1948-1949 for [l473152] label. Tracks 12 to 13 recorded 1947 for [l473152] label.


Barcode: 0 76732 93272 8 (Printed)
Barcode: 076732932728 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-009644 1 (CD - outer ring [mirrored])
SPARS Code: AAD