Tenors Head‑On, On Stage: The Bill Perkins O, At the Five Spot, Grand Encounter, The Brothers !
William Reese Perkins ((1924-07-22)July 22, 1924 – (2003-08-10)August 10, 2003) was a cool jazz saxophonist and flutist popular on the West Coast jazz scene, known primarily as a tenor saxophonist. Born in San Francisco, California, Perkins started out performing in the big bands of Woody Herman and Jerry Wald. He also 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 1970–1992. He is probably most remembered, however, for playing tenor for The Lighthouse All-Stars. When gigs became scarce in the 1960s, Perkins had a parallel career as a recording engineer.
Right Chemistry with James Clay, Joel DiBartolo, Billy Mintz, Frank Strazzeri, 1987
I Wished on the Moon with dem Metropole Orkest, 1989–90
Two as One with Frank Strazzeri, 1990
Our Man Woody with Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Richard Bullock, Bob Cooper, Andy Martin, Jack Nimitz, Brian Scanlon, Dave Stone, Frank Strazzeri, [1991
Frame of Mind with Bill Berg, Ken Filiano, Clay Jenkins, Bob Leatherbarrow, Frank Strazzeri, Tom Warrington, 1993
Perk Plays Prez with Dave Carpenter, Paul Kreibich, Jan Lundgren, Jack Sheldon, 1995
Live at Cappozzoli’s , 2000
Bill Perkins Danny Pucillo Quartet Plays Charles Mingus Like Nobody Else
