BILL PERKINS

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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 read more...
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BILL PERKINS Just Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Just Friends
Cool Jazz 1957
BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca With Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell : Tenors Head-On album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca With Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell : Tenors Head-On
Cool Jazz 1957
BILL PERKINS Bossa Nova With Strings Attached - The Tenor Of Bill Perkins album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bossa Nova With Strings Attached - The Tenor Of Bill Perkins
Bossa Nova 1963
BILL PERKINS Quietly There album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Quietly There
Cool Jazz 1970
BILL PERKINS Plays Lester Young album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Plays Lester Young
Cool Jazz 1978
BILL PERKINS Confluence album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Confluence
Cool Jazz 1979
BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins Quintet ‎: Many Ways To Go album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins Quintet ‎: Many Ways To Go
Cool Jazz 1980
BILL PERKINS Journey To The East album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Journey To The East
Cool Jazz 1985
BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins - James Clay Quintet : The Right Chemistry album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins - James Clay Quintet : The Right Chemistry
Hard Bop 1989
BILL PERKINS Our Man Woody album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Our Man Woody
Big Band 1991
BILL PERKINS I Wished on the Moon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 I Wished on the Moon
Big Band 1992
BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins, Frank Strazzeri ‎: Warm Moods album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins, Frank Strazzeri ‎: Warm Moods
Cool Jazz 1992
BILL PERKINS Two as One album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Two as One
Post Bop 1993
BILL PERKINS Perk Plays Prez album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Perk Plays Prez
Swing 1996
BILL PERKINS Swing Spring album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Swing Spring
Hard Bop 1999

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BILL PERKINS On Stage: The Bill Perkins Octet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 On Stage: The Bill Perkins Octet
Cool Jazz 1956
BILL PERKINS Remberence of Dino's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Remberence of Dino's
Hard Bop 1989
BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins, Pete Candoli And Carl Fontana : Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 9 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins, Pete Candoli And Carl Fontana : Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 9
Hard Bop 1994
BILL PERKINS The Bill Perkins - Steve Huffsteter Quintet : Live at Capozzoli's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Bill Perkins - Steve Huffsteter Quintet : Live at Capozzoli's
Hard Bop 1998

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BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins Meets Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones : West Coast Conference album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins Meets Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones : West Coast Conference
Cool Jazz 1980
BILL PERKINS Bill Perkins With Pepper Adams ‎: The Front Line album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Bill Perkins With Pepper Adams ‎: The Front Line
Cool Jazz 1989

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