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Groovin' with Jacquet (aka Groovin') is an album by American jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, recorded in 1951 and late 1953 and released on the Clef label. [2] [3] Reception. AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [4] Track listing. All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated.
Released. 2021 — Worldwide. Vinyl —. LP, Stereo. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Groovin' With Jacquet by Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (also released as Groovin' with Jacquet) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Clef label. [1] [2] Reception. Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [3] Track listing. All compositions by Illinois Jacquet and Harry Edison, except as indicated.
Oct 10, 2007 · Illinois Jacquet . Featuring: Illinois Jacquet, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Jo Jones, Russell Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Haywood Henry, Jimmy Jones, Al Lucas, Oliver Jackson, Barry Galbraith. REFERENCE: LHJ10229. BAR CODE: 8436019582299 . PRICE: 13.45 € The Illinois Jacquet Project: The Complete 1956-1966 ...
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Jacquet's parents were Creoles of color, named Marguerite Trahan and Gilbert Jacquet, When he was an infant, his family moved from Louisiana to Houston, Texas, and he was raised there as one of six siblings. His father was a part-time bandleader. As a child he performed in his father's band, primarily on the alto saxophone. His older brother Russel...
In 1942, at age 19, Jacquet soloed on the Hampton Orchestra's recording of "Flying Home", one of the first times a honking tenor sax was heard on record. The record became a hit. The song immediately became the climax for the live shows and Jacquet became exhausted from having to "bring down the house" every night. The solo was built to weave in an...
Jacquet was first married to Jacqueline Jacquet. His marriage to socialite Barbara Jacquet ended in divorce. They had a daughter, Pamela Jacquet Davis. Jacquet died in the home he shared with his long time partner, Carol Scherick, in Queens, New York, of a heart attack on July 22, 2004. He was 81 years old. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, The ...
His solos of the early and mid-1940s and his performances at the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series, influenced rhythm and blues and rock and roll saxophone style, but also continue to be heard in jazz. His honking and screeching emphasized the lower and higher registers of the tenor saxophone. Despite a superficial rawness, the style is heard...
Jacquet pushed back against Jim Crow laws in Houston. After booking his band to play at the Rice Hotel, he protested against management's rule that African Americans should enter the premises through an alley door. He issued an ultimatum: either allow his all-black orchestra to access the hotel through the main entrance or he would cancel the engag...
In 2008, The Chapel of the Sisters in Prospect Cemetery was restored and re-dedicated as the Illinois Jacquet Performance Space on the grounds of York College in Jamaica, Queens.
As leader
1. 1951 Battle Of The Saxes (Aladdin LP-701 [10"]) – with Lester Young 2. 1951 Illinois Jacquet: Collates(Mercury/Clef MGC-112 [10"]) 3. 1952 Illinois Jacquet: Collates, No. 2(Mercury/Clef MGC-129 [10"]) 4. 1953 Jazz By Jacquet(Clef MGC-167 [10"]) 5. 1953 Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet(Clef MGC-622) 6. 1954 Illinois Jacquet And His Tenor Sax(Aladdin LP-708 [10"]; Aladdin LP-803 [rel. 1956]; Imperial LP-9184/LP-12184 [rel. 1962]) 7. 1954 The Kid and the Brute (Clef MGC-680; Verve MGV-8065) – w...
As sideman
With Count Basie 1. String Along with Basie(Roulette, 1960) 2. Half a Sixpence(Dot, 1967) With Kenny Burrell 1. Bluesin' Around(Columbia, 1962 [released 1983]) With Joey DeFrancesco 1. Where Were You?(Columbia, 1990) With Modern Jazz Quartet 1. MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration(Atlantic, 1994) With Buddy Rich 1. The Last Blues Album Volume 1(Groove Merchant, 1974) With Sonny Stitt 1. What's New!!!(Roulette, 1966) With Buddy Tate 1. Buddy Tate and His Buddies(Chiaroscuro, 1973)
L'Hereux, Aimee (December 2010). "Illinois Jacquet:Integrating Houston Jazz Audiences . . . Lands Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie in Jail" (PDF). Houston History Magazine. pp. 6–8.Morrison, Nick (2011) "Five Titans Of Texas Tenor Sax". NPR.Org.NPR Radio (2008) "Illinois Jacquet: King Of The Screeching Tenor". NPR Radio. November 5, 2008.Scherick, Carol (2011) "Biography by Illinois Jacquet for Press".Nov 13, 2021 · Performer: ILLINOIS JACQUET and His OrchestraWriter: JacquetInstrumental; (Under personal supervision of of).Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four...
Groovin' by Illinois Jacquet released in 1953. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
