| Heavy Soul | ||||
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| Released | Mid March 1962 [1] | |||
| Recorded | November 26, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 48:47 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84093 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Ike Quebec chronology | ||||
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Heavy Soul is the debut album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec, recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ [5] |
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". [3]
All compositions by Ike Quebec except as indicated
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