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.

Misty Noir, Vol. 3 - Late Night Jazz - 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000000Z

40's Stomps - 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

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

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 7: Big Band Live at the Blue Note 1987 - 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol.6 (Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1986) - 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Signs of Life - 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 4 (Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1987) - 2018-02-17T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol, 3 (Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1987) - 2018-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 5 (Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1987) - 2018-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 2 (Big Band Rehearsal 1986) - 2017-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

The Jacquet Files, Vol. 1: Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1986 - 2017-09-29T00:00:00.000000Z

All that Jazz, Vol. 88: Sax-Empathy – Illinois Jacquet & Friends in Studio and on Stage (Remastered 2017) - 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Big Band Live in Berlin, 1987 - 2014-02-28T00:00:00.000000Z

The Top 50 Jazztunes - 2013-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z

The Aladdin Records Story - 2011-05-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Jacquet Jumps - 2011-05-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Jacquet's Street (Nice, France 1976) - 2008-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Bottoms Up - 2007-10-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Jacquet's Got It - 2005-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Bosses Of The Ballad: Illinois Jacquet Plays Cole Porter - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Jumpin' at Apollo - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Loot to Boot - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hamp The Legendary Decca Recordings Of Lionel Hampton - 1996-03-12T00:00:00.000000Z