Blue & Sentimental


Blue & Sentimental is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded for Blue Note on December 16 & 23, 1961 and released the following year.

Background

The album features a quartet made up of Quebec, guitarist Grant Green, and rhythm section Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The album features rare rhythm guitar accompaniment by Green, who was more typically a soloist. The original LP release featured six tracks, and two additional titles were added to CD reissues starting in 1988. The track "Count Every Star" features a different group of backing musicians.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey calls Blue & Sentimental "a superbly sensuous blend of lusty blues swagger and achingly romantic ballads" and "a quiet, sorely underrated masterpiece".
In 2004, critic Richard Cook wrote that the album "might be Quebec's masterpiece".

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Blue and Sentimental" – 7:28
  2. "Minor Impulse" – 6:34
  3. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" – 7:04

Side 2

  1. "Blues for Charlie" – 6:48
  2. "Like" – 5:21
  3. "Count Every Star" – 6:16

1988 CD track listing

  1. "Blue and Sentimental" – 7:28
  2. "Minor Impulse" – 6:34
  3. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" – 7:04
  4. "Blues for Charlie" – 6:48
  5. "Like" – 5:21
  6. "That Old Black Magic" – 4:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "It's All Right with Me" – 6:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Count Every Star" – 6:16
''Recorded on December 16 and December 23, 1961.''

Personnel

Musicians

December 16, 1961

December 23, 1961 ("Count Every Star")

Technical personnel