Cecil Grant Collection 1944-51 (2-CD)
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Released: April 13, 2015
- Originally Released: 2015
- Label: Acrobat
Description by OLDIES.com:
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.
Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.I Wonder
- 2.Cecil Boogie
- 3.Wake Up Cecil Wake Up
- 4.Boogie Blues
- 5.I'll Remember You
- 6.Cecil's Mop Mop
- 7.Grass Is Getting Greener
- 8.I'm Tired
- 9.Cecil Knows Better Now
- 10.Blues in la
- 11.When I Wanted You
- 12.Little Baby You're Running Wild
- 13.Rhumba Boogie Woogie
- 14.I Gotta Gal
- 15.What's on Your Worried Mind
- 16.Hogan's Alley
- 17.That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch
- 18.Jam Jam Blues
- 19.Lightning Blues
- 20.Midnight on Central Avenue
- 21.It's All Over Darlin'
- 22.Soft and Mellow
- 23.Hit That Jive Jack
- 24.Jump Jack Jump
- 25.Special Delivery
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Killer Diller Boogie
- 2.Deal Yourself Another Hand
- 3.Nashville Jumps
- 4.Loose As a Goose
- 5.Train Time Blues
- 6.Sloppy Joe's
- 7.Boogie Woogie Baby
- 8.If It's True
- 9.Anna Mae
- 10.Boozie Boogie
- 11.Another Day Another Dollar
- 12.I'm a Good Man But a Poor Man
- 13.Cecil's Jam Session
- 14.I Ain't Gonna Cry No More
- 15.Screwy Boogie
- 16.What's the Matter
- 17.Bullet Boogie
- 18.We're Gonna Rock (As Gunter Lee Carr)
- 19.Hello Santa Claus
- 20.It Ain't Gonna Be Like That
- 21.Shotgun Boogie
- 22.Rock Little Baby
- 23.Cindy Lou
- 24.Don't You Worry
- 25.Owl Stew
- 26.Playing Myself the Blues
- 27.Time Will Tell
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 52,606
- UPC: 824046312824
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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