{"product_id":"ike-quebec-heavy-soul-180g-lp-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Ike Quebec - Heavy Soul (180g LP Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cmain id=\"MainContent\" role=\"main\" class=\"z-10 grow scroll-mt-[var(--header-sticky-height)]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--22843928576191__template\" class=\"shopify-section template-product relative z-20\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template-product__wrapper section__wrapper scheme-scheme1 grid columns-1 rows-1 place-items-center relative z-0 overflow-visible\" data-product=\"7496911126719\" data-initial-variant=\"42368729546943\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template-product__spacing section-spacing mx-auto w-full relative z-10 py-container-sm px-lg-md max-w-lg md:px-container-md md:max-w-lg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-container grid grid-cols-1 gap-lg-sm grid-flow-row-dense md:gap-lg-lg md:grid-cols-pdp-media-width-left-md lg:grid-cols-pdp-media-width-left-lg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ProductInfo-template--22843928576191__template\" class=\"product__info flex flex-col gap-y-sm-sm w-full z-1 overflow-hidden text-center md:text-left max-w-xs py-none px-none sticky top-[calc(1rem+var(--header-sticky-height))] transition-[top] self-start xs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte text_body_sm\"\u003eThere may not be a more apropos album title in all of recorded music than tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eIke Quebec\u003c\/strong\u003e’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 \u003cstrong\u003eAlfred Lion\u003c\/strong\u003e in the 1940s and also served as a talent scout who encouraged Lion to record important figures of the emerging bebop scene including \u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBud Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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 4-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 8-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1: Acquitted\u003cbr\u003eA2 Just One More Chance\u003cbr\u003eA3: Que's Dilemma\u003cbr\u003eA4: Brother Can You Spare A Dime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1: The Man I Love\u003cbr\u003eB2: Heavy Soul\u003cbr\u003eB3: I Want A Little Girl\u003cbr\u003eB4. 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