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Born: October 31, 1922 in Boussard, LA
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's
Died: July 22, 2004 in Queens, New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the great tenors, Illinois Jacquet's 1942 &"Flying Home" solo is considered the first R&B sax solo, and spawned a full generation of younger tenors (including Joe Houston and Big Jay McNeely) who built their careers from his style, and ...More >>

Discography: 2007 New York Sessions 2004 Collates 2003 Live at Schaffhausen: March 1978 2002 Man I Love 2002 Flying Home [Proper] More >>

Filmograpy:

1991	Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story
1991	Masters of American Music: The Story of Jazz

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Member Of: Emmett Berry's Hot Six More >> Similar Artists: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Gene Ammons Willis "Gator" Jackson Arnett Cobb Stanley Turrentine More >>

Influenced By: Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Jimmy Rushing Pete Brown Eddie Durham More >> Followers: Plas Johnson Houston Person Ed Wiley, Jr. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Hal Singer More >>

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