Illinois Jacquet Musical artist

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 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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Alias (AKA)	Jacquet Illinois
Birth date	October 31, 1922
Birth place	Louisiana , Broussard Louisiana , United States
Date of death	July 22, 2004
Place of death	Queens , United States , New York

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Musical artist

Career started	1941
Career ended	2004
associated musical artist	Cab Calloway Dexter Gordon Flip Phillips
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Bebop Jump blues Swing music
instrument	Bassoon Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone
record label	Mercury Records Savoy Records Argo Records Roulette Records Atlantic Records RCA Records Epic Records Aladdin Records Black & Blue Records Black Lion Records Verve Records Prestige Records Apollo Records (1944)