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Bill Perkins

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Aliases
The Bill Perkins Big Band
The Bill Perkins Octet
The Bill Perkins Quartet
Bill Perkins Quartet
Bill Perkins Quintet + 1
Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman
Real name
William Reese Perkins
Born
July 22, 1924
Died
August 9, 2003
Country
United States
Comments
Wind instrument player, including tenor and baritone saxes, flute, and clarinet. He's associated with the cool school of West Coast jazz.
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Covers by Bill Perkins

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1992 Antonio Carlos Jobim
i   1992 Peggy Wood REL,PRF
i 1995 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes
i   1979 Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Dance Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty REC, Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy Jr. PRF
i 1993 Savoy Hotel Orpheans (Carroll Gibbons)
i 1993 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Brown
i 1985 Jacques Revaux
i 1993 Jacques Revaux
i 1979 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
i   1988 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1990 Charlie Parker Septet
i 2000 Charlie Parker Septet
i 1992 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i 1956 Henry Thies and His Hotel Sinton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Don Dewey
i July 1957 Elsie Carlisle
i 1998 The Thelonious Monk Trio
i 1963 Orquesta Casino de la Playa - Canto por Reinaldo Henríquez
i 1985 Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ralph Young
i 1990 Ron Carter - Herbie Hancock - Tony Williams
i 1995 Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i 1993 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Ryan
i 1992 Chet Baker
i 1988 Al Bowlly
i 1992 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis
i 1992 Michel Legrand
i   1967 Peggy Lee REC, Irene Kral BRD
i 1967 Johnny Mandel
i   1979 Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
i The Quiet Side Bill Perkins Quintet (Bill Perkins) 1980 Unverified
i That Old Black Magic Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman, Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker (Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman [US-IL], Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker) 1958 Unverified
i 1991 Dick Farney - Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron
i 1989 Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
i 1991 The Radiolites [Ben Selvin]
i 1992 The Radiolites [Ben Selvin]
i July 1957 Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
i 1967 Johnny Mandel - Vocal: Sam Fletcher
i   1995 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i   1999 Music in the Russ Morgan Manner REC, James Melton BRD
i 1988 The Thelonious Monk Quintet
i 1995 The Thelonious Monk Quintet
i 1998 The Thelonious Monk Quintet
i   1988 Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i August 1957 Isham Jones Orchestra
i 1993 Milt Jackson with The Ray Brown Big Band
i 1989 Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane
i 1996 R. K. Holstein and Octette
i 1956 R. K. Holstein and Octette
i 1995 The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
i   1990 Adriana Caselotti REL,BRD
i 1989 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
i 1989 Miles Davis All Stars
i 1996 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1996 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
i 1992 Charlie Parker Quintet
i 1963 Luiz Bonfá
i July 1955 Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
i 1989 Hoagy Carmichael
i 1992 Hoagy Carmichael
i   1990 Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Franklyn Baur REC
i   1987 Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Franklyn Baur REC
i   1992 Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Franklyn Baur REC
i   1992 Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Franklyn Baur REC
i 1989 Frank Strazzeri
i 1967 Johnny Mandel - Vocal: Ruth Price
i 1988 Miles Davis
i 1992 Johnny Mathis
i 1989 Bill Evans Trio
i 1963 Bud Shank & Clare Fischer
i   1988 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Bing Crosby BRD
i   July 1955 Pola Negri BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frances Maddux REC
i 1995 Judy Garland
i   1963 Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
i   1987 Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1992 Don Menza
i 1956 Katherine Perry
i   1990 Russ Case and His Orchestra with Jimmy Carroll REL, Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra REC
i Old Devil Moon Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman, Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker (Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman [US-IL], Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker) 1958 Unverified
i August 1957 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines and The Pied Pipers
i 1996 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF, Margaret Young, Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
i 1993 Mike Stern
i 1993 Billie Holiday with Orchestra directed by Camarata
i   1993 Jan Clayton with The "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Edwin McArthur REL, Jan Clayton PRF
i 1999 Gigi Gryce Quartet
i 1990 John Coltrane
i   2000 Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Eugenie Baird REC, Joan Leslie with Freddie Slack and his Orchestra BRD
i   1991 Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REL, Mitzi Green PRF
i 1985 Charlie Parker Septet
i 1989 Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Carmen Castillo
i 1992 Ricky Peterson
i 1963 Isaura Garcia
i   1999 Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD
listen on Internet Archive i   November 1956 Ruth Etting REC,REL,PRF
i 1999 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
i 1963 Maysa [BR]
i 1963 The Pete Jolly Trio and Friends
i July 1957 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
i 1979 Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i 1996 Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i 1988 Art Farmer & Benny Golson
i 1967 Cy Touff
i July 1957 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i Johnny Come Lately Bill Perkins Quintet (Bill Perkins) 1980 Unverified
i 1963 Bud Shank & Clare Fischer
i   1979 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday REC,REL, Bing Crosby BRD
i   1989 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday REC,REL, Bing Crosby BRD
i   1992 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday REC,REL, Bing Crosby BRD
i August 1957 McKinney's Cotton Pickers with Vocal Refrain by George Thomas
i 1989 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
i   1991 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC
i   1991 Dick Gautier, Susan Watson and Teenagers PRF,REL
i 1992 Dinah Shore with Orchestra
i July 1955 The Ambassadors [US2]
i 1990 Miles Davis and His Orchestra
i 1993 Duke Ellington
i 1993 Duke Ellington
i 1990 Thelonious Monk
i 1985 The MGM Studio Orchestra
i In The Beginning Bill Perkins Quintet (Bill Perkins) 1980 Unverified
i 1996 Adelaide Hall, Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers REC, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday REL
i 1985 Bing Crosby, Leonid Kinskey, Martha Raye, Bob Burns and Louis Prima with The Sons of the Pioneers
i I Love You Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman, Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker (Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman [US-IL], Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker) 1958 Unverified
i I'll Remember April Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman, Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker (Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman [US-IL], Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker) 1958 Unverified
i   1993 Mills Brothers REL, Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers REC
i   July 1955 Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks & Robert Paige BRD, Russ Morgan and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Jimmy Lewis REC
i   1991 Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
i 1989 Chick Webb's Savoy Orch.
i 2000 Gerry Mulligan's New Sextet ‎
i 1991 Dolores Valesco
i 1989 Don Menza
i 1992 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
i 1995 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
i 1992 Boots Randolph
i 1956 Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
i 1993 Thelonious Monk
i 1993 Miles Davis
i 1967 Julie Andrews
i 1996 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
listen on Internet Archive i November 1956 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i 1996 Tommy Dorsey and His Orch.
i 1987 Billie Holiday
i August 1957 Chick Webb and His Orchestra
i 1979 Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i 1996 Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i 1992 Charlie Parker Quintet
i   1995 Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i 1987 Miles Davis
i August 1957 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i Chelsea Bridge Bill Perkins Quintet (Bill Perkins) 1980 Unverified
i 1995 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i 1992 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i 1995 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i   1987 Francisco Alves com Radamés Gnattali e sua Orquestra REC,REL, Araci Cortes PRF
i 1990 Eastern Rebellion
i   1998 Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
i 1991 Benny Carter and His Orchestra
i 1987 Miles Davis
i 2000 Shelly Manne & His Men
i 1996 Count Basie and His Orchestra
i 1985 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i   1992 Emilio Tuero PRF, Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL
i 1992 Mark Fisher's Orchestra
i 1999 Charlie Parker All Stars
i 1963 Carmen Miranda com orquestra Odeon
i   1988 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Nat "King" Cole with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter REC
i Autumn Leaves Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman, Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker (Conte Candoli, Russ Freeman [US-IL], Art Pepper, Bill Perkins, Ben Tucker) 1958 Unverified
i 1967 Janet Leigh [dubbed by Jackie Ward]
i July 1955 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes
i 1998 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
i April 1957 Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
i 1963 Agostinho dos Santos
listen on Internet Archive i   November 1956 David Brooks and Marion Bell PRF, David Brooks and Marion Bell with Brigadoon Orchestra conducted by Franz Allers REC,REL
i 1985 William Gaxton & Bettina Hall
i 1998 Don Ameche
i July 1957 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Mildred Bailey
i 1979 Bing Crosby
i   July 1957 Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell REC

