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Heavy Soul (Ike Quebec album)

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Released
  
Mid March 1962

Artist
  
Ike Quebec

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genres
  
Jazz, Soul jazz

Length
  
48:47

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
November 26, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Heavy Soul (1961)
  
It Might as Well Be Spring (1961)

Similar
  
Ike Quebec albums, Jazz albums

Heavy Soul is the debut album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec, recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Thick-toned tenor Ike Quebec is in excellent form... His ballad statements are quite warm, and he swings nicely on a variety of medium-tempo material".

Track listing

All compositions by Ike Quebec except as indicated

  1. "Acquitted" - 5:38
  2. "Just One More Chance" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 5:50
  3. "Que's Dilemma" - 4:29
  4. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg) - 5:28
  5. "The Man I Love" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:31
  6. "Heavy Soul" - 6:51
  7. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 5:22
  8. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 2:44
  9. "Blues for Ike" (Roach) - 5:54 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

  • Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Roach - organ (tracks 1-7 & 9)
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • Al Harewood - drums (tracks 1-7 & 9)

    • Songs

    1Acquitted5:38
    2Just One More Chance5:50
    3Que's Dilemma4:29

    References

    Heavy Soul (Ike Quebec album) Wikipedia
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