Ike Quebec - 1997 - Ballads FLAC torrent

Ike Quebec - 1997 - Ballads

Tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec always had a big, warm sound, and he was particularly expert on ballads. This 1997 sampler CD surprisingly does not have any examples of his early work on Blue Note in the mid- to late 1940s, instead concentrating on selections from four of Quebec's seven late-period Blue Note albums, a few songs originally issued as 45s, and "Born to Be Blue," which is taken from an album by guitarist Grant Green. The eight ballads are all standards and put the focus very much on Quebec, making for a fine mood album even if acquiring the full sessions (all but "It Might As Well Be Spring" are currently available on CD) is preferable. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
02 - Born To Be Blue
03 - The Man I Love
04 - Lover Man
05 - Willow Weep For Me
06 - If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
07 - Everything Happens To Me (long version)
08 - Imagination
09 - There Is No Greater Love

Personnel:
Sam Jones - bass
J.C. Heard
Al Harewood
Rudy Van Gelder - recorder
Willie Jones - guitar
Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone
Sir Charles Thompson - organ
Wilbert G.T. Hogan - drums
Wilbert Hogan - drums
Earl Vandyke - organ

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