Word: jacquet
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...living in a very close-knit community. I say this because no sooner had a column on Illinois Jacquet appeared than a friend of mine showed up--looking agitated and somewhat annoyed...
...referring to Illinois Jacquet, a saxophone player who is a popular exponent of the "wild" school. Although Jacquet has appeared at places like Symphony Hall, his music is neither classical nor modern, dixieland nor bop; it is loud...
...friend became more insistent. "Listen, Jack," he said, "the joint will really be rockin! It'll be crazy. Jacquet blows...
...think they noticed us when we sat down. My companion told me that Jacquet was playing "a number he waxed a while back" called Flying Home. Quick to join in the spirit of the crowd, I suggested that the music was "real gone." I must have been overheard, for one of the girls at the table glared at me and commented, "Frenetic, man, frenetic." I stood corrected...
...Jacquet was off on another number. This time the air was punctuated by shouts of "Go! Go!" A minute later I picked it up. My companion turned to me disdainfully. "Not now," he said...