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Illinois Jacquet (31 Oct 1922 - 22 Jul 2004)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (41)

Official

Album

  1. Jazz by Jacquet 1954
  2. Collates 1956
  3. Illinois Jacquet and His Tenor Saxophone 1956
  4. Swing's the Thing 1957
  5. Illinois Jacquet 1963
  6. Bosses of the Ballad 1964
  7. Spectrum 1965
  8. Illinois Jacquet on Prestige! Bottoms Up 23 Jan 1968
  9. The King! 1968
  10. The Blues; That's Me! 16 Sep 1969
  11. The Soul Explosion 1969
  12. Genius at Work! 1971
  13. The Black Velvet Band 1988
  14. Jacquet's Street 1989
  15. Illinois Jacquet Flies Again 1991
  16. Loot to Boot 1991
  17. The Comeback 1992
  18. Bottoms Up (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (Paris, France 1974)) 1997
  19. The Kid and the Brute 1998 with Ben Webster
  20. Birthday Party (Vol.2) 1999
  21. Jumpin' Jacquet 2001
  22. The Message 28 Dec 2005
  23. The Message 2005
  24. Bottoms Up 23 Feb 2014

Album - Compilation

  1. The Black Velvet Band 1988
  2. Flying Home 1992
  3. Flying Home: The Best of the Verve Years 22 Mar 1994
  4. The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 1996
  5. The Chronological Classics: Illinois Jacquet 1945-1946 1997
  6. The Chronological Classics: Illinois Jacquet 1946-1947 1998
  7. The Chronological Classics: Illinois Jacquet 1947-1951 2002
  8. Jumpin' at Apollo 2002
  9. The Illinois Jacquet Story 2002
  10. The Chronological Classics: Illinois Jacquet 1951-1952 2004
  11. Memories of You 2005
  12. Bosses of the Ballad 2006 includes the album "Spectrum"
  13. The Chronological Classics: Illinois Jacquet 1953-1955 2007
  14. Swing's The Thing + Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra 2012 Twofer: Swing's The Thing, Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra

Album - Live

  1. Swingin' Live 2006

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band eponymous
  2. Illinois Jacquet & Ben Webster Sextet eponymous
  3. Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra eponymous
  4. Illinois Jacquet Sextet eponymous
  5. Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars eponymous

Siblings

  1. Russell Jacquet

Recordings by (297)

  1. Bottoms Up (10" LP take) 2:58 (1951)
  2. Merle's Mood (10" LP take) 2:56 (1951)
  3. Fat Man Boogie 2:54 (1953)
  4. Boot 'em Up 3:00 (1953)
  5. Where Are You? 2:56 (1953)
  6. Little Jeff 2:43 (1954)
  7. Jacquet Jumps 1:51 (1954)
  8. Blue Nocturne 3:09 (1954)
  9. On Your Toes 3:20 (1954)
  10. R.U. One 2:56 (1954)
  11. Jatap Conga 2:56 (1954)
  12. Heads 3:23 (1954)
  13. It’s the Talk of the Town 3:28 (1954)
  14. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 3:27 (1956)
  15. Weary Blues 3:16 (1956)
  16. Groovin' 2:44 (1956)
  17. Cotton Tail 2:54 (1956)
  18. Flying Home (Part One) ?:?? (1956)
  19. Flying Home (Part Two) ?:?? (1956)
  20. Jivin' With Jack the Bellboy ?:?? (1956)
  21. You Left Me All Alone ?:?? (1956)
  22. Big Dog ?:?? (1956)
  23. For Europeans Only ?:?? (1956)
  24. Blow, Illinois, Blow ?:?? (1956)
  25. Illinois Blows the Blues 2:27 (1956)
  26. It's Wild ?:?? (1956)
  27. Goofin' Off ?:?? (1956)
  28. For Truly ?:?? (1956)
  29. Destination Moon ?:?? (1956)
  30. Harlem Nocturne 4:30 (1957)
  31. Can't We Be Friends 6:42 (1957)
  32. Lullaby of the Leaves 5:49 (1957)
  33. Las Vegas Blues 6:13 (1957)
  34. Achtung 5:07 (1957)
  35. Have you Met Miss Jones? 5:55 (1957)
  36. Frantic Fanny 2:21 (1963)
  37. Stella by Starlight 2:52 (1963)
  38. Satin Doll 4:04 (1963)
  39. Banned in Boston 2:37 (1963)
  40. Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) 5:43 (1963)
  41. Ydeen‐O 2:21 (1963)
  42. Imagination 4:22 (1963)
  43. How Now 3:08 (1963)
  44. Reverie 4:18 (1963)
  45. Pucker Up 3:07 (1963)
  46. I Love You 2:36 (1964)
  47. Get Out of Town 2:38 (1964)
  48. So in Love 3:19 (1964)
  49. I Concentrate on You 4:07 (1964)
  50. You Do Something to Me 3:29 (1964)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. Lady Be Good ?:?? Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Roy Eldridge and Illinois Jacquet (Nov 1947)

