Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra
| Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | November 3, 1955 Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:20 | |||
| Label | Clef MGC 676 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (also released as Groovin' with Jacquet) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Clef label.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Illinois Jacquet and Harry Edison, except as indicated.
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 6:48
- "Cool Bill" - 5:50
- "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores "Vicki" Silvers) - 2:41
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 3:45
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:31
- "Empathy" - 4:46
- "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) - 4:45
- "Sophia" - 4:14
Personnel
[edit]- Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
- Harry Edison - trumpet
- Carl Perkins - piano (tracks 1 & 3-8)
- Gerald Wiggins - organ (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Irving Ashby - guitar
- Curtis Counce - bass
- Al Bartee - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
- ^ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series accessed November 24, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 24, 2015