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Oct 31, 1922 Broussard, Louisiana, United States Died on 22 Jul 2004 (aged 81)
musician from the United States
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About 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.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.