Instruments

  1. Flying Home 3:14 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1942) tenor saxophone
  2. Wynonie's Blues 2:49 Wynonie "Blues" Harris with Illinois Jacquet and His All Stars (Dec 1945) tenor saxophone
  3. Wondering and Thinking of You 3:09 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  4. Memories of You 3:13 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  5. Bottoms Up 2:58 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  6. Merle’s Mood 2:57 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  7. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 3:11 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  8. Jacquet Mood 2:28 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  9. What’s This 2:39 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  10. Robbins’ Nest 2:56 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1945) tenor saxophone
  11. Here Comes the Blues 2:56 Wynonie "Blues" Harris with Illinois Jacquet and His All Stars (Jan 1946) tenor saxophone
  12. Body and Soul, Part 1 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) tenor saxophone
  13. Body and Soul, Part 3 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) tenor saxophone
  14. Body and Soul, Part 4 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) tenor saxophone
  15. Fla-Ga-La-Pa 3:07 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1946) tenor saxophone
  16. Rosetta, Part 2 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) tenor saxophone
  17. Mutton Leg 3:17 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1946) tenor saxophone
  18. Body and Soul, Part 2 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) tenor saxophone
  19. Rosetta, Part 1 ?:?? Norman Granz (1946) tenor saxophone
  20. Jammin’ on a V‐Disc 4:38 The V‐Disc All Stars (Jul 1947) tenor saxophone
  21. Jacquet Bounce 2:55 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1951) tenor saxophone
  22. Jumpin’ at Apollo 2:57 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1951) tenor saxophone
  23. She’s Funny That Way 2:50 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1951) tenor saxophone
  24. 12 Minutes to Go 2:48 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars (1951) tenor saxophone
  25. Bottoms Up (10" LP take) 2:58 Illinois Jacquet (1951) tenor saxophone
  26. Merle's Mood (10" LP take) 2:56 Illinois Jacquet (1951) tenor saxophone
  27. Fat Man Boogie 2:54 Illinois Jacquet (1953) tenor saxophone
  28. Boot 'em Up 3:00 Illinois Jacquet (1953) tenor saxophone
  29. Where Are You? 2:56 Illinois Jacquet (1953) tenor saxophone
  30. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:38 Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (1953) tenor saxophone
  31. Blue Nocturne 3:09 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  32. Jatap Conga 2:56 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  33. Body and Soul 3:24 Billie Holiday (1954) tenor saxophone
  34. Little Jeff 2:43 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  35. Travelin’ Light 3:28 Billie Holiday (1954) tenor saxophone
  36. Jacquet Jumps 1:51 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  37. On Your Toes 3:20 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  38. R.U. One 2:56 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  39. Heads 3:23 Illinois Jacquet (1954) tenor saxophone
  40. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? 2:19 Billie Holiday (1954) tenor saxophone
  41. Buddy’s Blues 10:31 Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (1956) tenor saxophone
  42. Gene’s Blues 7:48 Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (1956) tenor saxophone
  43. I Never Knew 8:55 Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (1956) tenor saxophone
  44. Rambo 3:21 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone
  45. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 3:27 Illinois Jacquet (1956) saxophone, tenor saxophone
  46. Weary Blues 3:16 Illinois Jacquet (1956) tenor saxophone
  47. Cotton Tail 2:54 Illinois Jacquet (1956) saxophone, tenor saxophone
  48. Sweethearts on Parade 8:51 Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (1956) tenor saxophone
  49. Later for the Happenin' 3:04 Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (1956) tenor saxophone

Credited as (65)

