[SACD-R][OF] Ike Quebec – Blue & Sentimental - 1962/2011 (Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Guitar Jazz)

Ike Quebec’s timeless, big-toned tenor was a frequent visitor to Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in the early 60s. But this album from December 1961 is his masterpiece. The leaner setting works perfectly, evoking an aura of relaxation & monumentality, with the deepest blue of accents.
Ike Quebec’s 1961-1962 comeback albums for Blue Note were all pretty rewarding, but Blue & Sentimental is his signature statement of the bunch, a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger & achingly romantic ballads. True, there’s no shortage of that on Quebec’s other Blue Note dates, but Blue & Sentimental is the most exquisitely perfected. Quebec was a master of mood & atmosphere, & the well-paced program here sustains his smoky, late-night magic with the greatest consistency of tone. Part of the reason is that Quebec’s caressing tenor sound is given a sparer backing than usual, with no pianist among the quartet of guitarist Grant Green, bassist Paul Chambers, & drummer Philly Joe Jones. It’s no surprise that Green solos with tremendous taste and elegance (the 2 also teamed up on Green’s similarly excellent Born to Be Blue), & there are plenty of open spaces in the ensemble for Quebec to shine through. His rendition of the Count Basie-associated title cut is a classic, & the other standard on the original LP, “Don’t Take Your Love from Me,” is in a similarly melancholy vein. Green contributes a classic-style blues in “Blues for Charlie,” & Quebec’s 2 originals, “Minor Impulse” & “Like,” have more complex chord changes but swing low & easy. Through it all, Quebec remains the quintessential seducer, striking just the right balance between sophistication & earthiness, confidence & vulnerability, joy & longing. It’s enough to make Blue & Sentimental a quiet, sorely underrated masterpiece.

Ike Quebec – tenor sax, piano
Grant Green – guitar
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

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