COMPLETE BLUE NOTE IKE QUEBEC & JOHN HARDEE-MOSAIC LPs
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This Auction is for The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings Of Ike Quebec And John Hardee - 4 LP Box Set Limited Edition of 5,000 (Out of Print) in Very Good/Near Mint Condition.
"This limited-edition four-LP box set from Mosaic has all of the early Blue Note recordings of tenors John Hardee and Ike Quebec. The little-known three sessions from Hardee are all from 1946 (one is under the leadership of guitarist Tiny Grimes) and find him in top form on a variety of swing-based originals, along with a few standards. In addition to Grimes, the sidemen include trombonist Trummy Young, guitarist Jimmy Shirley, and pianists Marlowe Morris and Sammy Benskin. Hardee would eventually settle in Texas as a full-time educator. In contrast, Ike Quebec, who is showcased on five dates (including 11 previously unissued performances), would achieve a bit of fame (his recordings of "Blue Harlem" and "If I Had You" gained some attention) before drugs forced him off the scene in the 1950s; he would make a brief comeback in the early '60s prior to his premature death. Quebec's early Blue Note dates are superior examples of small-group swing and have solo space for some notable stars: guitarist Tiny Grimes; pianist Ram Ramirez; trumpeters Jonah Jones, Buck Clayton, and Shad Collins; and trombonists Tyree Glenn and Keg Johnson." Scott Yanow
Along with four audiophile vinyl records, this set includes a 16-page booklet with commentary and music analysis by Michael Cuscuna and Dan Morgenstern as well as photos from the original sessions and elsewhere.
A great opportunity to own such a rare, out-of-print LIMITED EDITION LP COLLECTION.
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