Bill Perkins

William Reese Perkins

American jazz tenor and baritone saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist, born 22 July 1924 in San Francisco, California, USA, died 9 August 2003 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Played with Jerry Wald 1950-1951, Woody Herman 1951-1953, Stan Kenton 1953-1954, again with Herman 1954; in the 1960s worked in studios (also as engineer), 1974-1977 in Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band

In Groups:
The Adam Ross Reeds, André Previn Ensemble, Art Pepper + Eleven, Bill Holman And His Orchestra, Bill Holman's Great Big Band, Bill Perkins - James Clay Quintet, Bill Perkins Octet, Bill Perkins Quintet, Bill Perkins Quintet + 1, Bud Shank And Bill Perkins Quintet, Chet Baker Big Band, Danny Pucillo Quartet, Dick Collins And His Orchestra, Dick Collins And The Runaway Herd, Dick Grove Big Band, Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Doc Severinsen And His Big Band, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Jim Widner Big Band, Kim Richmond / Clay Jenkins Ensemble, Lennie Niehaus Quintet, Mark Masters Ensemble, Marty Paich Big Band, Marty Paich Orchestra, Med Flory Orchestra, Oliver Nelson's Big Band, Roy Wiegand Jazz Orchestra, Russ Freeman-Bill Perkins Quintet, Shorty Rogers And His Orchestra, Shorty Rogers Big Band, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Terry Gibbs Dream Band, The Bill Holman Band, The Bill Perkins - Steve Huffstetter Quintet, The Bill Perkins Big Band, The Bill Perkins Quartet, The Bob Florence Limited Edition, The Bud Shank Sextet, The Buddy Bregman Band, The Five, The Herbie Harper-Bill Perkins Quintet, The Herdmen, The Lennie Niehaus Octet, The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, The Mike Barone Big Band, The Ron Roberts Concert Ensemble, The Sax Maniacs, The Steve Huffsteter Big Band, The Tommy Vig Orchestra, The Woody Herman Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band, Vic Lewis West Coast All-Stars, Wes Montgomery All-Stars, Woodwinds West, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Woody Herman And His Third Herd, Woody Herman And His Woodchoppers, Woody Herman And The Swingin' Herd, Woody Herman Band, Woody Herman's Big New Herd