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FOLKWAYS RECORDS

BLUES BY JAZZ GILLUM SINGING PLAYING HIS HARMONICA

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Artist
JAZZ GILLUM
Format
CD
Label
FOLKWAYS RECORDS
Released
May 30, 2012
Catalog #
FOWY3826.2
UPC
093070382626

About

An influential figure in the growth of the Southern blues tradition, William "Jazz" Gillum (1904-1966) had the kind of life from which the blues spring. Orphaned, starved, threatened, shot at, beaten, and discriminated against, Gillum's style, as heard throughout this recording-and as described in the liner notes-is unsurprisingly "sometimes harsh, sometimes poetic, with it's expressive delayed beat and strong rhythm, and it's bitterness tinged with nostalgia." He is joined on this album by Arbee Stidham (vocals and guitar) and Memphis Slim (organ and piano), associates from his early professional jobs in Chicago in the 1930s. Liner notes include song lyrics and a biography of Gillum, who lived and sang the blues his whole life.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 The Race of the Jim Lee and the Katy Adam 02:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Race of the Jim Lee and the Katy Adam
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  3. 2 A Small Town They Call Bessemer 03:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    A Small Town They Call Bessemer
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  4. 3 Walkin' the Blues Away 03:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    Walkin' the Blues Away
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  5. 4 My Last Letter 03:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    My Last Letter
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  6. 5 Key to the Highway 02:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    Key to the Highway
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  7. 6 Harmonica Boogie 01:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Harmonica Boogie
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I Wonder Why 02:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    I Wonder Why
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Arbee Stidham, Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  10. 2 You've Got To Reap Just What You Sow 02:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    You've Got To Reap Just What You Sow
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Arbee Stidham
    Performer
    Arbee Stidham, Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  11. 3 Let It Be Me 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Let It Be Me
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Arbee Stidham
    Performer
    Arbee Stidham, Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  12. 4 I'll Always Remember You 03:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    I'll Always Remember You
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Arbee Stidham, Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  13. 5 You've Got To Meet Me Halfway 02:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    You've Got To Meet Me Halfway
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Arbee Stidham
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Memphis Slim
  14. 6 Gillum Blues 02:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gillum Blues
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Jazz Gillum
    Performer
    Jazz Gillum, Arbee Stidham, Memphis Slim