Ike Quebec
USA
Born: 17 August 1918
Died: 16 January 1963
Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Jump Blues, East Coast Blues, Urban Blues, Bop, Early R&B, R&B/Soul
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Influenced by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster but definitely his own person, Ike Quebec was one of the finest swing-oriented tenor saxman of the 1940s and '50s. Though he was never an innovator, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and easily recognizable, and he was quite consistent when it came to came to down-home blues, sexy ballads, and up-tempo aggression. 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 h...
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