The Cecil Gant Collection 1944-51 - Cecil Gant - Music - ACROBAT - 0824046312824 - April 13, 2015
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The Cecil Gant Collection 1944-51

Cecil Gant

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The Cecil Gant Collection 1944-51

Cecil Gant was a boogie-woogie pianist and R&B vocalist who toured during the 1930s but came to prominence in 1944 when he scored a No. 1 R&B hit with "I Wonder" while still in the US Army and was performing and recording as "Private Cecil Gant - The G.I. Singsation" while appearing at Government Bond rallies. He went on to score several more Top 10 R&B hits during the late '40s until his premature death in 1951 from pneumonia at the age of 37. This excellent-value 52-track 2-CD collection selects from his prolific recording output during those hectic seven years for the Bronze, Gilt Edge, Four Star, Downbeat, Bullet and Decca labels, his work encompassing pure boogie-woogie through to jump blues and sentimental blues-inspired ballads, often in the semi-spoken style reminiscent of Fats Waller established by "I Wonder". He was a highly individual and distinctive performer, and he occupies a unique niche in the annals of post-war R&B and blues - this anthology will certainly interest those looking to build an eclectic collection of recordings across the genre.

Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 2
Released April 13, 2015
EAN/UPC 0824046312824
Label ACROBAT ADDCD3128
Genre Blues
Dimensions 125 × 144 × 9 mm   ·   99 g

Track list

  1. 1.   CD  

    1. I Wonder (Gilt Edge 501) 1944
    2. Cecil, Boogie (Gilt Edge 501) 1944
    3. Wake Up Cecil Wake Up (Gilt Edge 502) 1945
    4. Boogie Blues (Gilt Edge 502/4-star 1205) 1944
    5. I'll Remember You (Gilt Edge 504) 1945
    6. Cecil's Mop Mop (Gilt Edge 504) 1945
    7. Grass is Getting Greener (Gilt Edge 505) 1945
    8. I'm Tired (Gilt Edge 506) 1945
    9. Cecil Knows Better Now (Gilt Edge 507) 1946
    10. Blues in La (Gilt Edge 510) 1946
    11. When I Wanted You (Gilt Edge 510) 1946
    12. Little Baby You're Running Wild (Gilt Edge 512) 1947
    13. Rhumba Boogie Woogie (Gilt Edge 512) 1947
    14. I Gotta Gal (Gilt Edge 514) 1947
    15. What's on Your Worried Mind (Gilt Edge 514) 1947
    16. Hogan's Alley (King 4231) 1947
    17. That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch (Gilt Edge 515, 4-star 1215
    18. Jam Jam Blues (Gilt Edge 516) 1948
    19. Lightning Blues (Gilt Edge 517) 1948
    20. Midnight on Central Avenue (Gilt Edge 519) 1949
    21. It's All over Darlin' (Bronze 119) 1949
    22. Soft and Mellow (Bronze 119) 1949
    23. Hit That Jive Jack (Gilt Edge 534) 1949
    24. Jump Jack Jump (Gilt Edge 534) 1949
    25. Special Delivery (Gilt Edge 538, 4-star 1176) 1949

  2. 2.   CD  

    1. Killer Diller Boogie (4-star 1221) 1949
    2. Deal Yourself Another Hand (Downbeat 209, Swingtime 209) 194
    3. Nashville Jumps (Bullet 250) 1948-49
    4. Loose As a Goose (Bullet 250) 1948-49
    5. Train Time Blues (Bullet 255) 1948-49
    6. Sloppy Joe's (Bullet 255) 1948-49
    7. Boogie Woogie Baby (Bullet 256) 1948-49
    8. If It's True (Bullet 256) 1948-49
    9. Anna Mae (Bullet 257) 1948-49
    10. Boozie Boogie (Bullet 264) 1949
    11. Another Day Another Dollar (Bullet 280) 1950
    12. I'm a Good Man but a Poor Man (Bullet 289) 1950
    13. Cecil's Jam Session (Bullet 289) 1950
    14. I Ain't Gonna Cry No More (Bullet 299) 1950
    15. Screwy Boogie (Bullet 299) 1950
    16. What's the Matter (Bullet 320) 1951
    17. Bullet Boogie (Bullet 342) 1951
    18. We're Gonna Rock (As Gunter Lee Carr) (Decca 48170) 1950
    19. Hello Santa Claus (Decca 48185) 1950
    20. It Ain't Gonna Be Like That (Decca 48191) 1950
    21. Shotgun Boogie (Decca 48200) 1951
    22. Rock Little Baby (Decca 48200) 1951
    23. Cindy Lou (Dot 1030) 1951
    24. Don't You Worry (Decca 48212) 1951
    25. Owl Stew (Decca 48231) 1951
    26. Playing Myself the Blues (Decca 48231) 1951
    27. Time Will Tell (4-star 1584) 1951
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