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Bill Perkins

American jazz musician (1924–2003)

Born
22 July 1924
San Francisco
Died
9 August 2003
Sherman Oaks
Country
United States
Active
1944–
Record labels
Blue Note, Candid Records, Contemporary Records, Pacific Jazz Records
Discography
11 albums

Biography

Bill Perkins was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Bill Perkins was born on 22 July 1924 in San Francisco and died on 9 August 2003 in Sherman Oaks. The music is usually filed under jazz and cool jazz. Record labels: Blue Note, Candid Records, Contemporary Records and Pacific Jazz Records. The discography here lists 11 albums, from “Bossa Nova With Strings Attached” (1963) to “On Stage: The Bill Perkins Octet” (1998).

William Reese Perkins ((1924-07-22)July 22, 1924 – (2003-08-09)August 9, 2003) was an American cool jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist, popular on the West Coast jazz scene, known primarily as a tenor saxophonist. Born in San Francisco, California, United States, Perkins started performing in the big bands of Woody Herman and Jerry Wald. He worked for the Stan Kenton orchestra, which led to his entry into the cool jazz idiom. He began performing with Art Pepper and Bud Shank. He was also a member of The Tonight Show Band from 1970 to 1992 and The Lighthouse All-Stars. In the 1960s, Perkins had a second career as a recording engineer. He died of cancer in his Sherman Oaks home at the age of 79.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Bossa Nova With Strings Attached 1963
The Front Line 1978
Confluence 1979
Remembrance of Dino's 1989 · Live
Our Man Woody 1991
Quietly There 1991
I Wished on the Moon 1992
Just Friends 1992
Tenors Head-On 1992
Perk Plays Prez 1996
On Stage: The Bill Perkins Octet 1998

Also plays on

Albums where Bill Perkins is credited as a sideman

1955 Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing" — Barney Kessel tenor saxophone
1955 A Recital By Tal Farlow — Tal Farlow tenor saxophone
1955 Bud Shank Quintets — Bud Shank flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxophone
1956 Kenton in Hi-Fi — Stan Kenton saxophone
1956 The Brothers ! — Cohn, Perkins, Kamuca woodwind, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, flute
1957 Go West, Man! — Quincy Jones tenor saxophone
1957 Drummin’ the Blues — Max Roach and Stan Levey with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse Allstars tenor saxophone
1957 Anita Sings the Most — Anita O’Day tenor saxophone
1957 Grand Encounter — John Lewis/Bill Perkins tenor saxophone
1957 I Swing for You — Lennie Niehaus woodwind, arranger
1958 Anita O'Day Sings the Winners — Anita O’Day baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
1958 The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
1958 Mucho Calor — Art Pepper tenor saxophone
1958 The Picasso Of Big Band Jazz — Marty Paich saxophone
1959 A Gasser! — Annie Ross & Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
1959 Art Pepper + Eleven — Art Pepper tenor saxophone
1960 Incomparable! — Anita O’Day tenor saxophone
1960 Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley — Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Orchestra tenor saxophone
1960 At the Monterey Jazz Festival — Woody Herman tenor saxophone
1960 Playing The Field — Mark Murphy tenor saxophone
1960 The Swingin' Nutcracker — Shorty Rogers saxophone
1962 Blues Cross Country — Peggy Lee tenor saxophone
1966 Additions to Further Definitions — Benny Carter tenor saxophone
1970 The Venezuela Joropo — Victor Feldman flute, alto flute
1971 Agua Dulce — Cal Tjader tenor saxophone
1973 Countdown to Ecstasy — Steely Dan saxophone
1973 Puttin' in Time on Planet Earth — Ben Sidran tenor saxophone
1974 Gettin' Together — Mel Lewis & Friends saxophone
1975 Katy Lied — Steely Dan horn
1975 Skull Session — Oliver Nelson reeds

Historic 78 rpm records

  • I'll Be Seeing You Nat Pierce and his Herdsmen · Noidberg · Stovall · Berger · Carl… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • Eeph Nat Pierce and his Herdsmen · Carl Fontana · Stu Williamson · Bill… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • I'll Be Seeing You Nat Pierce and his Herdsmen · Carl Fontana · Stu Williamson · Bill… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • Eeph Nat Pierce and his Herdsmen · Nat Pierce · Carl Fontana · Stu… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • I'LL BE SEEING YOU NAT PIERCE and his HERDSMEN · Carl Fontana · Stu Williamson · Bill… · 1953 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Bill Perkins play?

Bill Perkins is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Bill Perkins born?

Bill Perkins was born 22 July 1924 in San Francisco.

What are Bill Perkins's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Bossa Nova With Strings Attached (1963), The Front Line (1978), Confluence (1979), Remembrance of Dino's (1989) and Our Man Woody (1991).

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