This 1956 release features Jacquet in a small-group setting, leading a band through a program of bluesy originals and standards.
- "Collates" was recorded in New York City on March 14, 1956.
- The album was released on the short-lived Antigo Records label.
- It was reissued on LP by RCA in 1963.
Illinois Jacquet was a jazz bandleader and tenor saxophonist, known for his powerful, riff-based horn work. "Collates" was released midway through his career, after his initial fame in the big band era and before his later work in soul jazz.
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