Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist
Died when: 81 years 265 days (980 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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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.
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