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

Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
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