Illinois Jacquet

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad." Although he was a pioneer of the honking tenor saxophone that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of early rock and roll, Jacquet was a skilled and melodic improviser, both on up-tempo tunes and ballads. He doubled on the bassoon, one of only a few jazz musicians to use the instrument.

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The Jacquet Files, Volume 10 (Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1987) - 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 9 (Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1987) - 2018-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 8 (Big Band Live at the Blue Note 1987) - 2018-06-22T00:00:00.000000Z

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