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Illinois Jacquet
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.
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Jazzy Kind of Love [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Star Dust | 3:42 |
The Jacquet Files, Vol. 2: Big Band Rehearsal 1986 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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In a Sentimental Mood | 4:24 |
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 3:15 |
The Jacquet Files, Vol. 4: Big Band Live At the Village Vanguard 1987 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 7:44 |
The Jacquet Files, Vol. 1: Big Band Live at the Village Vanguard 1986 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 4:50 |
Toronto 1947 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 6:30 |
Under the Moonlight [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Stardust | 3:44 |
Five Classic Albums: The Kid and the Brute/Swing's the Thing/Illinois Jacquet Flies Aga [2012]
Song | Duration |
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September Song | |
That's My Desire |
1953-1955 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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It's the Talk of the Town | 3:30 |
September Song | 4:33 |
Love Is Here to Stay | 4:30 |
East of the Sun | 4:44 |
Swingin' Live with Illinois Jacquet [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me | 5:47 |
On the Sunnyside of the Street | 6:14 |
More Than You Know | 5:16 |
The New York Sessions [2007]
Song | Duration |
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I Cover the Waterfront | 5:46 |
Exactly Like You | 8:09 |
And His Orchestra/Flies Again [2006]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance | 4:12 |
Bosses of the Ballad/Spectrum [2006]
Song | Duration |
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I Concentrate on You | 4:07 |
You Do Something to Me | 3:30 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:16 |
I've Got You Under My Skin | 4:18 |
Goin' out of My Head | 2:19 |
C Jam Blues [2006]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 5:35 |
Ghost of a Chance | 6:10 |
St. Louis Blues | 2:58 |
I Surrender Dear [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me | 3:06 |
I Surrender Dear | 3:05 |
Illinois Jacquet [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Satin Doll | 4:04 |
Satin Doll [Alternate Take][#] | 4:12 |
Best of Wynonie Harris [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Here Comes the Blues | 2:58 |
Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-62 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Mood Indigo | 4:42 |
Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-62 [Discs 5-6] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Mood Indigo | 4:42 |
Memories of You [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Ghost of a Chance | 3:09 |
Don't Blame Me | 3:06 |
She's Funny That Way | 2:49 |
I Surrender Dear | 3:05 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:35 |
All Stars 1945-1947 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me | |
I Surrender Dear |
Count Basie & Friends: 100th Birthday Bash [2004]
Song | Duration |
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She's Funny That Way [Stereo] | 3:17 |
Good Time Blues: The Ultimate Tenor Sax Collection [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me | 3:08 |
Jam Session, Vol. 2: Let's Split [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Rose Room | 22:43 |
The Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Rose Room | 22:39 |
Just You, Just Me | 23:43 |
A Fine Romance [Shakedown] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Shes Funny That Way |
Live at Schaffhausen: March 1978 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Satin Doll | 6:38 |
In a Sentimental Mood | 2:55 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:19 |
Mayhem in Manhattan [2003]
Song | Duration |
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I Surrender Dear | 10:29 |
1947-1951 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:38 |
Flying Home [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 10:28 |
Groovin' [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:36 |
It's Wild [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Surrender, Dear | 3:07 |
Jazz and Blues in California [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Here Comes the Blues | 3:01 |
Jumpin' Jacquet [Proper] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 3:10 |
Don't Blame Me | 3:07 |
She's Funny That Way | 2:50 |
Jumpin' at Apollo [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 3:12 |
She's Funny That Way | 2:51 |
Here Comes the Blues | 2:57 |
The Art of Jazz: Saxophone [Slimline] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 3:12 |
The Illinois Jacquet Story [Box] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 10:28 |
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You | 3:10 |
Don't Blame Me | 3:07 |
She's Funny That Way | 2:50 |
I Surrender, Dear | 3:07 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:36 |
The Man I Love [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Misty | 5:52 |
It Don't Mean a Thing | 6:11 |
A Jazz Romance: A Night in with Verve [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Star Dust | 3:44 |
Stardust | 3:44 |
Jump Blues Magic [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Here Comes the Blues | 2:59 |
Roots of Rhythm and Blues [Fremeaux & Associes] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Here Comes the Blues | 2:56 |
The Ella Fitzgerald Collection, Vol. 2: 1936-55 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Soon To Know | 2:37 |
Cool, Vol. 1 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Mood Indigo | 4:40 |
Hollywood Swing and Jazz: Hot Numbers from Classic MGM, Warner Brothers & RKO Films [2000]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:09 |
Jazz Collection: The Art of Jazz Saxophone [2000]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 6:03 |
Birthday Party [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Ebb Tide | 4:06 |
The Shadow of Your Smile | 5:24 |
Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 5:48 |
Jumpin' Jacquet [1999]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 2:42 |
Here Comes the Blues | 2:56 |
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 3:14 |
Don't Blame Me | 3:07 |
Complete Jazz at Philharmonic on Verve 1944-1949 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good! | 11:58 |
How High the Moon | 13:57 |
I Surrender, Dear | 10:32 |
Complete Jazz at Philharmonic on Verve 1944-1949 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Sophisticated Lady | 3:50 |
Jazz After Hours [Empire] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 5:05 |
Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Best of the 1940s Concerts [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Bugle Call Rag | 4:41 |
Sax On Silk (Reissue) [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me | 3:08 |
Swing Era: His Best Recordings 1942-1947 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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It Had to Be You | 3:46 |
Here Comes the Blues | 2:55 |
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You | 3:10 |
She's Funny That Way | 2:50 |
The JSP Jazz Sessions Vol. 2: London 1980-1985 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Body & Soul | 5:02 |
Art of Saxophone [1997]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 5:22 |
Road to Rhythm & Blues & Rock N'Roll, Vol. 2 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Here Comes the Blues | 2:56 |
The Art of Jazz Saxophone [1997]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 6:03 |
The Art of Jazz Saxophone: Classic Sounds [1997]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 6:03 |
The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 [1996]
Flying Home: The Best of Verve Years [1994]
Song | Duration |
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It's the Talk of the Town | 3:29 |
Honeysuckle Rose | 6:49 |
Star Dust | 3:45 |
Stardust | 3:41 |
Have You Met Miss Jones? | 5:56 |
Jazz at the Philharmonic: The First Concert [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 10:25 |
Bugle Call Rag | 4:33 |
Jazz Legends [Laserlight] [1993]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 3:13 |
Loot to Boot [1991]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing | 6:02 |
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 6:02 |
Jacquet's Got It! [1988]
Song | Duration |
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More Than You Know | 5:30 |
Aurex Jazz Festival '80: Battle of the Horns [1981]
Song | Duration |
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Lover, Come Back to Me [Live] | 9:15 |
JSP Jazz Sessions, Vol. 1: New York [1980]
Song | Duration |
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I Cover the Waterfront | 5:43 |
Exactly Like You | 8:07 |
Jacquet's Street [2001] [1976]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me [#] | 4:00 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 4:37 |
Jacquet's Street [2004] [1976]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me [Take 1] | 3:59 |
Don't Blame Me [Take 2][#] | 4:04 |
The Blues; That's Me! [1969]
Song | Duration |
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'Round Midnight | 6:53 |
For Once In My Life | 7:02 |
The Soul Explosion [1969]
Song | Duration |
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St. Louis Blues | 3:06 |
Bottoms Up [1968]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You | 6:12 |
Don't Blame Me [*] | 4:09 |
The King [1968]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) | 6:40 |
Caravan | 3:28 |
How High the Moon | 5:29 |
Go Power! [Bonus Tracks] [1966]
Song | Duration |
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Satin Doll [Alternate Take] | 4:12 |
Illinois Flies Again [1966]
Song | Duration |
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On Broadway |
Illinois Jacquet Flies Again [1966]
Song | Duration |
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That's My Desire |
Bosses of the Ballad [1965]
Song | Duration |
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Get out of Town | 2:36 |
So in Love | 3:16 |
I Concentrate on You | 4:05 |
You Do Something to Me | 3:27 |
Begin the Beguine | 3:13 |
Do I Love You? | 3:28 |
I've Got You Under My Skin | 4:14 |
Spectrum [1965]
Song | Duration |
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Goin' Out of My Head |
Desert Winds [1964]
Song | Duration |
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When My Dreamboat Comes Home | 5:23 |
Star Eyes | 4:17 |
Canadian Sunset | 6:14 |
Illinois Jacquet Plays Cole Porter [1964]
Song | Duration |
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I Concentrate on You | |
You Do Something to Me | |
Begin the Beguine | |
I've Got You Under My Skin |
Message/Desert Winds [1963]
Song | Duration |
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On Broadway | 2:59 |
Star Eyes | 4:17 |
Canadian Sunset | 6:16 |
The Message [1963]
Song | Duration |
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On Broadway | 3:04 |
Banned in Boston [1962]
Song | Duration |
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Satin Doll |
Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra [Membran] [1957]
Song | Duration |
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Stardust | 3:45 |
Love Is Here to Stay | 4:31 |
East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) | 4:45 |
The Kid and the Brute [1954]
Song | Duration |
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September Song | 4:31 |
It's the Talk of the Town | 3:27 |
Jazz Moods [1951]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street |
Flying Home
North Sea Jazz Festival
Song | Duration |
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Star Eyes | 4:15 |
Swing's the Thing
Song | Duration |
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Have You Met Miss Jones? | 5:56 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Don't Blame Me [Bonus Track] | 4:09 |
I Can't Get Started | 9:04 |
September Song | |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
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