It Might as Well Be Spring (Ike Quebec album)

It Might as Well Be Spring
It Might as Well Be Spring
Studio album by Ike Quebec
Released	Mid July 1964
Recorded	December 9, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:49
Label	Blue Note; BST 84105
Producer	Alfred Lion
Ike Quebec chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

It Might as Well Be Spring is an album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.^[4]

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

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

Personnel[]

Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone
Freddie Roach - organ
Milt Hinton - bass
Al Harewood - drums

References[]

^ Billboard July 25, 1964
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, S. T. Review accessed October 29, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1186. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Blue Note Records discography accessed October 29, 2010

[1] Billboard July 25, 1964

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, S. T. Review accessed October 29, 2010

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1186. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Blue_Note_discography-4] Blue Note Records discography accessed October 29, 2010

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show v t Ike Quebec
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	From Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs (1959) The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions (1959) Blue & Sentimental (1961) Heavy Soul (1961) It Might as Well Be Spring (1961) Easy Living (1962) Soul Samba (1962)
With others	Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Leapin' and Lopin' (Sonny Clark, 1961) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Latin Bit (Grant Green, 1962) My Hour of Need (Dodo Greene, 1962)

show v t Freddie Roach
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Down to Earth (1962) Good Move! (1963) Mo' Greens Please (1963) Brown Sugar (1964) All That's Good (1964) The Freddie Roach Soul Book (1966) Mocha Motion! (1967) My People (Soul People) (1967)
With others	Heavy Soul (Ike Quebec, 1961) It Might as Well Be Spring (Ike Quebec, 1961) Thunderbird (Willis Jackson, 1962) I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)