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Bill Perkins + J.C. Heard
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In late 1963, as gigs and recording work slowed in New York for drummer J.C. Heard, he began to listen more intently to his brother-in-law, bassist Al McKibbon. If you want more work, McKibbon said, come out to Los Angeles. A seasoned protege of Papa Jo Jones, Heard since 1939 had played with many of the top big bands and recorded behind virtually every major jazz leader. In the 1940s and '50s, he could play swing, bop, hard bop and ...
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Stan Perkins Presents “Jazz For The Holidays” at the Legendary Troubadour (West Hollywood)
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D.K2 Promotions
Stan Perkins presents “Jazz For The Holidays," a jazzy holiday gala taking place on December 17, 2011, at the legendary Troubadour. Featured jazz artists, Don Littleton Organ Quartet, Scott Martin Latin Soul Band, Kamasi Washington Quintet, and special guest, Branice McKenzie. Hosted by radio personality, Horace Mansfield, Jr. Join us this holiday season for a wonderful evening of jazz at the historic Troubadour, December 17, 2011, 8pm to 12am: THE DON LITTLETON ORGAN QUARTET: Don Littleton—Drums, Percussion; Louis Van Taylor—Saxophone; ...
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Weekend Extra: Bill Perkins
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Bill Perkins (1924-2003) was the archetype of the creative musician incapable of letting his style freeze in place. To borrow the phrase coined by his initial inspiration Lester Young, Perkins refused to be a “repeater pencil." He was with Stan Getz, Gene Ammons, Zoot Sims, Richie Kamuca, Al Cohn, Don Lanphere andmany others in a generation of young tenor saxophonists who developed with Young as their model. His playing under Young's influence graced the bands of Jerry Wald, Woody Herman ...
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R.I.P. Pinetop Perkins
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JamBase
JULY 7, 1913-MARCH 21, 2011 Legendary bluesman Pinetop Perkins passed away yesterday at his home in Austin, TX. He was 97 years old. A highly influential piano man, Perkins played with luminaries like Earl Hooker and Sam Philips before spending more than a decade playing with Muddy Waters. In 1980, he left to form The Legendary Blues Band with Willie “Big Eyes" Smith. Perkins also released several highly regarded solo albums, including 1988's After Hours, and 1998's Sweet Black Angel. ...
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One Track Mind: Pinetop Perkins, with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, "Grinding Man" (2010)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso With “Grinding Man," a rollicking rapscallion highlight from his Grammy nominated album with Willie “Big Eyes" Smith, we get a winking glimpse into how 97-year-old Pinetop Perkins has kept himself going all these years. Perkins, who like Smith made his bones playing with Muddy Waters, connects the dots between blues music's rustic era pioneers like Robert Johnson and the gritty post-war urban sounds that succeeded them. Born in July 1913 in Belzoni, Miss., Perkins backed Robert Nighthawk ...
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Joined at the Hip/ Pinetop Perkins and Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
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All About Jazz
“Walking Down the Highway" is one of the treasures from Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes" Smith's new album Joined at the Hip.
They have 170 years of living-legend status between them. Go Walking Down the Highway with Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes" Smith.
“Walking Down the Highway," Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes" Smith
This is how it's done.
The former Muddy Waters sidemen turned blues elder statesmen pour every one of their combined 170 years of living ...
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Philadelphia Radio Icon Bob Perkins Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
"It's BP with the GM!" That's how the famed and venerable jazz disc jockey Bob Perkins signs on the air, with the code for “Bob Perkins with the good music." And it's not just a slogan. Perkins has a way of selecting jazz that resonates with his listeners' tastes and represents thoughtful choices on his part that invariably convey something important about the music. His program always flows along and entices the listener. As he himself notes, his trade secret ...
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Bill Perkins: On Stage
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Tenor Saxophonist Bill Perkins' first album as a leader was On Stage for Pacific Jazz Records. In February 1956, “Perk" or “Phineas" assembled an impressive octet and reached out to California's leading arrangers of the day for charts. What makes On Stage special is Perkins' saxophone sound, which is strong, eloquent and smoothly sculptured. As legendary arranger and tenor saxophonist Bill Holman told me yesterday, Perkins was among the finest practitioners of the Lester Young style of playing and had ...
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Dr. Harrison Ridley Jr. Remembered by Bob Perkins on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show
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JM Creative
Legendary Philly Jazz Host and Historian, Dr. Harrison Ridley Jr. is remembered with the help of Bob Perkins and the words of Jeff Duperon and Ty Bailey on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life radio show. The complete show was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, February 22nd, 2009 during Jansen's exploration of Jazz in Philadelphia during the month of February. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation ...
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Screening of Bob Perkins "Charlie Parker and His Philly Roots" at the Philly Clef Club on November 15th
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All About Jazz
For jazz fans in the Philadelphia region, the following event may be of significant interest. On November 15, 2008, from 3pm to 8pm, the Philadelphia Clef Club at Broad and Fitzwater Streets will offer Jazz Up, Down, and Around: Taking Jazz in All Directions, a feast of musical performances, a talk by WRTI radio host Bob Perkins with discussion, and a showing of his recent documentary about Charlie Parker's Philadelphia roots. It is not well known, but “Bird” came through ...
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