Vinyl records

Illinois Jacquet vinyl records

4 albums with 58 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet. Illinois Jacquet (born October 31, 1922, Broussard, Louisiana, USA - died July 22, 2004, Queens, New York City, New York, USA) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader. He also doubled on bassoon, being one of the few jazz players to master that instrument. At 15, Jacquet began playing with Milt Larkins' Orchestra, & in 1939 Jacquet moved to L.A., California, where he met Nat King Cole and would sometimes sit in with his trio. He played with the big bands of, (1943-1944) and (1945-1946).