[Dixielandjazz] Jacquet

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In a message dated 4/1/2008 1:39:27 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com writes:

Once  again I have a question about the pronunciation of a name. I've  heard
>  two quite different versions of ILLINOIS  JACQUET.
>  1. Jackay   and 2. Jacket.
>   Which one is most used in the USA or even better: how did Jacquet  himself
>  pronounce his name?



Dear Gerard,
I used to hang out some with Russell Jacquet in Los Angeles in the late 70s  
and he used to go positively
ballistic when someone said "Jackay"  --   he'd  yell: "It's Jacket, Jacket, 
Jacket!"
 
Regards,
Mark Weber
KUNM Thursday jazz jock
Albuquerque



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