The Message (Illinois Jacquet album)

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

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)

Reception
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

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

References
  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed April 16, 2013
  2. 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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