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Ike Quebec

Born: Aug 17, 1918 in Newark, NJ

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Died: Jan 16, 1963 in New York, NY

Genre: Jazz

Styles: Soul-Jazz, Jump Blues, Hard Bop, Early R&B

Biography: 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 ...Read full biography

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Blue And Sentimental

Released: 1961

Label: EMI

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Ike Quebec's 1961-1962 comeback albums for Blue Note were all pretty rewarding, but Blue and Sentimental is his signature statement of the bunch, a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger and achingly ...Read full review

Easy Living

Released: 1962

Label: Blue Note

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The release history behind Ike Quebec's Easy Living session is pretty convoluted. Eight songs were recorded in all, five of them bluesy sextet jams and three of them ballad standards in Quebec's trademark ...Read full review

More Ike Quebec albums: Main Albums (10), Compilations (12)

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