Ike Quebec - Four Classic Albums (Blue and Sentimental / It Might as Well Be Spring / Heavy Soul / Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (Digitally Remastered) (2018)
BAND/ARTIST: Ike Quebec
- Title: Four Classic Albums (Blue and Sentimental / It Might as Well Be Spring / Heavy Soul / Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (Digitally Remastered)
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: AVID Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
- Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue, log, artwork)
- Total Time: 2:36:33
- Total Size: 876 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Blue and Sentimental (Blue and Sentimental) (07:28)
2. Minor Impulse (Blue and Sentimental) (06:35)
3. Don't Take Your Love from Me (Blue and Sentimental) (07:04)
4. Blues for Charlie (Blue and Sentimental) (06:48)
5. Like (Blue and Sentimental) (05:21)
6. Count Every Star (Blue and Sentimental) (06:18)
7. It Might as Well Be Spring (It Might as Well Be Spring) (06:21)
8. A Light Reprieve (It Might as Well Be Spring) (05:21)
9. Easy - Don't Hurt (It Might as Well Be Spring) (06:06)
10. Lover Man (It Might as Well Be Spring) (05:56)
11. Ol' Man River (It Might as Well Be Spring) (06:33)
12. Willow Weep for Me (It Might as Well Be Spring) (05:18)
13. Acquitted (Heavy Soul) (05:40)
14. Just One More Chance (Heavy Soul) (05:50)
15. Que's Dilemma (Heavy Soul) (04:30)
16. Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Heavy Soul) (05:28)
17. The Man I Love (Heavy Soul) (06:31)
18. Heavy Soul (Heavy Soul) (06:53)
19. I Want a Little Girl (Heavy Soul) (05:22)
20. Nature Boy (Heavy Soul) (02:43)
21. Loie (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:12)
22. Lloro Tu Despedia (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:06)
23. Goin' Home (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (05:44)
24. Me 'N You (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (06:02)
25. Lieberstraum (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:44)
26. Shu Shu (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:33)
27. Blue Samba (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (05:24)
28. Favela (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (04:02)
29. Linda Flor (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:27)
1. Blue and Sentimental (Blue and Sentimental) (07:28)
2. Minor Impulse (Blue and Sentimental) (06:35)
3. Don't Take Your Love from Me (Blue and Sentimental) (07:04)
4. Blues for Charlie (Blue and Sentimental) (06:48)
5. Like (Blue and Sentimental) (05:21)
6. Count Every Star (Blue and Sentimental) (06:18)
7. It Might as Well Be Spring (It Might as Well Be Spring) (06:21)
8. A Light Reprieve (It Might as Well Be Spring) (05:21)
9. Easy - Don't Hurt (It Might as Well Be Spring) (06:06)
10. Lover Man (It Might as Well Be Spring) (05:56)
11. Ol' Man River (It Might as Well Be Spring) (06:33)
12. Willow Weep for Me (It Might as Well Be Spring) (05:18)
13. Acquitted (Heavy Soul) (05:40)
14. Just One More Chance (Heavy Soul) (05:50)
15. Que's Dilemma (Heavy Soul) (04:30)
16. Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Heavy Soul) (05:28)
17. The Man I Love (Heavy Soul) (06:31)
18. Heavy Soul (Heavy Soul) (06:53)
19. I Want a Little Girl (Heavy Soul) (05:22)
20. Nature Boy (Heavy Soul) (02:43)
21. Loie (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:12)
22. Lloro Tu Despedia (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:06)
23. Goin' Home (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (05:44)
24. Me 'N You (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (06:02)
25. Lieberstraum (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:44)
26. Shu Shu (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:33)
27. Blue Samba (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (05:24)
28. Favela (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (04:02)
29. Linda Flor (Bossa Nova Soul Samba) (03:27)
Ike Quebec's 1961-1962 comeback albums for Blue Note were all pretty rewarding, but Blue and Sentimental is his signature statement of the bunch, a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger and achingly romantic ballads. True, there's no shortage of that on Quebec's other Blue Note dates, but Blue and Sentimental is the most exquisitely perfected. Quebec was a master of mood and atmosphere, and the well-paced program here sustains his smoky, late-night magic with the greatest consistency of tone. Part of the reason is that Quebec's caressing tenor sound is given a sparer backing than usual, with no pianist among the quartet of guitarist Grant Green, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. It's no surprise that Green solos with tremendous taste and elegance (the two also teamed up on Green's similarly excellent Born to Be Blue), and there are plenty of open spaces in the ensemble for Quebec to shine through. His rendition of the Count Basie-associated title cut is a classic, and the other standard on the original LP, "Don't Take Your Love from Me," is in a similarly melancholy vein. Green contributes a classic-style blues in "Blues for Charlie," and Quebec's two originals, "Minor Impulse" and "Like," have more complex chord changes but swing low and easy. Through it all, Quebec remains the quintessential seducer, striking just the right balance between sophistication and earthiness, confidence and vulnerability, joy and longing. It's enough to make Blue and Sentimental a quiet, sorely underrated masterpiece. [Some reissues add three bonus cuts, all standards, which fit the program very nicely indeed.] © Steve Huey
Year 2018 | Jazz | FLAC / APE | CD-Rip
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