The Message (Illinois Jacquet album)

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The Message
Studio album by
Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell
Released1963
RecordedMay 7 & 8, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length32:00
LabelArgo
LP-722
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Illinois Jacquet chronology
Illinois Jacquet
(1963) 		The Message
(1963) 		Desert Winds
(1964)

The Message is an album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet with guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1963 and released on the Argo label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This rather brief LP (just 31 minutes) finds tenorman Illinois Jacquet in typically fine form, but fronting a rather anonymous-sounding group (despite the presence of guitarist Kenny Burrell on some numbers)".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except where noted

  1. "The Message" (Ben Tucker) - 3:45
  2. "Wild Man" – 5:00
  3. "Bassoon Blues" (Esmond Edwards, Illinois Jacquet) - 3:50
  4. "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 4:00
  5. "Like Young" (André Previn) - 4:00
  6. "Turnpike" - 5:45
  7. "Bonita" (Edwards) - 5:40

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed April 16, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 16, 2013
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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