The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions of Ike Quebec collects a phenomenal body of work produced between 1959–62 by a key player in the Blue Note Story. The saxophonist had recorded for Blue Note and served as a talent scout in the 1940s before personal problems forced him off the scene. Alfred Lion began to reintroduce Quebec’s music to jazz fans in 1959 with a series of 45 jukebox singles that were well received and revealed a formidable stylist very much at the top of his game with a full-throated yet relaxed sound ideally suited to a range of material from ballads to blues.Produced for release by Joe Harley, the 3-LP vinyl set is all-analog and cut directly from Rudy Van Gelder’s original master tapes by Kevin Gray. Pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, the LPs come packaged in a deluxe tip-on trifold jacket which includes a booklet with never-before-seen photos by Francis Wolff and an insightful, in-depth essay by scholar Loren Schoenberg.LP1 — SIDE A1. A Light Reprieve2. Buzzard Lope3. Blue Monday4. ZonkyLP1 — SIDE B1. Later For The Rock2. Sweet And Lovely3. Dear John4. Blue FridayLP2 — SIDE A1. Everything Happens To Me [Short Version]2. Mardi Gras3. What A Difference A Day Makes4. For All We Know5. Ill WindLP2 — SIDE B1. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)2. I've Got The World On A String3. Me 'N Mabe4. Everything Happens To Me [Long Version] LP3 — SIDE A1. How Long Has This Been Going On2. With A Song In My Heart3. Imagination4. What Is There To Say?LP3 — SIDE B1. There Is No Greater Love2. All Of Me3. Intermezzo4. But Not For Me5. All The Way
