What It Takes: The Chess Years

Compilation by Koko Taylor

Released 1991

Al Duncan
drums (drum set) [7-8]
Andy McKaie
compiler, task
Big Walter Horton
harmonica [1, 12, 19]
Buddy Guy
guitar [1-6, 9-10, 12, 19-22]
Clifton James
drums (drum set) [1-4, 13, 16-17, 19, 24]
Dave Myers
electric bass guitar [18]
Dennis Miller
guitar [13, 16-17, 24]
Dillard Crume
bass [7-8]
Don Snowden
compiler, liner notes
Donald Hankins
saxophone [5-6, 20-22]
Eric Junker
design
Erick Labson
re
Esmond Edwards
producer [18]
Fred Below
drums (drum set) [5-6, 12, 18, 20-22]
Gene Barge
saxophone [5-6, 20-22], tenor saxophone [4-5, 7-10, 14]
Jack Myers
bass [1, 5-6, 12, 19-22]
Johnny Williams
guitar [5-10, 20-22]
Koko Taylor
lead vocals [5], vocal [1-8, 10-13, 15-24]
Lafayette Leake
keyboard [9-10], piano [1-5, 7-8, 13-19, 24]
Louis Myers
guitar [18]
Louis Satterfield
bass guitar [13-17, 24]
Matt Murphy
guitar [2-4]
Michele Horie
art direction
Mighty Joe Young
guitar [13-17, 24]
Mike Fink
design
Muddy Waters
vocal [18]
Reggie Boyd
guitar [14-15]
Rob Crowder
drums (drum set) [14-15]
Robert Nighthawk
guitar [1, 19]
Rufus Crume
guitar [7-8]
Vartan
art direction
Willie Dixon
background vocals [5], double bass [2-4, 18], producer [1-17, 19-24], vocal [8-10]
[unknown]
background vocals [2-4, 7], baritone saxophone [7-8], bass [9-10], brass [14], drums (drum set) [9-10], reeds [14], saxophone [2-3]