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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
Tom HullB+[5]

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

References

  1. ^ Billboard Mar 24, 1962
  2. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed October 29, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 14, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1187. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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