Illinois Jacquet
Born:
10/31/1922
City:
Broussard
Region:
Louisiana
Country:
USA
Died:
07/22/2004
Years Active:
1941-2004
Genre(s):
Instruments:
Bassoon, Sax
Associated Artists:
Image Credit:
William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
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Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. 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.
Discography
 Released: 1963 |
 Released: 1964 |
 Released: 1964 |
 Released: 1983 |
