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Acker Bilk

real name Bernard Stanley Bilk

Pensford, United Kingdom · 1929-01-28 – 2014-11-02

Acker Bilk is credited on 2,093 releases across 517 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,093

Credits

517

Albums

8

Decades active

118

In collections

Biography

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English jazz clarinetist and bandleader.
Born: January 28, 1929 in Pensford, Somerset, England.
Died: November 2, 2014 in Bath, Somerset, England.
Bilk played with Ken Colyer's Band (1954-1956) and later with his own groups.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

2,093 releases · 517 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 2,864
  • Other credits · 85
  • Mastering · 2
  • Production · 1

Studios: Fred Foster Sound Studio · Trancentral · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Western Recorders

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Mr. Acker Bilk
  • Mr. Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band
  • Andy Williams
  • Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band
  • Mr. Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band
  • Fausto Papetti
  • Zamfir

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