Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story "Go For Yourself!" (Flying Home)

One of the greatest moments from this very special documentary...the story of how Illinois Jacquet "found" his own voice on the tenor. "Go for yourself" indeed. A life lesson if ever there was one.

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Music

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• Jazz
• Illinois Jacquet
• Texas
• Tenor Saxophone
• Flying Home
• Go For Yourself
• Lionel
• Hampton
• Sonny
• Rollins
• Dizzy
• Gillespie
• Arnett
• Cobb
• Marshall
• Royal
• Tenor
• Sax
• Solo

[teemast]

In response to the question about the tune near the end...that's "Bottoms Up" from Illinois Jacquet on Prestige, a great album nw on CD.

[bioskopvozdovac]

@6345789340 Bottoms up, from the eponymous album (1968)

[monkstermanjah]

For decades I've had a two cd comp set from da music entitled "Lions Abroad Tenor Titans." Has all the greats e.g. Webster, Griffin, Gonsalves, Gordon, Freeman etc. With cats like that you can't go wrong believe me, but by far and away Jacquet smokes 'em on his two tunes: THE KING AND THE COMBACK. Maybe the reason is becaue they're live cuts from Ronnie Scotts in London, 1971! With "only" three members (Buckner on Organ and Crombie drums) it's the most unbelieveable charts imaginable! Buy it!

[6345789340]

Does someone know the title of the song at the end of the clip (from 5:09-end)?

[linerwise]

I've been to a few thousand jazz concerts in my life, but I'll always remember one, back in 1972 or 73. Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Illinois Jacquet and Slide Hampton backed by a rythm section (can't remember the names). I went home and Mr. Jacquet's scorching solos kept playing in my mind for hours and hours. I was so excited I couldn't sleep and I didn't want to because I just wanted to go on hearing Mr. Jacquet play all night long, deep in my mind. Unforgettable, such a vivid experience!!!

[cilcsster]

What a wonderful treat to hear one of my early greats from Jazz at the Philharmonic.

Thank-you so much!!