Bill Perkins (jazz musician)

William Reese "Bill" Perkins (born July 22, 1924 in San Francisco , California , † August 9, 2003 in Sherman Oaks , California) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.

Life

Perkins lived in Chuquicamata , Chile until he was 10 years old before his family moved to Santa Barbara, California . He played the clarinet as a child, and later saxophone and flute were added. After serving in the army in World War II, he studied music and completed an engineering degree, which enabled him to work as a sound engineer in various recording studios in the 1960s .

In the early 1950s, Perkins played in the big bands of Jerry Wald , Woody Herman and Stan Kenton . In 1956 he recorded the first album as a band leader; In 1957 he had a joint quintet with Jack Montrose , in which Paul Moer , Paul Chambers and Mel Lewis played. In 1959 he worked for Terry Gibbs ; in the 1960s he worked as a studio musician and sound engineer; In 1966 he worked on Benny Carter's album Additions to Further Definitions , he also played a. a. with Marty Paich , Shorty Rogers , in Doc Severinsens Tonight Show Band, with Lennie Niehaus , Johnny Mandel and Dave Grusin . From 1974 to 1977 Perkins was a member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band - mostly as a baritone saxophonist . a. on the album Insights . He then toured with Howard Rumsey's revived Lighthouse All Stars and performed with the sextet of Bud Shank and Shorty Rogers.
During his career, Bill Perkins has also worked on recordings of John Lewis , Annie Ross , Chet Baker , Freddie Hubbard , Mel Tormé and Bill Holman .

Discography

The Bill Perkins Octet on Stage with Carl Fontana , Russ Freeman , Mel Lewis , Red Mitchell , Gerry Mulligan , Jack Nimitz , Art Pepper , Shorty Rogers , Bud Shank , Stu Williamson , 1956
2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West with John Lewis , Jim Hall , Percy Heath , Chico Hamilton , 1956
Tenors head-on with Hampton Hawes , Pete Jolly , Richie Kamuca , Stan Levey , Mel Lewis, Red Mitchell, 1956
Just Friends with Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca, 1956
Bossa Nova , 1963
Quietly There with Larry Bunker , Victor Feldman , Red Mitchell, John Pisano , 1966
Confluence , 1978
Front line with Pepper Adams , Gordon Goodwin , Lou Levy , Bob Magnusson , Carl Burnette , 1978
Many Ways to Go with Gordon Goodwin, Clare Fischer , Bob Magnusson , Vince Lateano , 1980
The Other Bill , 1981
Journey to the East with Frank Strazzeri , Joel Di Bartolo , Peter Donald , 1984
Remembrance of Dino’s with Alan Broadbent , Gene Cherico , Putter Smith , John Tirabasso , 1986
Right Chemistry with James Clay , Joel DiBartolo , Billy Mintz , Frank Strazzeri, 1987
I Wished on the Moon with the Metropole Orkest , 1989–90
Two as One with Frank Strazzeri, 1990
Our Man Woody with Rick Baptist , Wayne Bergeron , Richard Bullock , Bob Cooper , Joseph Davis , Clay Jenkins , Paul Kreibich , Charles Loper , Andy Martin , Jack Nimitz, Brian Scanlon , Dave Stone , Frank Strazzeri, Bob Summers , 1991
Frame of Mind with Bill Berg , Ken Filiano , Clay Jenkins, Bob Leatherbarrow , Frank Strazzeri, Tom Warrington , 1993
Perk Plays Prez with Dave Carpenter , Paul Kreibich, Jan Lundgren , Jack Sheldon , 1995
Live at Cappozzoli’s with Steve Huffsteter , 2000
Bill Perkins Danny Pucillo Quartet Plays Charles Mingus Like Nobody Else with Jinshi Ozaki , Chris Colangelo , Danny Pucillo , 2003

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personal data
SURNAME	Perkins, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Perkins, William Reese (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz saxophonist and flutist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 22, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Francisco
DATE OF DEATH	August 9, 2003
Place of death	Sherman Oaks