# Illinois Jacquet

> Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad."

*American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1922-10-31
- **Died:** 2004-07-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0415203/ (@nm0415203)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/257114)
- [ايلينويس چاكويت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/15ab8bb8-7348-4377-ab73-b7acdad1459c)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658835)
- [Illinois Jacquet](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1125708)

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