Ike Quebec

Ike Abrams Quebec (August 17, 1918 – January 16, 1963) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

He began his career in the big band era of the 1940s, then fell from prominence for a time. Due in part to struggles with heroin addiction (but also due to the fading popularity of the big bands), Quebec recorded only sporadically during the 1950s, though he still performed regularly. He kept abreast of new developments in jazz, and his later playing incorporated elements of hard bop, bossa nova, and soul jazz.

In 1959, he began what amounted to a comeback with a series of albums on the Blue Note label. Quebec's comeback sadly was short-lived; it was ended by his death in January 1963, at the age of 44.