Ike Quebec

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Ike Quebec was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his rich, breathy tone and influential recordings in the swing and early hard bop eras.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1930s
associatedAct Blue Note Records house band
Coleman Hawkins
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
birthName Ike Abrams Quebec
burialPlace Newark, New Jersey, United States
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-08-17
dateOfDeath 1963-01-16
ethnicity African American
familyName Quebec
linked to: Quebec region
genre hard bop
jazz
swing music
givenName Ike
helpedDiscover Grant Green
Stanley Turrentine
helpedReviveCareerOf Dexter Gordon
influenced early hard bop tenor saxophonists
instrument tenor saxophone
labelRole talent scout for Blue Note Records
name Ike Quebec
notableFor rich, breathy tenor saxophone tone
notablePeriod early hard bop era
swing era
notableWork Blue & Sentimental
Heavy Soul
It Might as Well Be Spring
Soul Samba
occupation musician
saxophonist
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Blue Note Records
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City

Newark, New Jersey, United States
role A&R man for Blue Note Records
styleCharacteristic strong swing-era phrasing
warm, breathy ballad playing

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Dial Records recordedArtist Ike Quebec
Riverside Records recordedArtist Ike Quebec
Ike Quebec name Ike Quebec
Bennie Green associatedAct Ike Quebec