Bill Perkins
William Reese Perkins ((1924-07-22)July 22, 1924 – (2003-08-10)August 10, 2003) was an American cool jazz saxophonist 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 22, 1924 (San Francisco), Died August 9, 2003 (Sherman Oaks)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, banjo, tenor saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W404411 | 10-in. | 10/9/1930 | Body and soul | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | W404412 | 10-in. | 10/16/1930 | Memories of you | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404413 | 10-in. | 10/16/1930 | You're lucky to me | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404417 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | Sweethearts on parade | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and shouts | instrumentalist, guitar, banjo | |
OKeh | W404418 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | You're driving me crazy! (What did I do?) | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with dialogue and male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | W404419 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | The peanut vendor | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | W404420 | 10-in. | 3/9/1931 | Just a gigolo | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404421 | 10-in. | 3/9/1931 | Shine | Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo, guitar | |
Decca | DLA 724 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | Body and soul | Art Tatum and his Swingsters | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | DLA 725 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | With plenty of money and you | Art Tatum and his Swingsters | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | DLA 726 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | What will I tell my heart? | Art Tatum and his Swingsters | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | DLA 727 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | I've got my love to keep me warm | Art Tatum and his Swingsters | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | L 9809 | 1/21/1957 | Cluster | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9810 | 1/21/1957 | Canon frair-1 | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9811 | 1/21/1957 | Mood-2 | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 9812 | 1/21/1957 | I'm confessin' that I love you | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Perkins, Bill," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207836.
Perkins, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207836.
"Perkins, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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External Sources
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LCNAR: Perkins, Bill, 1924-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80097125
Wikidata: Bill Perkins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862366
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19866523
MusicBrainz: Bill Perkins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/df71a2e3-e706-41a2-9a60-b447ec9a36aa
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