{"product_id":"ike-quebec-heavy-soul-blue-note-classic-lp","title":"Ike Quebec - Heavy Soul - Blue Note Classic LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cheader data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eAll-Analog 180g Viny LP!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at Optimal!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere may not be a more apropos album title in all of recorded music than tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec's 1961 classic \u003cem\u003eHeavy Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. The session marked a comeback for a crucial player in Blue Note history. Quebec had recorded a series of 78s for Alfred Lion in the 1940s and also served as a talent scout who encouraged Lion to record important figures of the emerging bebop scene including Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. After a difficult period through the 1950s, Lion began to reintroduce Quebec's music to jazz fans in 1959 with a series of 45 jukebox singles that were well received and inspired Lion to put the saxophonist back into the studio for a full album session. So, in November 1961 Quebec brought a four-piece band into Van Gelder Studio that included \u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Roach\u003c\/strong\u003e on organ, \u003cstrong\u003eMilt Hinton\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, and \u003cstrong\u003eAl Harewood\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums. The resulting eight-song set is a soul jazz masterclass with Quebec's robust tenor conjuring a variety of moods from the rhythmic drive of swinging originals like \"Acquitted\" and \"Que's Dilemma\" to slow-tempo stunners including \"Just One More Chance,\" \"Brother Can You Spare a Dime,\" and \"I Want a Little Girl.\" A remarkable reading of \"The Man I Love\" leads into the sultry title piece, which practically drips with soul, but it's the album closer which delivers a showstopper. With Roach and Harewood laying out Quebec and Hinton converse in a duo setting on a spellbinding performance of \"Nature Boy\" that reverberates in the listener's soul long after the last note has faded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote cite=\"https:\/\/elusivedisc.com\/ike-quebec-heavy-soul-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-180g-lp\/www.allmusic.com\"\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-Analog Pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufactured at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAl Harewood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMilt Hinton\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIke Quebec\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFreddie Roach\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eorgan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide I:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcquitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust One More Chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQue's Dilemma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrother Can You Spare a Dime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide II:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man I Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want a Little Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNature Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548237987921,"sku":"602455233967","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/unilp23396__84124-1.jpg?v=1779349115","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/ike-quebec-heavy-soul-blue-note-classic-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}