Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American

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tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "

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", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. Although he was a pioneer of the honking

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that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of early

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, Jacquet was a skilled and melodic improviser, both on up-tempo tunes and ballads. He doubled on the

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, one of only a few jazz musicians to use the instrument.

Early life

Jacquet's parents were

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, named Marguerite Trahan and Gilbert Jacquet,The Sons and Daughters of Jean Baptiste Jacquet (1995) When he was an infant, his family moved from Louisiana to

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, and he was raised there as one of six siblings. His father was a part-time bandleader. As a child he performed in his father's band, primarily on the

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. His older brother Russell Jacquet played trumpet and his other brother Linton played drums. At 15, Jacquet began playing with the Milton Larkin Orchestra, a Houston-area dance band. In 1939, he moved to

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, where he met

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. Jacquet would sit in with the trio on occasion. In 1940, Cole introduced Jacquet to

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

who had returned to California and was putting together a big band. Hampton wanted to hire Jacquet, but asked the young Jacquet to switch to

Career

In 1942, at age 19, Jacquet soloed on the Hampton Orchestra's recording of "

", one of the first times a honking tenor sax was heard on record. The record became a hit. The song immediately became the climax for the live shows and Jacquet became exhausted from having to "bring down the house" every night. The solo was built to weave in and out of the arrangement and continued to be played by every saxophone player who followed Jacquet in the band, including Arnett Cobb and

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

, who achieved almost as much attention as Jacquet in playing it. It is one of the few jazz solos to have been memorized and played very much the same way by everyone who played the song. He left the Hampton band in 1943 and joined

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's Orchestra. Jacquet appeared with Calloway's band in Lena Horne's movie '' Stormy Weather'' (1943). In the earlier years of Jacquet's career, his brother Linton Jacquet managed him on the chitlin circuit Linton's daughter, Brenda Jacquet-Ross, sang in jazz venues in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s to early 2000s, with a band called the Mondo Players. In 1944, Jacquet returned to California and started a small band with his brother Russell and a young

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. It was at this time that he appeared in the

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-nominated short film ''

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'' with

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. He also appeared at the first

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concert. In 1946, he moved to New York City, and joined the

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orchestra, replacing

. In 1952, Jacquet co-wrote "Just When We're Falling in Love" (Jacquet (m), Sir Charles Thompson (m), S. K. "Bob" Russell (l)). Jacquet continued to perform (mostly in Europe) in small groups through the 1960s and 1970s. He led the Illinois Jacquet Big Band from 1981 until his death. Illinois Jacquet at Meer Jazz Festival 1998 - 08

Illinois Jacquet at Meer Jazz Festival 1998 - 08

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Jacquet became the first jazz musician to be an artist-in-residence at

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, in 1983.Schudel, Matt (July 24, 2004
"Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet Dies"
''The Washington Post''. He played " C-Jam Blues" with President

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on the

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lawn during Clinton's inaugural ball in 1993. Jacquet's final performance was on July 16, 2004, at the Lincoln Center in New York.

Personal life

Jacquet was first married to Jacqueline Jacquet. His marriage to socialite Barbara Jacquet ended in divorce. They had a daughter, Pamela Jacquet Davis. Illinois Jacquet gravesite

Jacquet died in the home he shared with his long time partner, Carol Scherick, in

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, of a heart attack on July 22, 2004. He was 81 years old. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City.

Influence

His solos of the early and mid-1940s and his performances at the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series, influenced

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and

saxophone style, but also continue to be heard in jazz. His honking and screeching emphasized the lower and higher registers of the tenor saxophone. Despite a superficial rawness, the style is heard in jazz players like Arnett Cobb, who also became known for playing "Flying Home" with Hampton, as well as Sonny Rollins,

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and

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Activism

Jacquet pushed back against

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laws in Houston. After booking his band to play at the

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, he protested against management's rule that African Americans should enter the premises through an alley door. He issued an ultimatum: either allow his all-black orchestra to access the hotel through the main entrance or he would cancel the engagement. The Rice Hotel agreed to suspend the Jim Crow rule for Jacquet's band. After leaving Houston to tour the United States and several other countries, Jacquet contemplated the manner in which he would return: Jazz producer

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, who had been a social activist himself, made arrangements for the star-studded Philharmonic band to play an engagement at Houston's Music Hall on October 5, 1955. Jacquet played saxophone, accompanying

