Cecil Gant - I Wonder-Blues Ballads & Boogie - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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 it's hundreds of thousands, Cecil packed a lot of recording sessions into his brief métier, and his recorded legacy is both prolific 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. Album Tracks 1. Original Cecil's Boogie 2. I Wonder 3. Cecil Boogie 4. Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up 5. You're Going to Cry 6. Cecil Boogie #2 7. Jam Jam Blues 8. Are You Ready 9. I'm Tired 10. I'll Remember You 11. Blues in L.A 12. That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch 13. What's on Your Worried Mind 14. When I Wanted You 15. Midnight on Central Avenue 16. Hit That Jive Jack 17. Special Delivery 18. Jump Jack Jump 19. I'm Traveling Alone 20. God Bless My Daddy 21. Can't Get You Off My Mind 22. My Baby's Changed 23. I've Heard That Jive Before 24. Fare Thee (Well) My Baby 25. Rock the Boogie 26. I'm Losing You 27. Hogan's Alley 28. Nashville Jumps 29. Loose As a Goose 1. Train Time 2. Sloppy Joe's 3. Boogie Woogie Baby 4. If It's True 5. I'm All Alone Now 6. Ninth Street Jive 7. Another Day, Another Dollar 8. I'm a Good Man But a Poor Man 9. Cecil's Jam Session 10. I Ain't Gonna Cry No More 11. Screwy Boogie 12. I Hate to Say Go