William McKinley “Jazz” Gillum, born in Indianola, Mississippi, in 1902, was a blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player, who moved to Chicago in the 1920s and teamed up with Big Bill Broonzy and others. He started recording in the mid-1930s and over the next 15 years recorded regularly, creating a number of classics of the genre. Around 1938, he made some of the first blues records to feature an electric guitar. 

This 97-track 4-CD collection comprises most of his career releases under his own name on the Bluebird, Melotone and RCA-Victor labels. It features classic compositions like “Key To The Highway”, “Don't You Scandalize My Name” and “Look On Yonder Wall”, and early and recordings of songs like “I'm Gonna Leave You On The Outskirts Of Town”, and includes recordings with notable musicians of the day – Big Big Broonzy, Black Bob, Blind John Davis, George Barnes, Washboard Sam, Joshua Altheimer, Alfred Elkins, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Maceo Merriweather, Ransom Knowling, Eddie Boyd, Willie Lacey, Judge Riley and others. 

He was a stylish and influential performer, making music which was accessible and entertaining, and this substantial and comprehensive overview of his core career offers a fine showcase for his distinctive approach to the blues.

CD 1
1. EARLY IN THE MORNING Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 5565) 1934 
2. HARMONICA STOMP Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 5565) 1934 
3. CRAZY ABOUT YOU State Street Boys (Okeh 8964) 1935 
4. DON'T YOU SCANDALIZE MY NAME Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 6409) 1936 
5. JOCKEY BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 6409) 1936 
6. SARAH JANE Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 6445) 1936 
7. I WANT YOU BY MY SIDE Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 6445) 1936 
8. SHE KEEPS ON RICKIN' Bill McKinley  (Melotone 6-11-57) 1936 
9. I WENT TO THE GYPSY Bill McKinley  (Melotone 6-11-57) 1936 
10. MY OLD LIZZIE Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7253) 1937 
11. MY OLD SUITCASE Bill Gillum’s Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7253) 1937 
12. ALBERTA BLUES Bill Gillum’s Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7341) 1937 
13. BIRMINGHAM BLUES Bill Gillum’sJazz Boys (Bluebird 7341) 1937 
14. NEW SAIL ON LITTLE GIRL Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7524) 1938 
15. SWEET SWEET WOMAN Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7524) 1938 
16. GILLUMS WINDY BLUES Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7563) 1938 
17. BOAR HOG BLUES Jazz Gillum’s Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7563) 1938 
18. REEFER HEAD WOMAN Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7615) 1938 
19. JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7615) 1938 
20. I'M THE MAN DOWN IN THE MINE Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7718) 1938 
21. GOOD OLD 51 HIGHWAY Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7718) 1938 
22. I'M GONNA GET IT Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7769) 1938 
23. YOU'RE LAUGHING NOW Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7769) 1938 
24. WORRIED AND BOTHERED Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7821) 1938

CD 2  
1. UNCERTAIN BLUES Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7821) 1938 
2. STAVING CHAIN Jazz Gillum’sJazz Boys (Bluebird 7986) 1938 
3. GET AWAY OLD WOMAN Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 7986) 1938 
4. LET HER GO Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8027) 1938 
5. MULE BLUES Jazz Gillum’s Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8027) 1938 
6. SHE WONT TREAT ME KIND Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8106) 1938 
7. I'LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8106) 1938 
8. AGAINST MY WILL Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8189) 1939 
9. BIG KATY ADAMS Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8189) 1939 
10. KEYHOLE BLUES Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8221) 1939 
11. TALKING TO MYSELF Jazz Gillum Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8221) 1939 
12. ONE TIME BLUES Jazz Gillum’s Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8257) 1939 
13. SOMEBODY BEEN TALKING TO YOU Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8257) 1939 
14. YOU GOT TO REAP WHAT YOU SOW Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8287) 1939 
15. HARD DRIVING WOMAN Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys (Bluebird 8287) 1939 
16. IT SURE HAD A KICK Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8505) 1940 
17. LONGEST TRAIN BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8505) 1940 
18. KEY TO THE HIGHWAY Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8529) 1940 
19. SHE BELONGS TO ME Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8529) 1940 
20. MUDDY POND BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8739) 1941 
21. GET YOUR BUSINESS STRAIGHT Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8739) 1941 
22. LITTLE WOMAN Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8778) 1941 
23. I'M STILL WALKING THE HIGHWAY Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8778) 1941 
24. IT LOOKS BAD FOR YOU Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8816) 1941 
25. I GOT SOMEBODY ELSE Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8816) 1941

