LP - Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl. Original album with 2 Bonus Tracks.
This was one of the best of the very few collaborative sessions recorded by the legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green with tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec. Blue Note executive Alfred Lion was always fond of Quebec's music, but was unsure how audiences would respond to the saxophonist after a decade of low visibility. Quebec's comeback, however, was cut short by his death from lung cancer on January 16, 1963. The wonderful band featured here is completed by pianist Sonny Clark (who also died prematurely in 1963), bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Louis Hayes.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Someday My Prince Will Come
2. Born To Be Blue
3. If I Should Lose You
4. Cool Blues*
Side B
1. Back In Your Own Backyard
2. My One And Only Love
3. Count Every Star
4. Born To Be Blue [Alternate Take]*
* = Bonus Tracks
GRANT GREEN: guitar
IKE QUEBEC: tenor sax
SONNY CLARK: piano
SAM JONES: bass
LOUIS HAYES: drums
Sessions recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and produced by Alfred Lion.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, March 1, 1962.