Bill Perkins
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz musician (1924–2003)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-04-09
- Active to
- 1998-01-19
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Born in 1924. Highly accomplished jazz tenor and baritone saxophonist, bass clarinetist, flautist and arranger. Strongly influenced by Woody Herman, however, from the late 60s, his tenor sound was influenced by Sonny Rollins. He has performed in the swing, bop and cool genres, and in both large and small ensembles. His primary instrument was the tenor saxophone, which he played for many years as a member of the "Tonight Show" orchestra. Arguably, _Quietly There_, recorded for Riverside in
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Perkins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Sherman Oaks
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Pacific Jazz Records
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- date of birth
- 1924-07-22
- date of death
- 2003-08-09
- start of work period
- 1944-00-00
- birth name
- William Reese Perkins
- name in native language
- Bill Perkins
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