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> [Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today's generation has not been properly exposed to the big-band sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/their-eagerness-for-the-big-band-music-and-their-ability-to-grasp-the/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

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## More by Illinois Jacquet

> [The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/the-patterns-of-big-band-music-are-smooth-and-classical-it-s-got-to/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

> [When I was 16 or 17 I heard the Count Basie band with Jo Jones and Lester Young and Herschel Evans and I couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/when-i-was-16-or-17-i-heard-the-count-basie-band-with-jo-jones-and/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

> [When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/when-i-got-my-band-in-1983-i-knew-what-i-had-to-do-if-i-m-going-to/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

> [Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today's generation has not been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/their-eagerness-for-the-big-band-music-and-their-ability-to-grasp-the/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

> [Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: 'Jacquet,' he'd say, 'knock off that tempo.' A lot of jazz musicians didn't prefer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/hamp-would-ask-me-about-tempos-in-the-band-jacquet-he-d-say-knock-off/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

> [People like to hear songs that they can dance to. Even if they're sitting, they like being made to want to dance and move.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illinois-jacquet/people-like-to-hear-songs-that-they-can-dance-to-even-if-they-re/)

[Illinois Jacquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illinois-jacquet/)

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