From Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs
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From Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs is a compilation album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec
, released in 2000 on Blue Note
. The album compiles eight jukebox-oriented pieces recorded by Quebec in his first Blue Note session, which, coincidentally, would become the last Blue Note session ever recorded at the original Hackensack facility. Indeed, Van Gelder thenceforth moved his studio to the more professional and spacious Englewood Cliffs
building. The album also features two additional pieces recorded at the new location.
The first eight tracks are also available on the more recent The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions
.
Ike Quebec
Ike Quebec was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. His surname is pronounced KYOO-bek.Critic Alex Henderson wrote, "Though he was never an innovator, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and easily recognizable, and he was quite consistent when it came to down-home blues, sexy...
, released in 2000 on Blue Note
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
. The album compiles eight jukebox-oriented pieces recorded by Quebec in his first Blue Note session, which, coincidentally, would become the last Blue Note session ever recorded at the original Hackensack facility. Indeed, Van Gelder thenceforth moved his studio to the more professional and spacious Englewood Cliffs
Van Gelder Studio
The Van Gelder Studio is a recording studio located at 445 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It was set up in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder and has been used to record many albums released by major jazz labels such as Verve Records, Blue Note, Prestige and CTI Records.-Background:After having...
building. The album also features two additional pieces recorded at the new location.
The first eight tracks are also available on the more recent The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions
The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions
The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions is a compilation album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec. The album focuses on Quebec's 45 RPMs recorded throughout his short career between 1959 and 1962. It was first issued on Mosaic MR3/MD2-121 in 1988, then re-released on a now out-of-print Blue Note CD in...
.
Track listing
All compositions by Ike Quebec, unless otherwise noted.- "A Light Reprieve" - 4:39
- "Buzzard Lope" - 6:17
- "Blue Monday" (Fisher, Sharp, Singleton) - 5:05
- "Zonky" (Edwin Swanston) - 4:34
- "Later for the Rock" - 4:37
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) - 4:19
- "Dear John" - 6:53
- "Blue Friday" (Swanston) - 5:05
- "Cry Me a River" (Hamilton) - 6:40 previously unissued
- "Uptight" - 5:04 previously unissued
Personnel
- Ike QuebecIke QuebecIke Quebec was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. His surname is pronounced KYOO-bek.Critic Alex Henderson wrote, "Though he was never an innovator, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and easily recognizable, and he was quite consistent when it came to down-home blues, sexy...
- tenor saxophone - Edwin Swanston - organ
- Clifton "Skeeter" BestSkeeter BestClifton "Skeeter" Best was an American jazz guitarist.Best played in Philadelphia from 1935 to 1940, recording with Slim Marshall and Erskine Hawkins. In 1940 he joined Earl Hines's orchestra, playing with him until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942. After the war he played with Bill Johnson from...
- guitar - Charles "Sonny" Wellesley - bass
- Les Jenkins - drums