Blues Jam at Chess
Blues Jam at Chess captures Fleetwood Mac in their early days as a young British blues band, travelling to Chicago to play alongside the players who had shaped their sound. Recorded at Chess Records in early 1969, the session brought together Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie with Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Shakey Horton, J.T. Brown, Buddy Guy, Honeyboy Edwards and S.P. Leary.
Blue Horizon released it on 5 December 1969, originally as two single LPs. It has since appeared under other titles, including Fleetwood Mac in Chicago on Sire in 1975. It sits well before the band's later pop-rock years, in the period when Green led the group. For anyone who wants to hear the blues roots behind the Fleetwood Mac story, it's a warm, relaxed meeting of two generations.
Blues Jam at Chess: tracklist, credits and charts
22 tracks · 1:30:43Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Watch OutPeter Green4:10
- 2Ooh BabyHowlin’ Wolf3:15
- 3South Indiana (take 1)Big Walter Horton3:12
- 4South Indiana (take 2)Big Walter Horton2:43
- 5Last NightLittle Walter4:55
- 6Red Hot Jam4:36
- 7I’m WorriedElmore James3:22
- 8I Held My Baby Last NightElmore James and Jules Taub4:04
- 9Madison BluesElmore James4:35
- 10I Can’t Hold OutWillie Dixon and W. Jacobs3:35
- 11I Need Your LoveBig Walter Horton3:20
- 12I Got the BluesBig Walter Horton3:50
- Disc 2
- 1World’s in a TangleJimmy Rogers4:55
- 2Talk With YouDanny Kirwan3:22
- 3Like It This WayDanny Kirwan3:45
- 4Someday Soon BabyOtis Spann7:02
- 5Hungry Country GirlOtis Spann5:37
- 6Black Jack BluesJ.T. Brown4:49
- 7Everyday I Have the BluesSlim, Sparks, Sparks4:30
- 8Rockin’ BoogieJeremy Spencer3:45
- 9Sugar MamaSonny Boy Williamson4:03
- 10HomeworkDave Clark and Al Perkins3:18
- Produced by
- Marshall Chess, Mike Vernon
- Recorded at
- Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chess Ter-Mar, Chicago
- Recorded
- 4 January 1969
- Labels
- Blue Horizon, Epic, Sire (US)
- Length
- 1:30:43
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1969 | 118 |
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1969 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 December 1969 | |
| Wikidata | 1969 | |
| UK / Europe release | 1969 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | GB | Blue Horizon | original | |
| 1971 | US | Blue Horizon | other | |
| 1975 | US | Sire Records | other | |
| 1993 | XE | Blue Horizon | 5099747461323 | other |
| 1993 | — | Blue Horizon | 5099747461323 | other |
| 26 April 1994 | US | Blue Horizon | 093624528326 | other |
| 21 November 1994 | US | Epic | 4988010756321 | other |
| 1995 | XE | Columbia | 5099748052728 | other |
| 1995 | — | Columbia | other | |
| 2004 | GB | Blue Horizon | 5060149620083 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · cropped: cropped from 1616x1645 to 1616x1616
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1616×1645 | cropped: cropped from 1616x1645 to 1616x1616 |