Illinois Jacquet

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. 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 31, 1922 (Broussard), Died July 22, 2004 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, leader, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-34 of 34 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	70773	10-in.	5/26/1942	Flying home	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	70774	10-in.	5/26/1942	In the bag	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74386		12/23/1947	I've got a feeling I'm fallin'	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74387		12/23/1947	You turned the tables on me	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74392		12/23/1947	I cried and cried and cried	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74393		12/23/1947	Robbins nest	The Day Dreamers ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74590		8/20/1948	It's too soon to know-1	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	74591		8/20/1948	I can't go on without you	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	102879		7/12/1957	It's too soon to know	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 26-34 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jacquet, Illinois," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323040.

Jacquet, Illinois. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323040.

"Jacquet, Illinois." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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