Heavy Soul (Ike Quebec album) explained

Heavy Soul
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ike Quebec
Cover:	Heavy Soul (Ike Quebec album).jpg
Released:	Mid March 1962^[1]
Recorded:	November 26, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Soul jazz
Length:	48:47
Label:	Blue Note BST 84093
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Prev Title:	From Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	It Might as Well Be Spring
Next Year:	1961

Heavy Soul is the debut album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec, recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2]

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".^[3]

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)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=-EQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ike+Quebec+4093&pg=RA3-PA47-IA1 Billboard Mar 24, 1962
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4093 Blue Note Records discography
3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=heavy-soul-r207592|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 14, 2010