It Might as Well Be Spring (Ike Quebec album)

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It Might as Well Be Spring
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Studio album by
Ike Quebec
ReleasedMid July 1964 [1]
RecordedDecember 9, 1961
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length35:49
Label Blue Note
BST 84105
Producer Alfred Lion
Ike Quebec chronology
Heavy Soul
(1961)		It Might as Well Be Spring
(1964)		 Blue & Sentimental
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
DownBeat Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

It Might as Well Be Spring is an album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. [5]

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Ike Quebec recorded another winning hard bop album with It Might As Well Be Spring. In many ways, the record is a companion piece to Heavy Soul . Since the two albums were recorded so close together, it's not surprising that there a number of stylistic similarities, but there are subtle differences to savor. The main distinction between the two dates is that It Might As Well Be Spring is a relaxed, romantic date composed of standards. It provides Quebec with ample opportunity to showcase his rich, lyrical ballad style, and he shines throughout the album". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ike Quebec except where noted

  1. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 6:22
  2. "A Light Reprieve" - 5:25
  3. "Easy - Don't Hurt" - 6:08
  4. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 5:57
  5. "Ol' Man River" (Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 6:37
  6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 5:20

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Billboard July 25, 1964
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, S. T. Review accessed October 29, 2010
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1186. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ DownBeat review, August 27, 1964, p. 28
  5. ↑ Blue Note Records discography accessed October 29, 2010
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