Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra

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]

Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedNovember 3, 1955
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:20
LabelClef
MGC 676
ProducerNorman Granz
Illinois Jacquet chronology
The Kid and the Brute
(1954)
Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra
(1956)
Swing's the Thing
(1956)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet and Harry Edison, except as indicated.

  1. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 6:48
  2. "Cool Bill" - 5:50
  3. "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores "Vicki" Silvers) - 2:41
  4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 3:45
  5. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:31
  6. "Empathy" - 4:46
  7. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) - 4:45
  8. "Sophia" - 4:14

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
  2. ^ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series accessed November 24, 2015
  3. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 24, 2015