Jack Perciful

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Jack T. Perciful (born November 26, 1925 in Moscow (Idaho) , † March 13, 2008 in Olympia (Washington) ) was an American jazz pianist and arranger who worked for many years in Harry James' band .

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Perciful started playing the piano when he was seven. During his high school years he was a member of the University of Idaho Jazz Band. From 1943 he did his military service in California, from 1945 to 1946 in army orchestras in Japan. He then continued his studies at the University of Idaho , where he earned a Masters in Music Education . After a few years in which he gave music lessons, he switched to the music business, first in Spokane , from 1952 in Los Angeles , where he appeared as a pianist, influenced by Nat Cole and Jimmy Rowles . At first he worked primarily as a studio musician, but also played with Dicky Wells , Ernie Andrews and Charlie Barnet . 1956 brought him Harry James in Las Vegas in his big band; as a pianist and arranger he worked on a total of 25 albums by the band leader, including Trumpet Blues (Capitol, 1958); he toured with him in Europe, Latin America and Japan. As an accompanying musician, he worked in 1970 on the album Two More Tenors: Boots and Corky by Boots Randolph and Corky Corcoran . After 18 years with James, he moved to Olympia (Washington) in 1974 and performed in the Tumwater Conservatory of Harry James' bandmate Red Kelly , where he accompanied guest soloists such as Ernestine Anderson (1975). Then he played with Bert Wilson and with local musicians. From 1989 to 1991 he was a member of Buddy Catlett's trio . In the following years he was involved in several albums on the Pony Boy label with Lance Buller and Charlie May.

Perciful has also appeared on various television shows, such as Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson ; he also made an appearance with the Harry James Orchestra in the Jerry Lewis comedy film The Ladies' Man (1961). In 2008 he was nominated for the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary (2008) in The Seattle Times
  2. ↑ a b Randy L. Smith Jack Perciful: The Ultimate Sideman ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 4.3 MB) Earshot Jazz 23 (5) (2007): 7-9 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.earshot.org
  3. ↑ Jack Perciful at Discogs (English)
  4. ↑ Information at Jazz legends
  5. ↑ Portrait at All About Jazz  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.allaboutjazz.com  
  6. ^ Information in Seattle Jazz Scene
personal data
SURNAME Perciful, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Perciful, Jack T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and arranger
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow (Idaho)
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 2008
Place of death Olympia (Washington)