Illinois Jacquet

Born
October 31, 1922
in Boussard, LA 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Scott Yanow
One of the great tenors, Illinois Jacquet's 1942 "Flying Home" solo is considered the first R&B sax solo, and spawned a full generation of younger tenors (including Joe Houston and Big Jay Mcneely) who built their careers from his style, and practically from that one song.



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