Bill Perkins

William Reese Perkins ( – ) He worked for the Stan Kenton orchestra, which led to his entry into the cool jazz idiom.

He died of cancer in his Sherman Oaks home at the age of 79.

Discography The Brothers! with Al Cohn and Richie Kamuca (RCA Victor, 1955) On Stage (Pacific Jazz, 1956) Tenors Head-On with Richie Kamuca (Liberty, 1957) Just Friends with Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca (Pacific Jazz, 1957) Bossa Nova with Strings Attached (Liberty, 1963) Quietly There (Riverside, 1966; released 1970) West Coast Conference (A World of Jazz, 1974) The Front Line with Pepper Adams (Trio, 1978) Confluence (Interplay, 1979) Serious Swingers with Bud Shank (Contemporary, 1987) Remembrance of Dino's (Interplay, 1989) I Wish On the Moon (Candid, 1992) Warm Moods with Frank Strazzeri (Fresh Sound, 1992) Live at the Royal Palms Inn Vol. 5 with Shorty Rogers (Woofy, 1994) Live at the Royal Palms Inn Vol. 9 with Pete Candoli, Carl Fontana (Woofy, 1994) Perk Playz Pres (Fresh Sound, 1996) Swing Spring (Candid, 1999) Live at the Lighthouse 1964 with J. C. Heard (Fresh Sound, 2019)

As sideman With Chet Baker Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956) Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1958)

With Louis Bellson Big Band Jazz from the Summit (Roulette, 1962)

With Nat King Cole L-O-V-E (Capitol, 1965)

With Clifford Coulter Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)

With Clare Fischer Thesaurus (Atlantic, 1969)

With Dizzy Gillespie The New Continent (Limelight, 1962)

With Stan Kenton Kenton Showcase (Capitol, 1954) Contemporary Concepts (Capitol, 1955) Kenton in Hi-Fi (Capitol, 1956) Kenton with Voices (Capitol, 1957) Rendezvous with Kenton (Capitol, 1957) Back to Balboa (Capitol, 1958) The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1958) The Stage Door Swings (Capitol, 1958) Kenton / Wagner (Capitol, 1964) Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965)

With Barney Kessel To Swing or Not to Swing (Contemporary, 1955)

With John Lewis, Grand Encounter (1956)

With Carmen McRae Can't Hide Love (Blue Note, 1976)

With Art Pepper and Conte Candoli Mucho Calor (Andex, 1957)

With Mark Murphy

Playing the Field (Capitol, 1960)

With André Previn The Subterraneans (Soundtrack) (MGM, 1960)

With Shorty Rogers Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers (RCA Victor, 1957) Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958) Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960) The Swingin' Nutcracker (RCA Victor, 1960) An Invisible Orchard (RCA Victor, 1961 ) Jazz Waltz (Reprise, 1962)

With Pete Rugolo 10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (Mercury, 1961)

With Lalo Schifrin Bullitt (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1968)

With Bud Shank Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins (Pacific Jazz, 1955) Bud Shank & the Sax Section (Pacific Jazz, 1966)

With Gerald Wilson California Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1968)