Name Russell Jacquet | Parents Gilbert Jacquet | |
Role Illinois Jacquet's brother Died February 28, 1990, Los Angeles, California, United States Albums Russel Jacquet: King's Spinner, The Great Siblings Illinois Jacquet, Linton Jacquet Similar People Illinois Jacquet, Charles Thompson, Leo Parker, Shadow Wilson, Matthew Gee | ||
Russell Jacquet's Orch W Vernon Garrett - Sail On 1962
Russell Jacquet (December 4, 1917 - February 28, 1990) was an American trumpeter. Jacquet was born on December 4, 1917 in Saint Martinville, Louisiana. He was the elder brother of well-known tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, who he worked with through the years. Jacquet had stints with Floyd Ray and Milt Larkin before he began studying music at Wiley College and Texas Southern University. He moved west and played with his brother's band for a time, later forming his own group which became the house band at the Cotton Club from 1945 to 1949. He then rejoined his brother's group. He later played with several small groups in Oakland, California, and in Houston with Arnett Cobb, and on a few dates in New York with his brother. He died on February 28, 1990 in Los Angeles.
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