Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
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Artist Information
Genres: Bop, Swing, Jump Blues, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Active: 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's
Born: October 31, 1922 in Boussard, LA
Influences
Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Hot Lips Page, Eddie Durham, The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, Benny Carter, Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Blanton, Jay McShann, Pete Brown, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rushing, Bennie Moten, Lucky Millinder, Harlan Leonard & His Rockets
Similar Artists
Gene Ammons, James Clay, Arnett Cobb, Willis "Gator" Jackson, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Davis, David "Fathead" Newman, Flip Phillips, Sonny Criss, Lucky Thompson, Ray Abrams, Panama Francis, Russell Jacquet
Followers
Ed Wiley, Jr., Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Plas Johnson, Houston Person, Benny Waters, Noble "Thin Man" Watts, Hal Singer, Scott Hamilton, King Curtis, Roland Alphonso, The Memphis Horns, David "Fathead" Newman, Charlie Parker, Gene Ammons, Jimmy Witherspoon, Junior Walker & the All-Stars
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Discography
Release: January 22, 2008
Label: Classic Records, Classics
Release: August 7, 2007
Label: JSP