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

, Dizzy Gillespie,

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, and

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. Granz and Jacquet collaborated to eliminate Jim Crow customs from the event. There were no advanced sales of tickets, while Granz removed all of the "white" and "black" signs which indicated segregated facilities within the venue and hired some off-duty Houston police officers for security. The band played before a non-segregated audience, though not completely free of trouble. Despite Granz's precaution, five officers of the Houston Vice Squad stormed Ella Fitzgerald's dressing room with firearms drawn. Jacquet and Gillespie were playing dice games, which the Vice Squad used as a pretext for arresting Jacquet, Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and her assistant. This was a performance within a performance, however, as the quartet was whisked to the police station, where there were waiting photographers. After paying their fines, they all returned to the Music Hall where the band played the second set with the audience none the wiser.

Memorial

In 2008, The Chapel of the Sisters in

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was restored and re-dedicated as the Illinois Jacquet Performance Space on the grounds of York College in Jamaica, Queens.

Discography

As leader

* 1951 ''Battle Of The Saxes'' (Aladdin LP-701 0" – with

* 1951 ''Illinois Jacquet: Collates'' (Mercury/Clef MGC-112 0" * 1952 ''Illinois Jacquet: Collates, No. 2'' (Mercury/Clef MGC-129 0" * 1953 ''Jazz By Jacquet'' (Clef MGC-167 0" * 1953 ''Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet'' (Clef MGC-622) * 1954 ''Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax'' (Aladdin LP-708 0" Aladdin LP-803 el. 1956 Imperial LP-9184/LP-12184

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* 1954 '' The Kid and the Brute'' (Clef MGC-680; Verve MGV-8065) – with

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* 1955 ''Illinois Jacquet'' eptet(Clef MGC-676; Verve MGV-8061) – with

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* 1956 ''Jazz Moode'' (Clef MGC-700; Verve MGV-8084) compilation of MGC-112, MGC-129, MGC-622 * 1956 ''Port Of Rico'' (Clef MGC-701; Verve MGV-8085) compilation of MGC-129, MGC-167, MGC-622 * 1956 '' Groovin' with Jacquet'' (Clef MGC-702; Verve MGV-8086) compilation of MGC-112, MGC-129, MGC-167, MGC-622 * 1956 '' Swing's the Thing'' (Clef MGC-750; Verve MGV-8023) -note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10228) * 1959 ''Illinois Jacquet Flies Again'' (Roulette SR-52035) -note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10229) * 1962 ''Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra'' (Epic BA-17033) – with

Roy Eldridge David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from ...

-note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10229) * 1963 '' The Message'' (Argo LPS-722) – with

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

-note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10230) * 1964 '' Desert Winds'' (Argo LPS-735) – with Kenny Burrell -note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10230) * 1964 ''

Bosses of the Ballad ''Bosses of the Ballad'' (subtitled ''Illinois Jacquet and Strings Play Cole Porter'') is an album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in 1964 and released on the Argo label featuring Cole Porter compositions performed by Jacquet and an orches ...

: Illinois Jacquet And Strings Play

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'' (Argo LPS-746) -note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10231) * 1965 ''

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'' (Argo LPS-754) -note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10231) * 1966 ''

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'' ecorded live at 'Lennie's On-The-Turnpike' in West Peabody, MA(Cadet LPS-773) – with

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-note: reissued on CD in 2005 by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10232) * 1968 '' Bottoms Up: Illinois Jacquet On Prestige!'' (Prestige PR-7575) (CD reissue: Original Jazz Classics OJC-417) * 1968 '' The King!'' (Prestige PR-7597) (CD reissue: Original Jazz Classics OJC-849) * 1969 '' The Soul Explosion'' (Prestige PR-7629) (CD reissue: Original Jazz Classics OJC-674) * 1969 ''

The Blues; That's Me! ''The Blues; That's Me!'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1969, and released on the Prestige label.

'' (Prestige PR-7731) – with

Tiny Grimes Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a rec ...

(CD reissue: Original Jazz Classics OJC-614) * 1971 ''Genius At Work! (Recorded Live At The Ronnie Scott Club, London)'' (Black Lion BL-146) -note: reissued on CD as ''The Comeback'' (Black Lion BLCD-760160) * 1973 ''Volume 1: Jazz At Town Hall'' (J.R.C. Records 11433) – with Arnett Cobb * 1973 ''The Blues From Louisiana'' (J.R.C. Records 11433; Classic Jazz CJ-???) -note: this is a reissue of ''Jazz At Town Hall'' * 1973 ''Illinois Jacquet With

Wild Bill Davis Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electric organ recordings and for his tenure with t ...

