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Ike Quebec
12+ albums
jazzsaxophoneblue noteHard Bopjazz saxophone
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Ike Abrams Quebec (born August 17, 1918 in Newark, New Jersey, died on January 16, 1963) was a jazz tenor saxophonist. His surname is pronounced KYOO-bek. Critic Alex Henderson writes, "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." An accomplished dancer and pianist, he switched to tenor sax as his primary instrument in his early 20s, and quickly earned a reputation as a promising player. His recording career started in 1940, with the Barons of Rhythm. Later on, he recorded or performed with Frankie Newton, Hot Lips Page, Roy Eldridge, Trummy Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins. Between 1944 and 1951, he worked intermittently with Cab Calloway. He recorded for Blue Note records in this era, and also served as a talent scout for the label (helping pianists Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell come to wider attention) and, due to his exceptional sight reading skills, was an uncredited impromptu arranger for many Blue Note sessions. Due in part to struggles with drug addiction (but also due to the fading popularity of big band music), Quebec recorded only sporadically during the 1950s, though he still performed regularly. He kept abreast on new developments in jazz, and his later playing incorportated elements of hard bop and soul jazz. In 1959 he began a what amounted to a comeback with
top songs
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Favela - Remastered
68,0702Loie
66,9583Loie - Rudy Van Gelder Edition / 2007 Digital Remaster
63,7304Favela
41,4365Shu Shu
25,0376Blue And Sentimental - Remastered 2007/Rudy Van Gelder Edition
21,8827Shu Shu - Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2007 Digital Remaster
21,6378Lloro Tu Despedida
18,2579Lloro Tu Despedida - Remastered/Rudy Van Gelder Edition
17,67910Nature Boy - Remastered 2004/Rudy Van Gelder Edition
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