Illinois Jacquet

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Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his powerful, blues-infused solos and pioneering role in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll saxophone styles.

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Illinois Jacquet canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
associatedAct Arnett Cobb
Buddy Tate
Cab Calloway
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Jo Jones
Lionel Hampton
Roy Eldridge
awardReceived NEA Jazz Masters Award
surface form: Jazz Master (NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship)
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-10-31
dateOfDeath 2004-07-22
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Luc Jacquet
surface form: Jacquet
fullName Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet
gender male
genre bebop
jazz
jump blues
rhythm and blues
swing
givenName Jean-Baptiste
influenced Arnett Cobb
Buddy Tate
early rock and roll saxophone
rhythm and blues saxophone style
influencedBy Coleman Hawkins
Lester Young
instrument alto saxophone
bassoon
tenor saxophone
led Illinois Jacquet Big Band
memberOf Cab Calloway Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
Lionel Hampton Orchestra
notableEvent performed tenor saxophone solo on Lionel Hampton’s 1942 recording of "Flying Home"
notableWork Black Velvet
Blues Part 2
Flying Home
Robbins’ Nest
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
performedAt Carnegie Hall
Jazz at the Philharmonic
surface form: Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts

Newport Jazz Festival
placeOfBirth Broussard, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Argo Records
Atlantic Records
Clef Records
Epic Records
Prestige Records
Verve Records
residence Houston, Texas, United States
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
stageName Illinois Jacquet self-link
styleCharacteristic powerful, blues-infused tenor saxophone sound
use of honking and screaming saxophone effects
yearAwarded 1983 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship

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Coleman Hawkins influenced Illinois Jacquet
Norgran Records notableArtist Illinois Jacquet
Flying Home notablePerformer Illinois Jacquet
Flying Home performedBy Illinois Jacquet
EmArcy Records notableArtist Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet stageName Illinois Jacquet self-link
Johnny Hartman collaboratedWith Illinois Jacquet
Johnny Hartman associatedAct Illinois Jacquet
Jazz at the Philharmonic hasParticipant Illinois Jacquet