The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions AAPB092-45 spearheaded by Q-Tip and Ali

spearheaded by Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad

perseverance

Among the great moments in the career of Blossom Dearie

with different guest artists joining across the session

and highly enjoyable live set of hard bop featuring Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone

The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions AAPB092-45 spearheaded by Q-Tip and AliThe Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions gathers the remarkable recordings made by Ike Quebec between 1959 and 1962. Having first worked with Blue Note in the 1940s as both a recording artist and talent scout, Quebecs career was interrupted by personal struggles before he was reintroduced to listeners through a run of 45rpm singles in 1959. These sides revealed a saxophonist in peak form, his rich, unhurried tone perfectly suited to ballads, blues, and hard