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Born: William Reese Perkins on Jul 22, 1924 in San Francisco, CA Died: Aug 9, 2003 in Sherman Oaks, CA Genres: Jazz Styles: Cool, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz Instruments: Flute, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Among the "coolest" of the West Coast tenor players of the 1950s, Bill Perkins in later years became a bit influenced by John Coltrane and modernized his style in a personal way. A flexible and versatile musician who also played baritone, alto, soprano, and flute, Perkins was best-known for his work on tenor. Born in San Francisco, he grew up in Chile, moved to Santa Barbara, and served in the military in World War II. After studying music and engineering, he played in the big bands of Jerry Wald, Woody Herman (1951-1953 and 1954), and Stan Kenton (1953-1954 and 1955-1958). "Perk" started recording as a leader in 1956 (most notably Grand Encounter with John Lewis), including sets with Art Pepper and Richie Kamuca. During the 1960s he had a dual career as a studio musician and a recording engineer, and during 1970-1992 he was a member of the Tonight Show Band. Since then, Perkins played baritone and tenor with the Lighthouse All-Stars and was a member of the Bud Shank Sextet, in addition to heading his own sessions for a variety of labels. He died on August 9, 2003 of cancer at the age of 79
- Scott Yanow (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
как основной исполнитель ... |
Bill Perkins - 'Quietly There' - 1966, OJC |
как соисполнитель ... |
Toshiko Akiyoshi - 'Insights' - 2003, BMG |
Toshiko Akiyoshi - 'Long Yellow Road' - 2003, RCA |
Toshiko Akiyoshi - 'Tales Of A Courtesan (Oirantan)' - 2003, BMG |
Conte Candoli - 'Jazz Structures' - 2005, Lone Hill |
Benny Carter - 'Further Definitions' - 1961, GRP, Impulse! |
Bill Holman - 'A View From The Side' - 1995, JVC |
Bill Holman - 'Brilliant Corners: The Music Of Thelonious Monk' - 1997, JVC |
Pete Jolly - 'Quartet, Quintet And Sextet' - 2007, Fresh Sound |
Quincy Jones - 'Sounds.. And Stuff Like That!!' - 1978, A&M |
Quincy Jones - 'This Is How I Feel About Jazz' - 1956, Impulse! |
Barney Kessel - 'Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing' - 1955, OJC |
John Lewis - 'Grand Encounter' - 1956, Pacific Jazz, Capitol |
Anita O'Day - 'Anita O'Day Sings The Winners' - 1963, Verve |
Anita O'Day - 'Anita O'Day: Diva Series' - 2003, Verve |
Anita O'Day - 'Incomparable!' - 1964, Universal |
Marty Paich - 'The Broadway Bit. I Get A Boot Out Of You' - 2006, Collector's Choice |
Art Pepper - 'Art Pepper Plus Eleven' - 1959, Contemporary, OJC |
Art Pepper - 'Mucho Calor (Much Heat)' - 1987, V.S.O.P. Records, Andex |
Art Pepper - 'Pepper Returns' - 1998, Giants Of Jazz |
Shorty Rogers - 'The Swingin' Nutcracker' - 2004, Cloud 9 Records, RCA |
Shorty Rogers - 'West Coast Sounds' - 2006, Fresh Sound |
Annie Ross - 'Four Classic Albums Plus' - 2009, Avid Jazz |
Annie Ross - 'Gypsy' - 1959, Pacific Jazz |
Diane Schuur - 'Timeless' - 1986, GRP |
Steely Dan - 'Aja' - 1977, MCA |
Steely Dan - 'Countdown To Ecstasy. Pretzel Logic' - 1973, MCA |
Mel Torme - 'Torme' - 1958, Verve |
Nancy Wilson - 'Today, Tomorrow, Forever' - 1964, Capitol |