RIP ILLINOIS JACQUET

[DENNIS CAMPBELL]

I RECENT DID A WEBSEARCH FOR INFORMATION ON ILLINOIS JACQUET AND FOUND OUT THAT HE DIED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS SADDENED TO FIND THIS OUT. HE WAS A MAN WHO TOOK PLAYING THE TENOR SAX TO ANOTHER LEVEL. HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TEXAS TENORS. IF YOU GET THE CHAMCE TO SEE THE MOVIE "TEXAS TENORS" DON'T PASS IT UP. YOU WILL GET TO SEE HIM AND SOME OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD.

[Chris S]

Must you shout Dennis?

Sad news indeed, think I read about it somewhere.

Chris S

[jazzbluescat]

I read about his passing awhile back, too. Sad. :(

I love his solo on One O'clock Jump, COUNT BASIE AT NEWPORT. Wow!