About this catalogue entry
Chess is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.
Source note: US label
Historical entity: the source marks this entity as ended in 1975. This is not an active-status verification.
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Showing 80 of 156 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.
Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.
Selected releases
831 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.
- The Baroques →
Release date: 1967-06
- The Best of Chess Blues, Volume 1 →
Release date: 1988-07-05
- The Best of Chess Jazz →
Release date: 1989
- The Best of Little Walter →
Release date: 2013-12-11
- The Best of Little Walter →
Release date: 1986
- The Best of Little Walter →
Release date: 1957
- The Best of Little Walter →
Release date: 2004-09-02
- The Best of Little Walter →
Release date: 1986
- The Best of Little Walter →
Release date: 1986
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 2006-01
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 1994
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 1989
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 2025-10-17
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 1987
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 1958-04
- The Best of Muddy Waters →
Release date: 2013-12-11
- The Best of Muddy Waters ↗
Release date: 1958-04Release genres: Chicago blues · Genre source ↗
- The Black Gladiator →
Release date: 2007-08-22
- The Blues Collection Volumes 1 & 2 →
Release date: 1992
- The Blues Soul Of →
Release date: 1965
- The Blues Volume Two →
Release date: 1987
- The Blues, Volume 1 →
Release date: 1986
- The Blues, Volume 1 →
Release date: 1986
- The Blues, Volume 2 →
Release date: 1987
Founders
2 founding relationships reported by MusicBrainz. Dates describe the founding event, not a period of employment or a current role.
- Leonard Chess →
Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Phil Chess →
Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
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