Cecil Gant - I Wonder - Blues, Ballads & Boogies [2CD Set]

JASMINE RECORDS

£13.36

Cat. no: JASMCD3207
Format: CD 2CD set
Barcode: 604988320725
Release Date: 04 Aug 2023
Genre: Blues

Had fate dealt Cecil Gant a different hand of cards, he might have ridden out the 1950s, participated in the Blues revival of the 60s, and reinvented himself as an international Blues Legend

But his life and career were sadly not destined for longevity... he died in February 1951, at the age of only thirty-seven.

Having arrived in 1944 with the powerful, lachrymose ballad 'I Wonder', which topped the US R&B charts and sold in its hundreds of thousands, Cecil packed a lot of recording sessions into his brief metier, and his recorded legacy is both prolifc and impressive.

But sadly, his was not one of the reputations nurtured by Blues scholars, and over the decades he has become largely forgotten.

This compilation presents a selective career overview and is packed with strong
ballads, hard and humorous Blues and driving Boogies, virtually all of which were self-penned.

Tracks: Original Cecil's Boogie / I Wonder / Cecil Boogie / Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up / You're Going To Cry / Cecil Boogie #2 / Jam Jam Blues / Are You Ready / I'm Tired / I'll Remember You / Blues In L.A. / That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch / What's On Your Worried Mind / When I Wanted You / Midnight On Central Avenue / Hit That Jive Jack / Special Delivery / Jump Jack Jump / I'm Traveling Alone / God Bless My Daddy / Can't Get You Off My Mind / My Baby's Changed / I've Heard That Jive Before / Fare Thee (Well) My Baby / Rock The Boogie / I'm Losing You / Hogan's Alley / Nashville Jumps / Loose As A Goose / Train Time / Sloppy Joe's / Boogie Woogie Baby / If It's True / I'm All Alone Now / Ninth Street Jive / Another Day, Another Dollar / I'm A Good Man But A Poor Man / Cecil's Jam Session / I Ain't Gonna Cry No More / Screwy Boogie / I Hate To Say Goodbye / My Little Baby / What's The Matter / Bullet Boogie / Crying To Myself / Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out / Cindy Lou / Deal Yourself Another Hand / When You Left Me Baby / You'll Be Sorry / Goodnight Irene (As Gunter Lee Carr) / We're Gonna Rock (As Gunter Lee Carr) / Owl Stew / It Ain't Gonna Be Like That / Paging Mr Jackson / Shotgun Boogie / Rock Little Baby / Don't You Worry