Artist: Bill Perkins

Bill Perkins
Aliases
Bill Perkins Quartet
Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman
The Bill Perkins Big Band
The Bill Perkins Quartet
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. Perkins is associated with the cool school of West Coast jazz.

Performances

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Foggy Day Bill Perkins 1957 Fred Astaire
2 A Ghost of a Chance Bill Perkins 1979 Bing Crosby
3 A Time for Love Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman 1967 Jackie Ward
4 All Through the Night The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 William Gaxton & Bettina Hall
5 All of Me Bill Perkins 1957 Belle Baker
6 Angel Eyes Bill Perkins 1957 Herb Jeffries With Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
7 Blood Count The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
8 Blue and Sentimental Bill Perkins, featuring the Jan Lundgren Trio 1996 Count Basie and His Orchestra
9 By Myself Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Jack Buchanan
10 Cotton Tail Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins with Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell 1956 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
11 Dewey Square Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Charlie Parker Quintet
12 Don't Be That Way Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins with Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell 1956 Chick Webb and His Orchestra
13 Easy Living Bill Perkins, featuring the Jan Lundgren Trio 1996 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
14 Emily Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman 1967 Julie Andrews
15 Harlem Nocturne Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Ray Noble and His Orchestra Featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
16 How High the Moon Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake
17 I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Dolores Valesco
18 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Ivie Anderson
19 I Waited for You Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
20 I Want a Little Girl Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins with Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell 1956 McKinney's Cotton Pickers
21 I Wished on the Moon Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Bing Crosby
22 I Wished on the Moon Bill Perkins 1979 Bing Crosby
23 I'm an Old Cowhand The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey
24 I'm in Love Again Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Fats Domino
25 I've Got a Lot of Living to Do The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Dick Gautier
26 I've Got the World on a String The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Aida Ward
27 If Dreams Come True Bill Perkins Quartet 1989 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
28 Invitation The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 The MGM Studio Orchestra
29 Just Friends Bill Perkins 1957 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
30 Laugh, Clown, Laugh Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Arthur Ball
31 Lester Leaps In Bill Perkins 1979 Kansas City Seven
32 Lester Leaps In Bill Perkins, featuring the Jan Lundgren Trio 1996 Kansas City Seven
33 Limehouse Blues Bill Perkins 1957 Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
34 Moon and Sand Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
35 Moose the Mooche The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 Charlie Parker Septet
36 My Funny Valentine The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Mitzi Green
37 Rockin' Chair Bill Perkins Quartet 1989 Hoagy Carmichael
38 Scrapple From the Apple Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Charlie Parker Quintet
39 Skylark Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Gene Krupa & his Orchestra
40 Soultrane Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane
41 Sweet Lorraine Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Lou Gold & His Orchestra
42 Sweet Lorraine The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Lou Gold & His Orchestra
43 Sweet and Lovely Bill Perkins 1957 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
44 Take the Coltrane Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
45 Tenderly The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell's Orchestra
46 The More I See You Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Dick Haymes
47 The Shadow of Your Smile Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman 1967 Johnny Mandel
48 The Shining Sea Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman 1967 Irene Kral
49 These Foolish Things Bill Perkins 1979 Dorothy Dickson
50 They Can't Take That Away From Me Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Fred Astaire
51 What Is This Thing Called Love? Bill Perkins 1957 Elsie Carlisle
52 Willow Weep For Me Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
53 You Can Depend on Me Bill Perkins 1979 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
54 You Must Believe in Spring The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 Jacques Revaux
55 You're Driving Me Crazy Bill Perkins 1979 Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Bill Perkins Plays Lester Young Bill Perkins 1979 Yupiteru Records
2 I'm in Love Again Keely Smith, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Frank Collett 1985 Fantasy
3 Journey to the East The Bill Perkins Quartet 1985 Contemporary
4 Just Friends Bill Perkins 1957 Pacific Jazz
5 Our Man Woody - In Remberance of Woody Herman The Bill Perkins Big Band 1991 Jazz Mark
6 Peaceful Moments Bill Perkins Quartet 1989 Fresh Sound
7 Perk Plays Prez - Bill Perkins Recreates the Historic Solos of Lester Young Bill Perkins, featuring the Jan Lundgren Trio 1996 Fresh Sound
8 Quietly There Bill Perkins Quintet featuring Victor Feldman 1967 Riverside
9 The Right Chemistry Bill Perkins-James Clay Quintet 1989 Jazz Mark
10 Tenors Head-On Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins with Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Red Mitchell 1956 Liberty Records
11 Warm Moods Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri 1992 Fresh Sound

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