[Dixielandjazz] Jacquet
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Tue Apr 1 07:40:10 PDT 2008
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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