Blues Thats Me

Illinois Jacquet | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (March 18, 1991)
• Label: M S Distributing Co.
• ASIN: B00000EJ8J
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Track Listings

1. The Blues; That's Me!

2. Still King

3. 'Round Midnight

4. The Galloping Latin

5. For Once in My Life

6. Every Day I Have the Blues

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Texas tenor saxophonists, according to jazz mythos, have the blues stamped on their souls. Houston's Jean-Baptiste 'Illinois" Jacquet plays glowingly all through this rewarding 1969 blowing session, even hauling out his bassoon for one number. What's especially interesting for blues fans are his and four- string guitarist Tiny Grimes's choruses on the slow twelve-bar gait that identifies the man and the album. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The soul of a Texas tenor !, October 30, 2003

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"swampshaka" (New Orleans, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blues; That's Me (Audio CD)

I'm quite partial to the sound of the Texas tenors and this disc lives up to my every expectation. Illinois Jacquet has always been one of my favorites when it comes to deep toned tenor and on "The Blues, That's Me!" Illinois serves up heap's of it! To make matters even tastier, the inclusion of legendary four string guitarist Tiny Grimes add's that one extra ingredient which makes this platter a pleasing and worthy addition to any jazz/blues collection. This session is filled with soulful swinging blues, hence the c.d.'s title and opening track. Along the way we're treated to a wonderful brooding rendition of "'Round Midnight" where Illinois lies down his tenor in favor of bassoon, adding even more temperment to Monk's moody classic. Pianist Wynton Kelly along with the rhythm section of Buster Williams {bass} and Oliver Jackson {drums} certainly deserve praise as they Swing to their soul's content on the the irresistible romp "The Galloping Latin", proving that good jazz doesn't always have to be so damn serious. After a reworking of the Stevie Wonder hit "For Once In My Life", It's only fitting that this disc end where it all began, with a final dose of the blues, as Illinois and company treat us to a rollicking version of Memphis Slim's "everyday I Have The Blues". The folks at Prestige have again released a winner!!

5.0 out of 5 stars The lovely facets of mainstream jazz, September 26, 2010

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Nikica Gilic - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blues; That's Me (Audio CD)

One of the good ones (and maybe somewhat underestimated ones)...
It is an Illinois Jacquet album, it's called "The Blues; That's Me!";
if you think you've pegged it before actually listening, let me warn you that Jacquet traded his tenor sax for the basoon to give as an sensitive interpretation of Monk's "Round Midnight" on this album (and the bass player Buster Williams uses his bow alot to achieve compatible effects... Great deal of this album is a very bluesy mainstream jazz affair, with the occasional feeling of jam-session (which can be both good and bad, depends how you look at it...).

Illinois is one of those muscular tenor men from the Texas school (as Dan Morgenstern points out in the reprinted original liner notes) but this album is one of the proofs how complete a musician he was /I'm glad his career was so long; there's more for me to explore.../
Another of the less bluesy gems from this CD is "The Galloping Latin", set by a beatiful Wynton Kelly intro on piano, while the rhythm section is superb throughout.
Personell:
I. Jacquet (ts, basoon), Tiny Grimes (g), Wynton Kelly (p), Buster Williams (b), Oliver Jackson (dm)...

Recorded in 1969.

p.s. if you're a Stewie Wonder fan you might be interested in Jacquet's take on "For once in my life" on this record; the song sounds as something written long time ago, forgoten and thankfully rediscovered by this jazz legend...