Ike Quebec - Bossa Nova Soul Samba (Remastered) (1962/2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist:

[3:12] 01. Ike Quebec - Loie (Remastered)
[3:06] 02. Ike Quebec - Lloro Tu Despedida (Remastered)
[5:43] 03. Ike Quebec - Goin' Home (Remastered)
[6:01] 04. Ike Quebec - Me 'N You (Remastered)
[3:45] 05. Ike Quebec - Liebestraum (Remastered)
[3:33] 06. Ike Quebec - Shu Shu (Remastered)
[5:24] 07. Ike Quebec - Blue Samba (Remastered)
[4:02] 08. Ike Quebec - Favela (Remastered)
[3:29] 09. Ike Quebec - Linda Flor (Remastered)
[3:36] 10. Ike Quebec - Loie (Alternate Take (Remastered)
[3:22] 11. Ike Quebec - Shu Shu (Alternate Take Remastered)

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
Total length: 00:45:07
Main artist: Ike Quebec
Label: RevOla
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Jump Blues, Bossa Nova
Hi-Res 24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo
1962 RevOla Records
2018 RevOla Records

his was veteran tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec's final recording as a leader. It was cut in October 1962 and produced by Alfred Lion a little more than three months before the saxophonist's death. Bossa Nova Soul Samba was recorded and released during the bossa nova craze, as Brazilian music was first brought to the attention of pop listeners via Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's smash hit with Tom Jobim's "Desafinado," on their Jazz Samba record for Verve in February. After that, seemingly everyone was making a bossa nova record. Quebec's effort is a bit unusual in that none of the musicians (guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Wendell Marshall, drummer Willie Bobo, and percussionist Garvin Masseaux) was associated with Brazilian (as opposed to Afro-Cuban) jazz before this, and that there isn't a single tune written by Jobim on the set. Quebec emphasizes warm, long tones (reminiscent of Coleman Hawkins in a romantic fashion), and his sidemen play light and appealing but nonetheless authoritative bossa rhythms. Standout tracks here include Burrell's own "Loie," which opens the disc, "Goin' Home," based on a tune by classical composer Antonin Dvorák and arranged by Quebec -- he does the same with "Liebestraum" two tunes later -- and the stunning "Favela," by the crack composing team of Joraci Camargo and Heckel Tavares. The result is high-quality melodic Brazilian dance music with Burrell shining in particular.


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