The Chess Labels [2 volumes]: A Discography [2 volumes] (Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference) - Hardcover

Ruppli, Michel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031323471X ISBN 13: 9780313234712

Publisher: Greenwood, 1983

Synopsis

This is the fourth book master discographer Ruppli has contributed to Greenwood's outstanding series, and it is as well organized and authoritative as its predecessors. After Atlantic, Chess was the most important black-oriented, independent American label. . . . Session musicians, recording dates, and label numbers are given when available, and can be cross-referenced. Invaluable for researchers. Library Journal

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Review

This is the fourth book master discographer Ruppli has contributed to Greenwood's outstanding series, and it is as well organized and authoritative as its predecessors. After Atlantic, Chess was the most important black-oriented, independent American label. Chess specialized in recording blues, jazz, rhythm-and-blues, gospel, and rock `n' roll, and among its roster of artists are such towering figures as Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters. The heart of Ruppli's discography is the 571-page chronological, numerical-by-matrix-number listing of all Chess labels sessions from 1947 to 1975. Session musicians, recording dates, and label numbers are given when available, and can be cross-referenced. Invaluable for researchers, this belongs in all libraries which have found need for the earlier volumes. - Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 031323471X
• ISBN 13: 9780313234712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 752