In 1981 Tenor Sax legend Illinois Jacquet pursued his career-long dream of assembling a truly great big jazz band in the tradition of his mentors, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, bands with whom he...
Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums (plus two bonus tracks) from the Jazz great on one CD: Swing's the Thing and Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra. Essential Jazz Classics.
The Jacquet Files, Vol. 7: Big Band Live at the Blue Note 1987 - In 1981 Tenor Sax legend Illinois Jacquet pursued his career-long dream of assembling a truly great big jazz band in the tradition of...