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
Bill Perkins Plays Lester Young Bill Perkins 1979 Yupiteru Records
Bossa Nova with Strings Attached - The Tenor of Bill Perkins Bill Perkins 1963 Liberty
Frame of Mind Bill Perkins Quintet + 1 1993 Interplay Records
I Wish on the Moon Bill Perkins with the Metropole Orchestra 1992 Candid
Journey to the East The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 Contemporary
Just Friends: Bill Perkins, Art Pepper & Richie Kamuca Bill Perkins July 1957 Pacific Jazz
Killer Joe Bill Perkins Quartet 1988 Fresh Sound Records
Live at the Royal Palms Inn Shorty Rogers and Bill Perkins 1995 Woofy Productions
Live at the Royal Palms Inn Bill Perkins, Pete Candoli and Carl Fontana 1995 Woofy Productions
On Stage The Bill Perkins Octet 1956 Pacific Jazz
Our Man Woody - In Remberance of Woody Herman The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Jazz Mark
Pacific Jazz Presents Bud Shank Quintet – Bud Shank & Bill Perkins - Quintet Bud Shank Quintet – Bud Shank & Bill Perkins - Quintet July 1955 Pacific Jazz
Peaceful Moments Bill Perkins Quartet 1989 Fresh Sound Records
Perk Plays Prez - Bill Perkins Recreates the Historic Solos of Lester Young Bill Perkins, featuring the Jan Lundgren Trio 1996 Fresh Sound Records
Quietly There Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman 1967 Riverside [US]
Remembrance of Dino's Bill Perkins - John Tirabasso - Alan Broadbent - Putter Smith - Gene Cherico 1990 Interplay Records
Serious Swingers Bud Shank / Bill Perkins Quintet 1987 Contemporary
Silver Storm Bud Shank Sextet featuring Bill Perkins & Conte Candoli 2000 Raw Records
Swing Spring Bill Perkins 1999 Candid
Tenors Head-On Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins with Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell August 1957 Liberty
The Bill Perkins - Steve Huffsteter Quintet Live at Capozolli's The Bill Perkins - Steve Huffsteter Quintet 1998 Woofy Productions
The Right Chemistry Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Jazz Mark
Two as One Bill Perkins + Frank Strazzeri 1993 Interplay Records
Two Brothers The Herbie Harper-Bill Perkins Quintet 1992 V.S.O.P. Records
Two Degrees East - Three Degrees West Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton November 1956 Pacific Jazz
Warm Moods Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Fresh Sound Records

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
Solo Flight various artists April 1957 Jazz West Coast