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Bill Perkins

Jazz
Hard bop
Cool jazz
Bill Perkins was a tenor saxophonist and flutist who was a prominent figure in the West Coast jazz scene from the 1950s onwards. He was born in San Francisco, but grew up in Chile, where his father worked as a mining engineer, before serving in the US Navy in WWII. After the war he gained a music degree in Santa Barbara. During the 1950s he played in the big bands of Jerry Wald, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. In the late 1950s he became a band leader himself. He recorded his sessions with pianist John Lewis on the 'Grand Encounter' album in 1956. Other notable sessions were w...
Songs
Paradise
ParadiseBill Perkins and Bud Shank

Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins

3:03

Just Friends
Just FriendsBill Perkins and Bill Perkins & Richie Kamuca

The Brothers!

Emily
EmilyBill Perkins and Victor Feldman

Quietly There

5:22

It Had to Be You
It Had to Be YouBill Perkins and Bud Shank

Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins

3:16

Sweet Lorraine
Sweet LorraineBill Perkins and The Bill Perkins Big Band

Warm Moods

6:04

One Hundred Years from Today
One Hundred Years from TodayBill Perkins

On Stage

4:52

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