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Walter Perkins

dr, 1932-2004 US, Chicago
Musician of Jazz

Walter "Baby Sweets" Perkins (February 10, 1932, Chicago, Illinois – February 14, 2004, Queens, New York) was an American jazz drummer.Starting out as a fixture in the Chicago jazz scene, Perkins' first major gigs were with Ahmad Jamal in 1956–57. He recorded for Argo Records in 1957 as a leader under the name MJT+3, along with Paul Serrano on trumpet, Nicky Hill on tenor sax, Muhal Richard Abrams on piano and Bob Cranshaw on bass. In 1959, he regrouped under the same name with Willie Thomas on trumpet, Frank Strozier on alto sax, Harold Mabern on piano, and Cranshaw on bass; they recorded for Vee-Jay in 1959 and 1960 and played in Chicago until 1962, when he moved to New York City.

     
Instruments
  • Drums
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Latin
Popular Tracks   
Solid Rock on Solid Original Rock by Various Artists
You Hook Me Baby on Solid Original Rock by Various Artists
Trouble in Mind - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon
Money's Gettin' Cheaper (AKA Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough) - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon
Ain't Nobody's Business - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon
Don't You Miss Your Baby - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon
Sleepy on Walter Perkins' Mjt+3 by Mjt+3
Sweet Lotus Blossom - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon
In The Dark - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon
Goin' to Chicago - Live on Live at Condon's 1990 by Jimmy Witherspoon

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
The Ink Is GonePeter Brötzmann & Walter Perkins2003Album
Walter Perkins' MJT+3..Walter Perkins, MJT+31959Album
The Whiffenpoof Song / SleepyWalter Perkins, MJT+3Single
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