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Between 1944 and 1951, he worked intermittently with Cab Calloway. He began to record for the Blue Note label in this era, and served as a talent scout (helping pianists Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell come to wider attention). Due to his exceptional sight reading skills, Quebec was also an uncredited impromptu arranger for many Blue ...
Obwohl Quebec auf seinem Instrument kein ausgesprochener Virtuose war, machten ihn seine hohe Professionalität zu einem gefragten Studiomusiker und Sideman auf längeren Konzert-Tourneen, von denen er zahlreiche mit den Größen der Swing-Ära absolvierte – zu seinen prominenten Arbeitgebern zählten beispielsweise Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter und insbesondere Cab Calloway.
13. März 2019 · Not generally considered one of the giants of the tenor sax, Ike Quebec (1918-1963), after working as a sideman for Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge and Cab Calloway, made several fine albums for the Blue Note label – the first in 1944 with Ram Ramirez, Tiny Grimes, Milt Hinton and J. C. Heard.
Originally a pianist, Quebec switched to tenor in the early ’40s and showed that he had made the right decision on excellent 78s for Blue Note and Savoy (including his hit “Blue Harlem”). As a sideman, he worked with Benny Carter, Kenny Clarke, Roy Eldridge, and Cab Calloway.
6. Feb. 2021 · Throughout the 40s Quebec was one of the most heavily featured artists with Cab Calloway and nearly everything the band recorded had one of his solos. Here is a small selection: For A Little Bally-Hoo, Russian Lullaby, St. Louis Blues, Frantic On The Atlantic, 9.20 Special, The Great Lie, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love ...
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15. Juni 2012 · Ike Quebec (1918 – 1963) was a prominent tenorsax player with Cab Calloway in the 1940s, later to have a magnificent comeback with Blue Note records, but mercilessly struck with cancer… Download The TENORSAX of IKE ABRAMS QUEBEC “JIM DAWGS”” (PDF-file)
1. Sept. 2006 · Recorded in December 1961, two weeks after Quebec's first 12" album, Heavy Soul was made with the same superb lineup, and only thirteen months before his death, It Might As Well Be Spring —here in a significantly enhanced Rudy Van Gelder remaster edition—still rocks. Track Listing.
