Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee Mosaic 4 LPs

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The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee (Mosaic 4-LP box set)

Two big-toned tenor saxophonists are presented here in their heydays, which was the era of the swingtet: hard-driving small groups that emerged when the big bands were on the wane. Quebec, influenced by Hawkins and Webster, active on the NYC club scene, convinced Blue Note to move past trad and boogie-woogie - and to record him first in the more modern idiom. (He then got it to record Monk.) Texas-born Hardee, by contrast, influenced by Chu Berry, had but a moment on the scene. He made the most of it with his small-group sessions, though, and Mosaic rescued his soulful sound from obscurity, managing to pay him this tribute while he was still alive. This set is among its earliest, from its Santa Monica era.

Personnel: Ike Quebec or John Hardee (ts) with, variously: Buck Clayton, Jonah Jones (t); Tyree Glenn, Trummy Young (tb); Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford (b); Sid Catlett, J. C. Heard (d).

Condition: LPs are N–. See detailed grading descriptions for LPs at end of this listing.

Box cover photo in very good condition; front of box has minor wear, back cover has a small split. Box inside is clean, tooled silver-lettering on spine pristine. Large-format booklet is mint, with small photos of many of the sidemusicians - and one taken by Milt Hinton. LPs, all in their original, rice-paper sleeves, were played twice (the Hardee's, once). My limited-edition copy was hand-numbered by Mosaic, as it gave it to me to review.

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Note on condition:  I grade records visually. Following are the definitions of the grading that I use:

N A record known to be new.  This includes factory sealed records.
N-   A record that's known or assumed to have been played. May have some surface scuff marks from removing and reinserting record in sleeve. May have slight spindle wear. Otherwise, appears same as N in all respects.
VG++ More handling marks visible than on N-, but should play like a new record.
VG+ No more than a few minor scratches or marks which are audible.  Such scratches or other defects will usually be described in specific detail.  Record will usually not have any groove wear.
VG More than a few minor audible defects, but no steady noise.  No appreciable groove wear.