Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Bill Perkins (saxophonist) -  William Reese Bill Perkins ((1924-07-22)July 22 1924 – August 10 2003(2003-08-10)) 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.
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