Ike Quebec 45 Sessions Being Reissued - Vinyl & CD

[JSngry]

That Davis trio of the early 50's with Floyd Smith and Chris Columbus seems to have been pretty popular in it's day. What I've been able to hear of them has certainly been fun!

Hell, Duke carried him in the band for a little bit!

 

[Dub Modal]

On 10/29/2025 at 10:06 PM, JSngry said:

That Davis trio of the early 50's with Floyd Smith and Chris Columbus seems to have been pretty popular in it's day. What I've been able to hear of them has certainly been fun!

Hell, Duke carried him in the band for a little bit!

 

That was really good. I don't know who the drum and bass players are but damn. 

Listening to this set now via the BN Connoisseur CDs, specifically the tracks with Edwin Swanston right now. Looks like he recorded a whole lot more on the piano. His organ playing is good and heavily blues based, at least on these tracks. His write up on discogs makes it sound like he was a good dude. 

[JSngry]

Rufus Jones in drums. Bassist was either Victor Gaskin or Joe Benjamin.

[Holy Ghost]

On 10/27/2025 at 12:51 PM, Peter Friedman said:

So to refer to jazz organists as sounding like Roller Rink Roly Poly organists is, in my view far far from accurate.

Peter,

My fault. I did not express specifically what I meant by hoaky "roller-rink" organists. On Quebec's 45 sessions, it does have that hoaky "roller-rink" organ sound, but by no means, did I mean to include, group, catergorize or generalize other organists within the organ genre, such as Larry Young, Lonnie Smith, or John Patton, who don't sound like hoaky roller-rink organists whatsoever! Just Edwin Swanston, Sir Charles Thompson, and Earl Van Dyke do sound like hoaky roller-rink organists. My opinion, of course.

Hope that clarifies my postion.

HG

 

 

Edited Friday at 08:36 AM by Holy Ghost

[Big Beat Steve]

2 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Just Edwin Swanston, Sir Charles Thompson, and Earl Van Dyke do sound like hoaky roller-rink organists.

I guess I'll have to search high and low among my LPs by Sir Charles Thompson to see if he is on organ there somewhere so as to find out what you mean by that "roller rink" sound. 
Sorry if this sounds blunt, but that's a connotation that does not mean much over here in "Yurp". Fairground organ sounds, maybe?

Edited Friday at 11:02 AM by Big Beat Steve

[mikeweil]

I highly recommended the two vokumes on Ocium with early, mostly Okeh trecordings o f Wild Bill Davis. Much fun to listen to.

[Holy Ghost]

On 10/27/2025 at 12:51 PM, Peter Friedman said:

So to refer to jazz organists as sounding like Roller Rink Roly Poly organists is, in my view far far from accurate.

I'm sorry Peter,

My fault. I did not express specifically what I meant by "roller-rink" organists. On Quebec's 45 sessions, it does have that hoaky "roller-rink" organ sound, but by no means, did I mean to include, group, catergorize or generalize other organists within that genre, such as Larry Young, Lonnie Smith, or John Patton, who don't sound roller-rink hoaky whatsoever! Just Edwin Swanston, Sir Charles Thompson, and Earl Van Dyke do!

Hope that clarifies my postion more.

HG

 

 

Wow, something hooky-dinky going on here, thought I already posted this post.

Anyway, I also believe Freddie Roach's sound is a little rolly-rinky as I juxtapose Freddie's sound to Larry Young's. Wow, what a contrast!

[danasgoodstuff]

I have this material on Mosaic and enjoy it.  I'm disappointed but not surprised that they missed those two tracks again.  I would never describe organ in general as 'hockey', and would be reticent to even use that term for any particular keyboard sound.  The anti-organ prejudice evident in old liner notes is stunning. Roller rinks, ballparks, and churches are all just another part of life to be enjoyed and referenced in art as needed.  Since the sessions with Earl Van Dyke were shared with Fred Jackson, that might be an interesting way to reissue them:

Fred Jackson Quartet

Fred Jackson, tenor sax; Earl Van Dyke as Earl Vandyke, organ; Willie Jones, guitar; Wilbert Hogan, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 5, 1962

tk.4	Dippin' In The Bag	Blue Note 45-1842, BLP 4094
tk.11	That's Where It's At	Blue Note BLP 4094
tk.12	Easin' On Down	Blue Note 45-1843, BLP 4094
tk.13	Southern Exposure	Blue Note 45-1844, BLP 4094
tk.20	Preach Brother	Blue Note 45-1843, BLP 4094
tk.22	Hootin' 'N Tootin'	Blue Note 45-1842, BLP 4094
tk.24	Way Down Home	Blue Note BLP 4094

* Blue Note BLP 4094, BST 84094   Fred Jackson - Hootin' 'N Tootin'   1962
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21819 2 7   -   1998
* Blue Note 45-1842   Fred Jackson - Dippin' In The Bag / Hootin' 'N Tootin'   1962
* Blue Note 45-1843   Fred Jackson - Easin' On Down / Preach Brother   1962
* Blue Note 45-1844   Fred Jackson - Southern Exposure Parts 1 & 2   not released

Ike Quebec Quartet

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Earl Van Dyke as Earl Vandyke, organ; Willie Jones, guitar; Wilbert Hogan, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 5, 1962

tk.28	Intermezzo	Blue Note 45-1840, LT-1052
tk.32	But Not For Me	Blue Note 45-1841, LT-1052
tk.34	All The Way	-
tk.37	All Of Me	Blue Note 45-1840, LT-1052

* Blue Note LT-1052   Ike Quebec - With A Song In My Heart   1980
= Mosaic MR3-121, MD2-121   The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec   1987
* Blue Note 45-1840   Ike Quebec - Intermezzo / All Of Me   1962
* Blue Note 45-1841   Ike Quebec - All The Way / But Not For Me   not released

Ike Quebec Quintet

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Earl Van Dyke as Earl Vandyke, organ; Willie Jones, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 13, 1962

tk.3	How Long Has This Been Going On	Blue Note LT-1052
tk.6	What Is There To Say	-
	Gone With The Wind	rejected
tk.15	Imagination	Blue Note LT-1052
tk.24	With A Song In My Heart	-
tk.27	There Is No Greater Love	-
	Be My Love	rejected

* Blue Note LT-1052   Ike Quebec - With A Song In My Heart   1980
= Mosaic MR3-121, MD2-121   The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec   1987

Fred Jackson Sextet

Fred Jackson, tenor sax; Earl Van Dyke as Earl Vandyke, organ; Willie Jones, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums; unknown, congas, shaker.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 9, 1962

tk.9	Minor Exposure	Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21819 2 7
tk.18	Little Freddie	-
tk.19	Teena	-
tk.23	Mr. B.J.	-
tk.30	Stretchin' Out	-
tk.33	Egypt Land	-
tk.35	On The Spot	-

* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21819 2 7   Fred Jackson - Hootin' 'N Tootin'   1998

 

[JSngry]

This doesn't sound like any kind of jazz organ to me: