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BILK Acker
(clar)

Personal Data:

Born: 28.01.1929 (Pensford, GB, as Bernard Stanley Bilk)
Died: 02.11.2014
BILK Acker (photo)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.7 Ages Of Acker3/1960 6
2.Acker Bilk's Omnibus3/1960 16
3.Acker2/1961 17
4.Golden Treasury Of Bilk3/1961 11
5.Best Of Barber And Bilk Volume 1
& Chris Barber		5/1961 4
6.Best Of Barber And Bilk Volume 2
& Chris Barber		11/1961 8
7.Stranger On The Shore5/1962 6
8.Best of Ball Barber And Bilk
& Chris Barber & Kenny Ball		8/1962 1
9.A Taste Of Honey4/1963 17
10.The One For Me8/1976 38
11.Sheer Magic5/1977 Warwick5
12.Evergreen11/1978 Warwick17
13.In Concert 1968
(live)		13.09.1999
14.Stranger on the Shore: The Best of Acker Bilk11.04.2000Castle Music Ltd.
15.Pye Jazz Anthology23.07.2002Castle
16.At the Movies25.11.2003Fabulous
17.Platinum Collection11.10.2005
18.Acker Bilk / Danny Moss Quintet
& Danny Moss		18.10.2005Avid
19.Just About as Good as It Gets13.05.2008Smith & Co
20.Barber, Ball and Bilk at the Jazz Band Ball
& Chris Barber & Kenny Ball		29.09.2009United States Dist.
21.Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband: The Early Years15.02.2011
22.Mr. Acker Bilk Requests29.07.2013Jasmine
23.The Classic Years, Vol. 1
& His Paramount Jazz Band		04.09.2015Prestige
24.The Classic Years, Vol. 2
& His Paramount Jazz Band		04.09.2015Prestige

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Summer Set
& His Paramount Jazz Band		1/1960 Columbia5 104
2.Acker's Away EP3/1960
3.Mr Acker Bilk Requests (Part 2) EP3/1960
4.Goodnight Sweet Prince6/1960 50
5.Mr Acker Bilk Sings EP6/1960
6.White Cliffs Of Dover8/1960 30
7.Buona Sera12/1960 Columbia7
8.Clarinet Jamboree (Part 1) EP
& Terry Lightfoot		2/1961
9.The Seven Ages Of Acker (Volume 2) EP3/1961
10.That's My Home7/1961 7
11.Stars And Stripes / Creole Jazz10/1961 22
12.Stranger On The Shore11/1961 Columbia1 1
13.Acker EP
(Volume 2)		1/1962
14.Frankie And Johnny3/1962 42
15.Four Hits And A Mister EP3/1962
16.Dardinella6/1962 Reprise 105
17.Above The Stars7/1962 Atco 59
18.Gotta See Baby Tonight7/1962 24
19.Lonely9/1962 14
20.Limelight11/1962 Atco 92
21.Only You (And You Alone)1/1963 Atco 77
22.A Taste Of Honey1/1963 16
23.Moonlight Tango10/1963
24.The Harem1/1964 Atco 125
25.La Paloma12/1964
26.Petite Fleur04.03.1966Columbia
27.Aria
produced by: Terry Brown		11.06.1976Pye4
28.Love Theme From The Eagle Has Landed11.03.1977Pye
29.Dancing In The Dark10.06.1977Pye
30.Find A Way09.10.1981PRT

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19833 73
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19763711.09.197634Making Wavesprofile
1977926.02.197762Jazzsceneinterview
19772411.06.197718Singlessingle review
1981714.02.198130Caught In The Actgig review
19814110.10.198123Singlessingle review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1962026.01.19622About Twist
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
200410 61gig review