Person Open DS/UK/18896 Perkins; Bill (1924-2003); American cool jazz saxophonist and fluatist, recording engineer Perkins Bill 1924-2003 American cool jazz saxophonist and fluatist, recording engineer Male William Reese Perkins

William Reese "Bill" Perkins (22 July 1924-10 August 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 subsequently led to his entry into the cool jazz idiom. He began performing with musicians like Art Pepper and Bud Shank, to name just a few. 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 7/3/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 7108d13a-7387-4f20-ba3a-269f66045446