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Illinois Jacquet

real name Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet

Broussard, United States · 1922-10-31 – 2004-07-22

Illinois Jacquet is credited on 1,403 releases across 370 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,403

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370

Albums

8

Decades active

69

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Illinois Jacquet (born October 31, 1922, Broussard, Louisiana, USA - died July 22, 2004, Queens, New York City, New York, USA) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader. He also doubled on bassoon, being one of the few jazz players to master that instrument. At 15, Jacquet began playing with Milt Larkins' Orchestra, & in 1939 Jacquet moved to L.A., California, where he met Nat King Cole and would sometimes sit in with his trio. He played with the big bands of Lionel Hampton (1942), Cab Calloway (1943-1944) and Count Basie (1945-1946). After playing the first "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Jacquet formed his own band (which also included his older brother Russell Jacquet, a trumpet player) recording excellent albums for various labels.

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1,403 releases · 370 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,981
  • Other credits · 59
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Newport Jazz Festival · Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California

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