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Various : Chess New Orleans (2xCD, Comp, RM)
Various : Chess New Orleans (2xCD, Comp, RM)
Various : Chess New Orleans (2xCD, Comp, RM)
Various : Chess New Orleans (2xCD, Comp, RM)
Various : Chess New Orleans (2xCD, Comp, RM)
Various

Chess New Orleans

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Chess Records' New Orleans catalog represents a crucial link between traditional blues and rhythm and blues. This compilation gathers some of the finest recordings the label made in and around New Orleans, capturing a moment when blues was evolving into something more electric, more soulful. You'll hear the influence of the city's unique musical culture—the brass band traditions, the second line, the creole sophistication—bleeding into blues and RandB in unexpected ways. The rhythms are grooving and infectious, the vocals raw and emotionally direct, the arrangements featuring horns, pianos, and electric guitars creating a sound that's both rooted in blues tradition and forward-looking. What makes this collection special is how it documents a specific place and time when Louisiana musicians were pushing blues into new territories. Essential for understanding the roots of modern soul and RandB.

Item Details+
Genre Blues
Style Rhythm and Blues, Louisiana Blues
Media Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Label Chess
Year 1995
Country Europe
Format CD
Tracklist+

1-1. Jock-A-Mo

1-2. Overboard

1-3. Let's Have Some Fun (Honey)

1-4. Oo Wee Sugar

1-5. No More Heartache

1-6. Down Boy

1-7. What's Wrong

1-8. Mardi Gras Mambo

1-9. Your Time's Up

1-10. If You Love Me, Tell Me So

1-11. See You Later Alligator

1-12. So Glad She's Mine

1-13. Time Will Tell

1-14. Take It Easy Greasy

1-15. What Can I Do?

1-16. No Use Knocking

1-17. You Can Suit Yourself

1-18. The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)

1-19. Baby Please

1-20. Driving Home, Part 2

1-21. For You My Love

1-22. Walk That Walk

2-1. Ain't Got No Home

2-2. I Ain't Gonna Do It No More

2-3. Nervous Boogie

2-4. My Soul

2-5. Bayou Drive

2-6. It Won't Be Long

2-7. Hip Hip Horray (a/k/a Hep Hep Horray)

2-8. Flatfoot Sam

2-9. Where's My Baby?

2-10. Lawdy Mama

2-11. Tickle Toe

2-12. I'm In Love

2-13. Oh Oh

2-14. Loud Mouth Annie

2-15. This Should Go On Forever

2-16. Pardon Mr. Gordon

2-17. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do

2-18. Little Suzy

2-19. The Joke

2-20. You Can Think What You Want

2-21. The Glory Of Love

2-22. Feeling My Way Around

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