Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet
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Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his powerful, blues-infused solos and his pioneering role in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet Context triple: [Illinois Jacquet, fullName, Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet]
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Jean Baptiste Richardville
Jean Baptiste Richardville was a prominent 19th-century Miami chief known for his role in treaty negotiations and efforts to protect his people's land and interests amid U.S. expansion.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was an 18th-century French sculptor renowned for his refined Rococo portrait busts and major royal commissions in Paris.
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C.
Martial Hebert
Martial Hebert is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for his work in computer vision and autonomous systems, and for serving as a leading faculty member and former director of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
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D.
Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal was a Belgian Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose synthesis of Thomism and Kantian transcendental philosophy profoundly shaped 20th-century Catholic thought.
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E.
Antoine Jay
Antoine Jay was a 19th-century French writer, journalist, and politician known for his literary works and involvement in liberal politics during the Restoration and July Monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet Target entity description: Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his powerful, blues-infused solos and his pioneering role in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
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A.
Jean Baptiste Richardville
Jean Baptiste Richardville was a prominent 19th-century Miami chief known for his role in treaty negotiations and efforts to protect his people's land and interests amid U.S. expansion.
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B.
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was an 18th-century French sculptor renowned for his refined Rococo portrait busts and major royal commissions in Paris.
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C.
Martial Hebert
Martial Hebert is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for his work in computer vision and autonomous systems, and for serving as a leading faculty member and former director of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
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D.
Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal was a Belgian Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose synthesis of Thomism and Kantian transcendental philosophy profoundly shaped 20th-century Catholic thought.
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E.
Antoine Jay
Antoine Jay was a 19th-century French writer, journalist, and politician known for his literary works and involvement in liberal politics during the Restoration and July Monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2004 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-07-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Jacquet ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Baptiste ⓘ |
| honor | named Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arnett Cobb
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Buddy Tate ⓘ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ⓘ early rock and roll ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Coleman Hawkins
ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cab Calloway Orchestra
ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ Lionel Hampton Orchestra ⓘ |
| nickname | Illinois Jacquet ⓘ |
| notableEvent | performed famous tenor sax solo on Lionel Hampton's 1942 recording of "Flying Home" ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use of honking tenor saxophone riffs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Blues Part 2"
ⓘ
linked to:
Blues Part 2
"Robbins' Nest" ⓘ
linked to:
Robbins’ Nest
solo on "Flying Home" ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts
ⓘ
linked to:
Jazz at the Philharmonic
|
| placeOfBirth |
Broussard, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Broussard, Louisiana
|
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
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| positionHeld | leader of the Illinois Jacquet Big Band ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Clef Records ⓘ Prestige Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style | powerful, blues-infused tenor saxophone playing ⓘ |
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