{"product_id":"pre-order-ike-quebec-the-complete-blue-note-45-sessions-tone-poet-lp","title":"Ike Quebec - The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions - Tone Poet LP","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g Vinyl 3LP\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series\u003cbr\u003eCut Directly from Rudy Van Gelder's Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Music Matters' Joe Harley\u003cbr\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Ike Quebec collects a phenomenal body of work produced between 1959-'62 by a key player in the Blue Note Story. The saxophonist 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 during which Quebec fell off the scene, Lion reconnected with his friend and began to reintroduce Quebec's music to jazz fans in 1959 with a series of 45 jukebox singles that were well received and revealed a formidable stylist very much at the top of his game. His full-throated yet utterly relaxed sound was ideally suited to a wide range of material from ballads to blues. The success of Quebec's comeback inspired Lion to keep going, capturing four sessions of material with a revolving cast of musicians that yielded classic tracks including \"A Light Reprieve,\" \"Blue Monday,\" and \"What a Difference a Day Makes.\" Quebec would also go on to record several album sessions including the timeless soul jazz classics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeavy Soul\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue \u0026amp; Sentimental\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBossa Nova Soul Samba\u003c\/em\u003e, capping a prolific end to a career that would be tragically cut short with his death from lung cancer at age 44 in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Blue Note Tone Poet Edition is produced by Joe Harley. The 3-LP vinyl set is all-analog and cut directly from Rudy Van Gelder's original master tapes by Kevin Gray. Pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, the LPs come packaged in a deluxe tip-on trifold jacket which includes a booklet with never-before-seen photos by Francis Wolff and an insightful, in-depth essay by scholar Loren Schoenberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-Analog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut Directly from Rudy Van Gelder's Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Joe Harley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIke Quebec's Complete 1959-1962 Jukebox Recordings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP 1 Recorded July 1, 1959, Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP 2 Recorded September 25, 1960, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP 3 Recorded February 5 \u0026amp; 13, 1962, Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe Tip-On Trifold Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet with Never-Before-Seen Photos by Francis Wolff \u0026amp; Essay by Loren Schoenberg\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\u003eIke Quebec\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor saxophone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEdwin Swanston\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eorgan (LP 1)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSkeeter Best\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eguitar (LP 1)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSonny Wellesley\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass (LP 1)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLes Jenkins\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums (LP 1)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSir Charles Thompson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eorgan (LP 2)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMilt Hinton\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass (LP 2)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJ.C. 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