It Might as Well Be Spring
by Ike Quebec
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1964
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 35:20
- Community rating: 4/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released posthumously, tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec performs a late-career session composed entirely of slow, romantic ballads. His breathy, vibrato-heavy tone is supported by Freddie Roach's minimalist organ accompaniment, placing the record firmly in the relaxed tradition of early soul-jazz.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, melodic, soulful, saxophone, ballad, velvety, groove-laden
Tracklist
- It Might As Well Be Spring (6:15)
- A Light Reprieve (5:19)
- Easy, Don't Hurt (6:03)
- Lover Man (5:53)
- Ol' Man River (6:30)
- Willow Weep For Me (5:19)
Credits
- Ike Quebec - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Milt Hinton - double bass
- Al Harewood - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by [recording by]
- Nat Hentoff - liner notes
- Freddie Roach - organ
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Rodgers & Hammerstein - written-by
- Roger Ramirez - written-by
- Hammerstein-Kern - written-by
- Ann Ronell - written-by