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1	12 X 5 (1964) more music like this by The Rolling Stones The evolution from blues to rock accelerated with the Rolling Stones' second American LP. They turned soul into guitar rock for the hits "It's All Over Now" and "Time Is on My Side" (the latter of which was their first American Top Ten single). "2120 South Michigan Avenue" is a great instrumental blues-rock jam; "Around and Around" is one of their ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $12.77!
2	King of the Blues [Box] (1992) more music like this by B.B. King No way can a mere four discs cover every facet of the blues king's amazing recording career, but MCA makes a valiant stab at it. The first two discs, as expected, are immaculate: opening with his Bullet Records debut ("Miss Martha King"), the box continues with a handful of pivotal RPM/Kent masters before digging into his 1960s ABC-Paramount ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $34.11!
3	His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) (1997) more music like this by Little Walter As MCA reconfigures their Chess catalog, this 20-track single-disc compilation now takes the place of their original 12-track Best of Little Walter collection, a landmark blues album which had remained in print for over three decades. His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) reprises ten of those seminal tracks (leaving off the echoey "Blue ... see all copies from $5.57! new only from $9.09!
4	Deuces Wild (1997) more music like this by B.B. King This is B.B.'s celebrity duet album, and a straightahead blues album this is not. But longtime fans who are aware of King's genre-stretching capabilities will find much to savor here. Kicking off with B.B. playing some beautiful fills and solo work behind Van Morrison on "If You Love Me," the superstars start lining up to jam with the King, with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80!
5	In the Night (1958) more music like this by George Shearing With its progressive-leaning jazz and modernist blues vocals, In the Night was the prototype for the piano-vocals collaboration record that George Shearing would remake with Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, and Nancy Wilson while at Capitol (and many others afterwards). In July 1957, just after Dakota Staton's immense success with "The Late, Late Show," ... see all copies from $10.13! new only from $11.13!
6	The Chess Box (1988) more music like this by Chuck Berry Over the course of three compact discs, The Chess Box contains most of the highlights from Chuck Berry's career, including all of the hit singles. In addition to the familiar items, which are all included here, there are numerous tracks that are lesser-known but equally as good. That's particularly true on the stellar first two discs, where album ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $38.19!
7	Singles 1963-1965 (2004) more music like this by The Rolling Stones There's a certain part of the collectors market that has a fondness for box sets that recreate the original singles and EPs British Invasion bands released during the '60s. These, to put it mildly, are not designed for practical listening -- very few listeners like to load up their multi-disc player with CDs running two tracks -- but that's kind ... see all copies from $52.26! new only from $52.26!
8	Completely Well (1969) more music like this by B.B. King Completely Well was B.B. King's breakthrough album in 1969, which finally got him the long-deserved acclaim that was no less than his due. It contained his signature number, "The Thrill Is Gone," and eight other tunes, six of them emanating from King's pen, usually in a co-writing situation. Hardliners point to the horn charts and the overdubbed ... see all copies from $9.00!
9	Blues (2003) more music like this by Chuck Berry Chuck Berry grew up on the blues, taking Muddy Waters as a particular hero, so when he signed with Chess Records in the mid-'50s, the label undoubtedly figured they were getting a blues artist. Which Berry was, but his bright, skittering guitar style and penchant for writing songs with lyrics that set aside blues clichés for something closer to ... see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.66!
10	Confessin' the Blues (1996) more music like this by Little Walter This release is a little confusing, coming out as it does more than a year after the release of MCA-Chess' Little Walter rarities collection Blues with a Feeling, and two years after the double-CD anthology set that contains most of the best parts of this collection. Still, for those who can't afford either of those pricey sets, this disc, coupled ... see all copies from $26.34! new only from $26.34!
11 view cover	Goin' to Kansas City [2003] (2003) more music like this by Jay McShann Jay McShann is one of Kansas City's great treasures, and this disc brings him back to his hometown to record for the first time in almost 50 years, although he's lived there for many decades. Made piecemeal over a few years (although it hangs together so well that you wouldn't know it), these are very definitely the same Kansas City blues that are ... see all copies from $15.11! new only from $15.11!
12 view cover	Burnin'/Confessin' the Blues (1999) more music like this by Esther Phillips In 1999, Collectables released Burnin'/Confessin' the Blues, which contained two complete albums -- Burnin' (1970, originally released on Atlantic) and Confessin' the Blues (1976, originally released on Atlantic) -- by Esther Phillips on one compact disc. Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide see all copies from $12.01! new only from $12.01!
13 view cover	His Best, Vol. 2 (1997) more music like this by Chuck Berry Picking up where the first volume left off, His Best, Vol. 2 runs through Chuck Berry's best-known singles in 1958 with "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" and runs through 1972, when he inexplicably had his first number one record with "My Ding-a-Ling." In addition to hits like "Let It Rock," "Little Queenie," "Almost Grown," "Nadine," "No Particular ... see all copies from $15.27!
