Artist	Song
The Buckinghams	Kind of a Drag
from Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (A Collection) (1991)
Gene Krupa	Drum Boogie
from Drummin' Man (2005)
Otis Rush	My Love Will Never Die (Single Version)
from Mourning In the Morning (2005)
Chevelle	I Get It
from Vena Sera (2007)
The Jesus Lizard	Nub
from Goat ((Remaster / Reissue)) (1991)
Sonny Boy Williamson II	One Way Out
from The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues: Sonny Boy Williamson (2002)
The Dells	Oh, What a Night
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dells (2000)
Ides Of March	Vehicle
from Vehicle (2005)
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult	Sex On Wheelz
from Sexplosion (2006)
The Sea and Cake	On a Letter
from Car Alarm (2008)
The Waco Brothers	Waco Express
from Cowboy In Flames (1997)
Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers	Give Me Back My Wig
from Alligator Records: Blues Essentials, Vol. 1 (2005)
Felix da Housecat	We All Wanna Be Prince
from He Was King (2010)
Califone	Michigan Girls
from Quicksand / Cradlesnakes (2003)
The Academy Is...	About a Girl
from Fast Times At Barrington High (2008)
Eleventh Dream Day	After This Time Is Gone
from El Moodio (2005)
Barbara Acklin	Love Makes a Woman
from Barbara Acklin: 20 Greatest Hits (2002)
The Shadows of Knight	Gloria
from Gloria (2005)
Tyrone Davis	Turn Back the Hands of Time
from The Ultimate Tyrone Davis (2005)
Lupe Fiasco	Superstar (feat. Matthew Santos)
from Lupe Fiasco's the Cool (Deluxe Version) (2007)
The Art Ensemble of Chicago	Fanfare for the Warriors
from Fanfare for the Warriors (2006)
Robert Owens	I'll Be Your Friend
from Dance Vault Mixes: I'll Be Your Friend (2006)
Anthony Braxton	Composition No. 106d
from Solo (Koln) 1978 (2004)
Steve Goodman	Go Cubs Go
from No Big Surprise - The Steve Goodman Anthology (1994)

Comment:

As much of a bustling musical hotbed as Chicago is, it still offers unconventional artists plenty of room to explore, and to blossom. DIY collective the Art Ensemble of Chicago laid the groundwork for the city’s still-vibrant avant-jazz scene with angular, less-is-more cubist-jazz adventures like “Fanfare for the Warriors.” The Sea and Cake’s hushed, alternate-universe pop visions provided the building blocks for the ’90s post-rock revolution, and a decade-and-a-half later, “On a Letter” shows the quirky quartet’s staying power. And Felix da Housecat may have started out on the feline front lines of Chicago house, but his blend of synth-pop and electro on “We All Wanna Be Prince” proves he’s got lots of lives left.

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