  1. Illinois Jacquet
  2. The Jacque Rabbits
  3. Illinois Jacquet and His Tenor Saxophone
  4. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five / The Nat King Cole Trio / Illinois Jacquet
  5. Illinois Jacquet with Joey DeFrancesco
  6. Illinois Jacquet feat. Russell Jacquet
  7. Illinois Jacquet / Frank Foster
  8. Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell
  9. Illinois Jacquet & Ben Webster Sextet
  10. Johnny Hartman with Illinois Jacquet
  11. Cole Porter; Illinois Jacquet
  12. Don Byas, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie
  13. Wynonie Harris With Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Oscar Pettiford
  14. J.J. Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Nat "King" Cole, Les Paul, Johnny Miller & Lee Young
  15. Carolyn Richards, Shorty Sherock, Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Nat "King" Cole, Les Paul, Red Callender, Johnny Miller & Lee Young
  16. Shorty Sherock, Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Nat "King" Cole, Les Paul, Red Callender, Johnny Miller & Lee Young
  17. Joe Guy, Howard McGhee, Willie Smith, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Ventura, Garland Finney, Ulysses Livingston, Red Callender & Gene Krupa
  18. Illinois Jacquet, Nat "King" Cole, Red Callender & Lee Young
  19. Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, Kenny Kersey, Curley Russell & J.C. Heard
  20. Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson, Allen Eager, Illinois Jacquet, Kenny Kersey, John Collins, Chubby Jackson & J.C. Heard
  21. Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Kersey, John Collins, Rodney Richardson & J.C. Heard
  22. Howard McGhee, Bill Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Kenny Kersey, Ray Brown & Jo Jones
  23. Howard McGhee, Bill Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Hank Jones, Ray Brown & Jo Jones
  24. Illinois Jacquet feat. Roy Eldridge, Kenny Burrell & Jo Jones
  25. Illinois Jacquet feat. Roy Eldridge, Kenny Burrell, Jo Jones & Sir Charles Thompson
  26. Irving Ashby, Al Bartee, Curtis Counce, Harry Edison, Illinois Jacquet, Carl Perkins, Gerald Wiggins
  27. Irving Ashby, Al Bartee, Curtis Counce, Harry Edison, Illinois Jacquet, Gerald Wiggins
  28. Irving Ashby, Al Bartee, Curtis Counce, Harry Edison, Illinois Jacquet, Carl Perkins
  29. Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
  30. Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich
  31. Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, Ken Kersey, Al McKibbon, J.C. Heard
  32. Shorty Sherock, Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, Nat King Cole, Les Paul, Red Callender, Lee Young
  33. Howard McGhee, Bill Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Jo Jones
  34. Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb with Milt Buckner, Panama Francis
  35. Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet, Ike Quebec
  36. Wynonie Harris With Illinois Jacquet
  37. Illinois Jaquet, Hank Jones, Sir Charles Thompson, J.C. Heard & George Duvivier
  38. Joe Newman, Art Farmer, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Jack Six, Roy Haynes
  39. Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars feturing Illinois Jacquet
  40. Chubby Jackson, Elvin Jones, Jaki Byard, Gerry Mulligan, Budd Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Tyree Glenn, Joe Newman, Nat Adderley
  41. Howard McGhee And Illinois Jacquet
  42. Oscar Peterson - Illinois Jacquet - Herb Ellis
  43. The Cab Calloway Orchestra with Illinois Jacquet
  44. Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1943~1946), Ike Quebec, Illinois Jacquet, Benny Carter, Jonah Jones, Hilton Jefferson, Tyree Glenn
  45. Miles Davis, Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Tadd Dameron
  46. Illinois Jacquet featuring Count Basie
  47. Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Roy Eldridge and Illinois Jacquet
  48. Illinois Jacquet with Wild Bill Davis
  49. Illinois Jacquet With Milt Buckner & Alan Dawson
  50. Clark Terry, Joe Newman, Zoot Sims, Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, B.B. King, Roy Haynes
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Works (13)

Arranged

  1. You Left Me All Alone (28 Mar 1978 - 30 Mar 1978)
  2. Big Dog

Wrote

  1. For Europeans Only
  2. Jivin' With Jack the Bellboy

Composed

  1. Don’cha Go ’way Mad
  2. Robbins’ Nest
  3. Cool Bill
  4. Empathy
  5. Sophia
  6. Black Velvet
  7. Just When We’re Falling in Love
  8. Music Hall Beat
  9. Port of Rico

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Pescara Jazz 1984

Links (18)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13895542b
  2. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n83-21444
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83021444
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6j23m4v
  5. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323040
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/illinois_jacquet
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118989375

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Illinois-jacquet

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Illinois%20Jacquet

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/381758

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/320618
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/257114

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000770629

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415203/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/37102134

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658835

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/22598

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illinois_Jacquet,_New_York,_N.Y.,_ca._May_1947_(William_P._Gottlieb_12581).jpg