CD 3
1. MAYBE YOU'LL LOVE ME TOO Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8846) 1941 
2. RILEY SPRINGS BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8846) 1941 
3. THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8872) 1941 
4. ME AND MY BUDDY Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8872) 1941 
5. ONE LETTER HOME Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8943) 1941 
6. WAR TIME BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8943) 1942 
7. YOU'RE DOING ME WRONG Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8975) 1942 
8. IT'S ALL OVER NOW Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 8975) 1942 
9. YOU DRINK TOO MUCH WHISKEY Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 9004) 1942 
10. DOWN SOUTH BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 9004) 1942 
11. NO FRIEND BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 9034) 1942 
12. FROM NOW ON Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 9034) 1942 
13. I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 9042) 1942 
14. I WOKE UP COLD IN HAND Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 9042) 1942 
15. TELL ME MAMA Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 34-0707) 1943 
16. MY BIG MONEY Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 34-0707) 1943 
17. I COULDN'T HELP IT Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 34-0709) 1944 
18. DEEP WATER BLUES Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 34-0709) 1944 
19. GO BACK TO THE COUNTRY Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 34-0730) 1945 
20. FIVE FEET FOUR Jazz Gillum (Bluebird 34-0730) 1945 
21. WHISKEY HEAD BUDDIES Jazz Gillum (RCA  34-0741) 1945 
22. AFRAID TO TRUST THEM Jazz Gillum (RCA  34-0741) 1945 
23. KEEP ON SAILING Jazz Gillum (RCA  34-0747) 1946 
24. FAST WOMAN BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA  34-0747) 1946

CD 4
1. RECKLESS RIDER BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-1974) 1946 
2. LOOK ON YONDER WALL Jazz Gillum (RCA20-1974) 1946 
3. I'M NOT THE LAD Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2120) 1947 
4. LONG RAZOR BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2120) 1947 
5. CAN'T TRUST MYSELF Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2232) 1947 
6. ALL IN ALL BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2232) 1947 
7. I'M GONNA TRAIN MY BABY Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2405) 1947 
8. YOU GOT TO RUN ME DOWN Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2405) 1947 
9. ROLL DEM BONES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2580) 1947 
10. THE BLUES WHAT AM Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2580) 1947 
11. CHAUFFEUR BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2783) 1947 
12. GONNA TAKE MY RAP Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2783) 1947 
13. HAND READER BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2964) 1948 
14. YOU SHOULD GIVE SOME AWAY Jazz Gillum (RCA20-2964) 1948 
15. THE DEVIL BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA20-3118) 1948 
16. WHAT A GAL Jazz Gillum (RCA20-3118) 1948 
17. SIGNIFYING WOMAN Jazz Gillum (RCA20-3250) 1949 
18. TAKE A LITTLE WALK WITH ME Jazz Gillum (RCA20-3250) 1949 
19. JAZZ GILLUM'S BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA22-0005) 1949 
20. COUNTRY WOMAN BLUES Jazz Gillum (RCA22-0005) 1949 
21. TAKE ONE MORE CHANCE WITH ME Jazz Gillum (RCA20-0033) 1949 
22. LOOK WHAT YOU ARE TODAY Jazz Gillum (RCA20-0033) 1949 
23. GONNA BE SOME SHOOTIN' Jazz Gillum (RCA22-0051) 1949