Ike Quebec - The Complete 45 Sessions (2-Disc Set)

During his comeback years (1959-62) after a decade mostly off the scene, tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded frequently for Blue Note. He started off with a session aimed at the 45 jukebox market and, although he eventually made a few full-length albums for the label, Quebec cut four 45 dates over a two-and-a-half-year period. This double-disc set has all of the jukebox sessions. Most of the 26 selections clock in between four and seven minutes and have long melody statements in addition to concise and soulful solos. Quebec, who was in consistently prime form during his last period, is joined by groups featuring either Skeeter Best or Willie Jones on guitar and Edwin Swanston, Sir Charles Thompson, or Earl Van Dyke on organ. Fun, loose and highly enjoyable music. ~Scott Yanow

Album: The Complete 45 Sessions (Disc 1)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 66:52

Size: 153.1 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 2005

[4:39] 1. A Light Reprieve

[6:17] 2. Buzzard Lope

[5:05] 3. Blue Monday

[4:34] 4. Zonky

[4:37] 5. Later For The Rock

[4:19] 6. Sweet And Lovely

[6:53] 7. Dear John

[5:05] 8. Blue Friday

[4:32] 9. Everything Happens To Me

[6:13] 10. Mardi Gras

[4:07] 11. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes

[4:12] 12. For All We Know

[6:13] 13. Ill Wind

The Complete 45 Sessions (Disc 1)

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Album: The Complete 45 Sessions (Disc 2)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 62:21

Size: 142.8 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 2005

Art: Front

[6:03] 1. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)

[5:34] 2. I've Got The World On A String

[5:12] 3. Me 'n' Mabe

[6:38] 4. Everything Happens To Me

[2:58] 5. All Of Me

[3:46] 6. Intermezzo

[3:45] 7. But Not For Me

[3:55] 8. All The Way

[5:59] 9. How Long Has This Been Going On

[3:56] 10. With A Song In My Heart

[5:09] 11. Imagination

[4:33] 12. What Is There To Say

[4:45] 13. There Is No Greater Love

The Complete 45 Sessions (Disc 2)

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