Rex Stewart Plays Duke Ellington & Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars Play Uptown Jazz by Rex Stewart / Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars, released in 1955 on Grand Award.

Rex William Stewart Jr. (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967)[1] was an American jazz cornetist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004)[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo.[2] He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad." - Wikipedia

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