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Monday, May 30, 2022

Ike Quebec • Blue and Sentimental



Biography
by Alex Henderson
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ike-quebec-mn0000082037/biography

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Biografía
por Alex Henderson
Influenciado por Coleman Hawkins y Ben Webster, pero definitivamente una persona propia, Ike Quebec fue uno de los mejores saxofonistas tenores orientados al swing de los años 40 y 50. Aunque nunca fue un innovador, Quebec tenía un sonido grande y respiratorio que era distintivo y fácilmente reconocible, y era bastante consistente cuando se trataba de blues casero, baladas sexys y agresividad a ritmo acelerado. Originalmente pianista, Quebec cambió a tenor a principios de los años 40 y demostró que había tomado la decisión correcta en excelentes 78s para Blue Note y Savoy (incluyendo su éxito "Blue Harlem"). Como acompañante, trabajó con Benny Carter, Kenny Clarke, Roy Eldridge y Cab Calloway. A finales de los años 40, el saxofonista trabajó por su cuenta en Blue Note como agente de ventas y trajo a Thelonious Monk y Bud Powell al sello. Los problemas con las drogas impidieron que Quebec grabara durante la mayor parte de la década de 1950, pero a principios de los años 60 volvió a grabar para Blue Note y a trabajar por cuenta propia como A&R para la compañía. Quebec seguía tocando con tanta autoridad como siempre hasta bien entrado el año 1962, sin dar ninguna indicación de que estuviera sufriendo un cáncer de pulmón, que se cobró su vida a los 44 años en 1963.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ike-quebec-mn0000082037/biography
 
 





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