Illinois Jacquet
Swing music, Musical Artist
1922 – 2004
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Who was Illinois Jacquet?
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.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1922
Broussard - Also known as
- Jacquet, Illinois
- Illinois Jaquet
- Illimous Jacquet
- Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet
- The King
- The Beast
- Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 22, 2004
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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