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2 unusual facts about Illinois Jacquet


Go Power!

Go Power! is a live album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in Massachusetts in 1966 and released on the Cadet label.

Shifty Henry

Henry recorded with and arranged for the elite of jazz and rhythm and blues, including Dinah Washington, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, The Treniers, Illinois Jacquet, and Miles Davis.


Don'cha Go 'Way Mad

"Don'cha Go 'Way Mad" is a popular song composed by Illinois Jacquet, and Jimmy Mundy with lyrics written by Al Stillman.


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Norman Granz

In 1944, Granz and Gjon Mili produced the jazz film Jammin' the Blues, which starred Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Barney Kessel, Harry Edison, Jo Jones, Sidney Catlett, Marlowe Morris, and Marie Bryant, and was nominated for an Academy Award.