Ike Quebec

The Profile

Ike Quebec was an American tenor saxophonist associated with Blue Note Records, noted for a warm, blues-inflected tone and late-1950s/early-1960s recordings with players such as Grant Green, Jimmy Smith and Paul Chambers. He died in 1963.

Quebec worked with bandleaders including Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge and Cab Calloway in the 1940s, later joined Blue Note where he recorded and helped relaunch careers. The review on DeBaser notes his 1961 album Blue & Sentimental and credits rhythm section contributions from Paul Chambers and Joe Jones. He died in 1963.

DeBaser hosts a single review of Ike Quebec's Blue & Sentimental by Pinhead No More. The review praises the album as an accessible, bluesy entry point to jazz, highlights collaborations with Grant Green and a rhythm section including Paul Chambers and Joe Jones, and situates Quebec's late-career Blue Note work before his death in 1963.