Heavy Soul is the debut album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec, recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note Records discography accessed October 29, 2010
Reception
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".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed October 14, 2010
Track listing All compositions by Ike Quebec except as indicated
"Acquitted" - 5:38 "Just One More Chance" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 5:50 "Que's Dilemma" - 4:29 "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg) - 5:28 "The Man I Love" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:31 "Heavy Soul" - 6:51 "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 5:22 "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 2:44 "Blues for Ike" (Roach) - 5:54 Bonus track on CD
Personnel Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone Freddie Roach - organ (tracks 1–7 & 9) Milt Hinton - bass Al Harewood - drums (tracks 1–7 & 9)
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