14 view cover	The Last of the Blue Devils (1977) more music like this by Jay McShann When Charlie Parker first came to New York in 1942, he was a sideman in Jay McShann's big band. Every jazz fan knows what happened after that -- Parker changed the world and McShann became a footnote in Parker's biography. That's too bad, and not just for him; if the 1978 session remastered and reissued on this disc is anything to go by, McShann ... see all copies from $10.65! new only from $10.65!
15 view cover	The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State & Blue Note Years (1997) more music like this by Joe Williams The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State & Blue Note Years is an excellent sampler of Williams' work for Roulette and Solid State, providing a terrific overview of Williams' early records. Most of these 18 tracks feature Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra; there are also several cuts with Jimmy Jones, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Horace ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $14.56!
16 view cover	Turn Back the Clock (1997) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $7.44! new only from $7.44!
17 view cover	Goin' to Kansas City Blues (1993) more music like this by Jimmy Witherspoon A reunion of sorts with McShann, with whom Witherspoon had sung for four years in the late '40s. A relaxed, swinging set that bisects jazz and blues, it holds no great surprises, but 'Spoon fans will find this an enjoyable and accomplished record. About half of the material was penned by McShann or Witherspoon, including "Blue Monday Blues" ... see all copies from $17.01! new only from $17.01!
18 view cover	Blues Everywhere (2000) more music like this by Walter Brown & Crown Prince Waterford West Side Records presents a duple tribute to vocalists Walter Brown and Charles "Crown Prince" Waterford, two of the postwar King label's star bluesmen. Brown, who rose to prominence with the Jay McShann orchestra, is heard on the first 16 tracks, recorded in New York on December 19 and 20, 1945, and in Cincinnati on July 11, 1946. The eight ... see all copies from $16.47! new only from $16.47!
19 view cover	Jazz Bistro: For the Soul (2004) more music like this by Various Artists Each album in this three-disc set from Madacy Records is rather short, but the sheer random diversity of the jazz and uptown blues tracks found here make it an affecting set. Highlights include a pair of Hoagy Carmichael songs ("Georgia on My Mind," with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet, and the venerable "Stardust" in a Carmichael solo version), another ... see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
20 view cover	On the Blues Side (1994) more music like this by Chuck Berry Ace's 1994 compilation On the Blues Side is an excellent one -- the first to offer an in-depth look at the blues-oriented recordings Chuck Berry cut during his legendary run at Chess during the '50s and '60s. There would be other collections like this later -- including MCA/Chess' own Blues -- but this still remains superb, containing the best of ... see all copies from $17.09! new only from $17.74!
21 view cover	Stride Piano Summit: A Celebration of Harlem Stride & Classic Piano Jazz (1990) more music like this by Various Artists Stride Piano Summit was an annual concert with a special group of pianists who gathered to celebrate the genre in San Francisco beginning in 1988; the 1990 edition was the first gathering recorded, featuring a rotating cast of musicians, including Dick Hyman, Ralph Sutton, Mike Lipskin, and, finally, Jay McShann, who is better known for his Kansas ... see all copies from $8.96! new only from $13.91!
22 view cover	You're Nearer (1998) more music like this by Nancy Harrow Nancy Harrow cut her first album in 1960, with the Buck Clayton All Stars. Since then, she has made about ten albums, and this reissue, a 1986 recording originally on a Tono CD, is one of them. During her long career, Harrow has not received the recognition that a vocalist of her talents would seem to have earned. Baldwin Street Music, under the ... see all copies from $3.19! new only from $15.32!
23 view cover	Got My Mojo Working [Universal] (1989) more music like this by B.B. King MCA Special Products' Got My Mojo Working is a ten-track sampler of B.B. King's earliest recordings. Although this is by no means definitive, it is effective, since it contains such songs as "Sweet Sixteen," "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" and "Confessing the Blues." As a result, it's one of the better budget-line B.B. King compilations on the ... see all copies from $2.99!
24 view cover	Forget Your Troubles and Jump Your Blues Away (2000) more music like this by Walter Brown With Jay McShann's Orchestra see all copies from $7.87! new only from $7.87!
25 view cover	The Vintage Years (2002) more music like this by B.B. King This impressive, impeccably packaged four-CD box set focuses solely on B.B. King's 1950s and 1960s recordings for the Modern family of labels. That was a period that basically encompassed the vast majority of his work prior to 1962, though he did a few non-Modern sides before signing with ABC Paramount in early 1962 and did a few other sides for ... see all copies from $64.78! new only from $64.78!

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