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Illinois Jacquet

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All Time

of 149,951

61
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 38
  
  29
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  0
- 1960s
  
  of 432
  
  102
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  0
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  0
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  3,997
- 2000s
  
  of 10,545
  
  0
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 748
  
  65
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  159
- Pop
  
  of 13,657
  
  1,839
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  145

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1940s

2.5089

1950s

0.0000

1960s

2.7901

1970s

0.0000

1980s

0.0000

1990s

1.8040

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Illinois Jacquet is ranked overall as 3.3544 out of 4 stars

3.3544

Illinois Jacquet Album Rankings

The Black Velvet Band by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 3.3950 out of 4 stars for The Black Velvet Band

The Black Velvet Band (3.3950)

This exciting CD reissues all of tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet's Victor recordings of 1947-1950. ...more

24.98

The Blues: That's Me! by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 3.2056 out of 4 stars for The Blues: That's Me!

The Blues: That's Me! (3.2056)

Tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet is heard in top form throughout this quintet set with pianistWynton Kelly, guitaristTiny Grimes, bassistBuster Williams, and drummerOliver Jackson. ...more

8.33

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 2.8696 out of 4 stars for The Soul Explosion

The Soul Explosion (2.8696)

The great tenor Illinois Jacquet is joined by a ten-piece group that includes trumpeterJoe Newmanand Milt Buckner on piano and organ for this 1969 Prestige studio session which has been reissued on CD ...more

8.67

to

11.98

from (4) sources

Flying Home: The Best of Verve Years by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 2.5681 out of 4 stars for Flying Home: The Best of Verve Years

Flying Home: The Best of Verve Years (2.5681)

No review available

10.32

to

14.98

from (5) sources

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 2.0510 out of 4 stars for Flying Home

Flying Home (2.0510)

This is a great selection of Jacquet's late-'40s/early-'50s work, hot on the heels of his success withJazz At The Philharmonicand his tenure with theLionel Hampton Band. ...more

8.26

Bosses Of The Ballad/spectrum by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Bosses Of The Ballad/spectrum

Bosses Of The Ballad/spectrum (0.0000)

No review available

Live at Schaffhausen: March 1978 by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live at Schaffhausen: March 1978

Live at Schaffhausen: March 1978 (0.0000)

No review available

9.95

to

18.98

from (2) sources

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Go Power

Go Power (0.0000)

No review available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jumpin' Jacquet

Jumpin' Jacquet (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jacquet A La Carte

Jacquet A La Carte (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jacquet's Got It!

Jacquet's Got It! (0.0000)

No review available

8.36

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up (0.0000)

No review available

6.95

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jacquet Street

Jacquet Street (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for God Bless My Solo

God Bless My Solo (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Comeback

The Comeback (0.0000)

No review available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The King

The King (0.0000)

No review available

6.99

Swing Era: His Best Recordings 1942-1947 by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Swing Era: His Best Recordings 1942-1947

Swing Era: His Best Recordings 1942-1947 (0.0000)

No review available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for C Jam Blues

C Jam Blues (0.0000)

No review available

3.70

to

6.98

from (4) sources

Illinois Jacquet Flies Again by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Illinois Jacquet Flies Again

Illinois Jacquet Flies Again (0.0000)

No review available

6.95

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 1946 1947

1946 1947 (0.0000)

No review available

13.69

The Illinois Jacquet Story by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Illinois Jacquet Story

The Illinois Jacquet Story (0.0000)

No review available

14.59

to

25.98

from (4) sources

Illinois Jacquet 1947-1951 by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Illinois Jacquet 1947-1951

Illinois Jacquet 1947-1951 (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Memories Of You

Memories Of You (0.0000)

No review available

Illinois Jacquet 1945-1946 by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Illinois Jacquet 1945-1946

Illinois Jacquet 1945-1946 (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet 1946-1947 by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Illinois Jacquet 1946-1947

Illinois Jacquet 1946-1947 (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet 1951-1952 by Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Illinois Jacquet 1951-1952

Illinois Jacquet 1951-1952 (0.0000)

No review available

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Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Desert Winds

Desert Winds (0.0000)

Illinois Jacquet's searing sax solo in 1942's "Flying Home" (recorded while Jacquet was a member of Lionel Hampton's band) is often credited as the first R&B-styled saxophone solo, and there is no de ...more

6.07

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Banned in Boston

Banned in Boston (0.0000)

This album (whose artsy liner notes can barely be read) is a disappointment. ...more

CD Pricing Not Available

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for I Surrender Dear

I Surrender Dear (0.0000)

No review available

3.08

to

8.97

from (5) sources

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet (0.0000)

Illinois Jacquet: Illinois Jacquet is a two-record set bringing together two of Jacquet's Argo/Cadet dates. ...more

11.52

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Mayhem In Manhattan

Mayhem In Manhattan (0.0000)

No review available

16.86

Illinois Jacquet scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loot to Boot

Loot to Boot (0.0000)

The origin dates and sources for the eight numbers on this nearly hour-long collection aren't listed, from Sonny Lester's archives, but it's possible to take a guess based on the fact that Jacquet is ...more