Ike Quebec “Heavy Soul”

Ike Quebec

“Heavy Soul”
( LP Blue Note Records, 1961 )
Catalog # BLP 4093

Tracklisting:
1. Acquitted
2. Just One More Chance
3. Que’s Dilemma
4. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
5. The Man I Love
6. Heavy Soul
7. I Want A Little Girl
8. Nature Boy
9. Blues For Ike

Personnel & Notes:
Al Harewood Drums
Milt Hinton Bass
Ike Quebec Sax (Tenor)
Freddie Roach Organ
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 26, 1961
Also issued on Blue Note BST 84093,
CDP 7243 8 32090-2

Review:
Thick-toned tenor Ike Quebec is in excellent form on this reissue of a 1961 Blue Note date. His ballad statements are quite warm, and he swings nicely on a variety of medium-tempo material. Unfortunately, organist Freddie Roach has a rather dated sound, which weakens this session a bit; bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Al Harewood are typically fine in support. Originals alternate with standards, with “Just One More Chance,” “The Man I Love,” and “Nature Boy” (the latter an emotional tenor-bass duet) being among the highlights.
By Scott Yanow (AMG)

By Rob