'' (Disques Black And Blue 33.044; Classic Jazz CJ-112 el. 1978 -note: reissued on CD as ''The Man I Love'' ( Black & Blue BB-865) * 1973 ''Illinois Jacquet With Wild Bill Davis, Vol. 2'' (Disques Black And Blue 33.082) * 1974 ''Illinois Jacquet With Milt And Jo'' (Disques Black And Blue 33.070) – with Milt Buckner, Jo Jones -note: reissued on CD as ''Bottoms Up'' (Black & Blue BB-893) * 1975 ''Volume 2: Birthday Party'' (J.R.C. Records 11434) – with James Moody -note: reissued on CD in 1999 by Groove Note Records * 1976 ''Here Comes Freddy'' (Sonet SNTF-714) – with

Howard McGhee Howard McGhee (March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987) was one of the first American bebop jazz trumpeters, with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingering and high notes. He had an influence on younger beb ...

(CD reissue: Sonet SNTCD-714) * 1976 ''Jacquet's Street'' (Disques Black And Blue 33.112; Classic Jazz CJ-146

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(CD reissue: Black & Blue BB-972) * 1978 ''God Bless My Solo'' (Disques Black And Blue 33.167) (CD reissue: Black & Blue BB-941) * 1982 ''The Cool Rage'' LP compilation that also includes 4 previously unreleased tracks from 1958 with Wild Bill Davis and Kenny Burrell(Verve VE2-2544) -note: the 4 tracks from the 1958 session are reissued on CD by Lone Hill Jazz (LHJ-10228) * 1983 ''Jazz At The Philharmonic: Blues In Chicago 1955'' (Verve 815155) – with

, Herb Ellis * 1988 ''Jacquet's Got It!'' (Atlantic 81816) * 1988 ''The Black Velvet Band'' ecorded 1947-1950(Bluebird/RCA 6571-1-RB) * 1989 ''Banned In Boston'' (Portrait/CBS RJ-44391) -note: this is a reissue of ''Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra'' (BA-17033) * 1991 ''Loot To Boot'' (LRC

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9034) -note: this is a reissue of ''The Last Blues Album, Volume 1'' (Groove Merchant GM-3303) with 3 tracks from ''Illinois Jacquet With Wild Bill Davis'' (Classic Jazz CJ-112) added on. * 1994 ''Flying Home: The Best Of The Verve Years'' (Verve 521644) * 1994 ''Jazz At The Philharmonic: The First Concert'' ecorded 1944(Verve 521646) – with Nat "King" Cole, Les Paul, J. J. Johnson * 1994 ''Illinois Jacquet And His All Star New York Band'' ecorded 1980(JSP 212) * 1996 ''The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-1950'' ll his Philo/Aladdin, Apollo, ARA, Savoy, and RCA Victor material(Mosaic MD4-0165) -4-CD box set * 2002 ''The Illinois Jacquet Story'' ecorded 1944-1951(Proper BOX 49) -4-CD box set * 2002 ''Jumpin' At Apollo'' ecorded 1945-1947(Delmark DE-538) * 2003 ''Live At Schaffhausen, Switzerland: March 18, 1978'' (Storyville Records; UPC: 4526180360506) * 2006 ''Swingin' Live With Illinois Jacquet: His Final Performance'' ecorded 2004(Jacquet Records; UPC: 837101208147) -2CD * 2013 ''Toronto 1947'' (Uptown Records; UPC: 026198277321) – with

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* 2014 ''Live In Berlin 1987'' (Squatty Roo Records; UPC: 686647021204) * 2014 ''Live In Burghausen 1996'' (Squatty Roo Records; UPC: 686647022102)

As sideman

With

*'' String Along with Basie'' (Roulette, 1960) *''

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'' (Dot, 1967) With

*''

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*''

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*'' The Last Blues Album Volume 1'' (Groove Merchant, 1974) With Sonny Stitt *''

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'' (Roulette, 1966) With

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*''

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"Illinois Jacquet: King Of The Screeching Tenor"
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External links

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