Illinois Jacquet
Jazzbebop and swing erahonking tenor saxophone pioneerjump blues influence
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922 - July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on "Flying Home". He is better known simply as Illinois Jacquet. Although he was a pioneer of the honking tenor sax that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of rock and roll, he 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 this instrument.
Influenced by: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster
- Active:
- 1940s-2004
- Scene:
- New York jazz
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