Ike Quebec
Influenced by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster but definitely his own person, Ike Quebec was one of the finest swing-oriented tenor saxman of the 1940s and '50s. Though he was never an innovator, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and easily recognizable, and he was quite consistent when it came to came to down-home blues, sexy ballads, and up-tempo aggression. Originally a pianist, Quebec switched to tenor in the early '40s and showed that he had made the right decision on excellent 78s for Blue Note and Savoy (including his hit "Blue Harlem"). As a sideman, he worked with Benny Carter, Kenny Clarke, Roy Eldridge, and Cab Calloway. In the late '40s, the saxman did a bit of freelancing behind the scenes as a Blue Note A&R man and brought Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell to the label. Drug problems kept Quebec from recording for most of the 1950s, but he made a triumphant comeback in the early '60s and was once again recording for Blue Note and doing freelance A&R for the company. Quebec was playing as authoritatively as ever well into 1962, giving no indication that he was suffering from lung cancer, which claimed his life at the age of 44 in 1963.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Blue & Sentimental (Remastered 2007/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1962
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bossa Nova Soul Samba (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Complete 45 Sessions
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Easy Living
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 20, 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blue & Sentimental (Remastered 2007/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Heavy Soul (Remastered 2004/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Nov 26, 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
It Might As Well Be Spring (Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2006 Digital Remaster)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Dec 9, 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blue And Sentimental (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by EMI on Jan 1, 1962
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Smiles And Smiles
Jazz - Released by Beat Machine Records on Oct 23, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
View And Windows
Jazz - Released by Beat Machine Records on Oct 23, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Anyone but You
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on Jun 15, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo