Illinois Jacquet
JeanBaptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on Flying Home, critically recognized as the first RampB saxophone solo.
Jacquet was born to a Black Creole mother and father, named Marguerite Traham and Gilbert Jacquet, in Louisiana and moved to Houston, Texas, as an infant, and was raised there as one of six siblings. His father, was a parttime bandleader. As a child he performed in his fathers band, primarily on the alto saxophone. His older brother Russell Jacquet played trumpet and his brother Linton played drums.
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