Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet (actually Jean- Baptiste Jacquet, born October 31, 1922 in Broussard, Louisiana; † 22 July 2004 in New York City ) was a famous jazz musician. The tenor saxophonist was known for his stylish overarching ideas and compositions and played with almost every jazz and blues size of its time together.

He became famous in 1942 with his 80 -second solo on Lionel Hampton's Flying Home. Since 1981 he has performed with his own big band. Jacquet was considered one of the greatest saxophonists in jazz history. A wider audience, he became known in 1993, when he was together with the former U.S. president and amateur saxophonist Bill Clinton to the solemn inauguration of a duet. He gave his last concert on 16 July 2004 in New York; six days later he died of a heart attack.

Life

Jean -Baptiste " Illinois " Jacquet was the son of a Sioux Indian and a Creole railroad worker. The nickname " Illinois " was derived from the Indian word Illiniwek ( = superior man). His older brother was the trumpeter Russell Jacquet ( 1917-1990 ).

Jacquet began with three years as a tap dancer in his father's big band. Later, he was playing first drums, then saxophone. As a member of the Lionel Hampton Big Band played Jacquet, 1942 at the age of 19 in the song Flying Home solo in a whole new style. So other popular musicians were aware of him. In 1945, he jumped for Lester Young in the Count Basie band and took numerous hits with her on. In 1946, Jacquet his own band and started early with her on a world tour.

In 1983, he turned it into a large orchestra, with whom he toured for over 20 years by the U.S. and Europe. Jacquet also accompanied the likes of Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Jo Jones, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis.

To Jacquet -known works include Black Velvet, Robbin 's Nest and Port of Rico. His impulsiveness made ​​him a crowd puller of the world's Jazz at the Philharmonic tours. His life and work was in Arthur Elgorts documentation Texas Tenor 1992 - The Illinois Jacquet Story filmed. Among the performers is legendary bassist Ray Brown.

His grave is located in New York at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, next to the grave of Miles Davis.

Discography (selection)

  • 2004 Collates
  • 2004 Jacquet 's Street
  • 2002 The Man I Love
  • 1999 Birthday Party
  • 1996 Big Horn
  • 1994 His All Star New York band
  • 1988 Jacquet 's Got It!
  • 1980 JSP Jazz Sessions, Vol 1: New York
  • 1978 God Bless My Solo
  • 1976 On Jacquet 's Street
  • 1973 The Man I Love ( Black & Blue )
  • 1973 Blues from Louisiana
  • 1971 The Comeback
  • 1969 The Blues: That's Me!
  • 1969 The Soul Explosion
  • 1968 Illinois Jacquet on Prestige! Bottoms up
  • 1968 The King
  • 1968 Bottoms Up
  • 1968 How High the Moon
  • 1966 Go Power
  • 1966 Illinois Flies Again

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