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Illinois Jacquet: a Master of the Saxophone

It was his searing solos on the harmonies of Flying Home that made the Louisiana saxophonist (1922-2004) famous, but those solos also masked his considerable virtues as an improviser in the classical school of tenor saxophone. So much so that today we can consider him one of the most underrated musicians in the history of jazz

by Giuseppe Piacentino
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It was his searing solos on the harmonies of Flying Home that made the Louisiana saxophonist (1922-2004) famous, but those solos also masked his considerable virtues as an improviser in the classical school of tenor saxophone.

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