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Gene Perla

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Gene Perla
Gene Perla in 2013
Gene Perla in 2013
Background information
Born (1940-03-01) March 1, 1940 (age 84)
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, record label owner
InstrumentDouble-bass
Years active1964–present
LabelsPM, Plug
Websiteperla.org

Gene Perla (born March 1, 1940) is an American jazz bassist.

Career

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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

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As leader

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  • Stone Alliance ~ Stone Alliance (PM, 1976)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Marcio Montarroyos (PM, 1977)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Con Amigos (PM, 1977)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Heads Up (PM, 1980)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Live In Amsterdam (PM, 2004)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Live In Bremen (PM, 2005)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Live In Buenos Aires (PM, 2006)
  • Bill's Waltz (PM, 2008)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Live In Berlin (PM, 2010)
  • Out of the Gate (PM, 2017)
  • Stone Alliance ~ Galvanic Ignition (PM, 2018)
  • Stone Alliance ~ In The Pocket (PM, 2022)

As sideman

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With Elvin Jones

With Jeremy Steig

With Nina Simone

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott. "Gene Perla". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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