Gene Perla (born March 1, 1940) is an American jazz bassist.
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 Gene Perla in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 1, 1940 Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record label owner |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | PM, Plug |
| Website | perla |
Career edit
At the Berklee School of Music and the Boston Conservatory Perla concentrated on piano before moving to double bass.[1] In 1969 he spent one year as a member of the Woody Herman Orchestra.[1] During the early 1970s, he worked with Elvin Jones, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. In 1975 he started the band Stone Alliance with Don Alias and Steve Grossman.[1] Also in the 1970s he founded PM Records ("PM" for Perla Music), which released albums by Steve Grossman, Elvin Jones, Pat LaBarbera, and Dave Liebman.[1] He has taught at Lehigh University and the New School of Jazz & Contemporary Music.
Discography edit
As leader edit
- Bill's Waltz (PM, 2008)
- Out of the Gate (PM, 2017)
As sideman edit
With Elvin Jones
- Genesis (Blue Note, 1971)
- Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971)
- Mr. Jones (Blue Note, 1972)
- Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1972)
- Hollow Out with Masabumi Kikuchi (Philips, 1972)
- At This Point in Time (Blue Note, 1973)
- Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain" (PM, 1975)
- New Agenda (Vanguard, 1975)
- The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (Half Note, 1999)
With Jeremy Steig
With Nina Simone
- To Love Somebody (RCA Victor, 1968)
- Here Comes the Sun (RCA Victor, 1971)
- A Very Rare Evening (PM, 1979)
With others
- Miles Davis, The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (Columbia, 1970)
- Frank Foster, The Loud Minority (Mainstream, 1972)
- Mickey Tucker, Triplicity (Xanadu, 1975)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott. "Gene Perla". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2019.