Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story Trailers & Videos
1992
1 hr 21 mins
Documentary, Music
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A profile of the jazz musician whose "big sound" helped revolutionize playing the tenor sax. Included: Jacquet's reminiscences about his work with the Lionel Hampton band; footage of Jacquet onstage in New York and Paris; comments from colleagues, including Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Les Paul and Sonny Rollins. Directed by Arthur Elgort.