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Bill Holman (21 May 1927 - 06 May 2024)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Bill Holman 1954
  2. The Fabulous Bill Holman 1958
  3. In a Jazz Orbit 1958
  4. Big Band in a Jazz Orbit 1987
  5. Bill Holman Band 1988 (as The Bill Holman Band)
  6. Hommage 2007 (as Bill Holman Band)

Album - Compilation

  1. The Fabulous Bill Holman 2011

Relationships (7)

Member Of

  1. The Bill Holman Big Band original, eponymous
  2. The Big Band of Shorty Rogers
  3. Jimmy Rowles Septet
  4. The Marty Paich Dek‐Tette
  5. Bill Holman and His Orchestra eponymous
  6. Johnny Richards and His Orchestra
  7. The Bill Holman Band eponymous

Recordings by (93)

  1. On the Town ?:?? (1954)
  2. Locomotion ?:?? (1954)
  3. Jughaid ?:?? (1954)
  4. Back to Minors ?:?? (1954)
  5. Sparkle ?:?? (1954)
  6. Tanglefoot ?:?? (1954)
  7. Song Without Words ?:?? (1954)
  8. Awfully Busy ?:?? (1954)
  9. Airegin 3:21 (1958)
  10. Evil Eyes 5:26 (1958)
  11. You and I 5:01 (1958)
  12. Bright Eyes 4:42 (1958)
  13. Come Rain or Come Shine 4:38 (1958)
  14. The Big Street 16:42 (1958)
  15. Kissin' Bug 4:10 (1958)
  16. The Man I Love 3:55 (1958)
  17. Goodbye 3:30 (1958)
  18. You Got to My Head 6:13 (1958)
  19. After You've Gone 2:41 (1958)
  20. Far Down Below 4:16 (1958)
  21. No Heat 6:03 (1958)
  22. Theme & Variations #2 4:25 (1958)
  23. Aura 4:44 (1958)
  24. Hooray For Love ?:?? (1959)
  25. Jughaid ?:?? (1981)
  26. Sparkle ?:?? (1981)
  27. Tanglefoot ?:?? (1981)
  28. Song Without Words ?:?? (1981)
  29. Awfully Busy ?:?? (1981)
  30. Plain Folks ?:?? (1981)
  31. Back to Minors ?:?? (1981)
  32. Cousin Jack ?:?? (1981)
  33. On the Town ?:?? (1981)
  34. Locomotion ?:?? (1981)
  35. Front Runner 5:39 (1988)
  36. Isn't She Lovely 6:24 (1988)
  37. St. Thomas 7:10 (1988)
  38. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:39 (1988)
  39. I Mean You 5:48 (1988)
  40. Just Friends 5:51 (1988)
  41. Primrose Path 6:47 (1988)
  42. Moon of Manakoora 7:21 (1988)
  43. Real You 8:02 (1988)
  44. Straight, No Chaser 6:12 (1997)
  45. Bemsha Swing 6:38 (1997)
  46. Thelonious 5:55 (1997)
  47. 'Round Midnight 7:46 (1997)
  48. Bye Ya 5:30 (1997)
  49. Misterioso 8:11 (1997)
  50. Friday the 13th 8:02 (1997)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. My New Flame 4:09 Maynard Ferguson and His Octet (1955)
  2. 20, Rue de Madrid 5:06 Maynard Ferguson (1955)
  3. Finger Snappin' 3:55 Maynard Ferguson and His Octet (1955)
  4. Inter-Space 3:35 Maynard Ferguson and His Octet (1955)
  5. Super-G 7:39 Maynard Ferguson and His Octet (1955)

Instruments

  1. A Trumpet 4:49 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  2. An Orchestra 4:06 Stan Kenton (1953) tenor saxophone
  3. Swingin' the Blues 4:29 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  4. Jughaid ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  5. Sparkle ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  6. Song Without Words ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  7. Awfully Busy ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  8. Jump for Me 4:00 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  9. Over and Out 3:15 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  10. Back to Minors ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  11. Down for Double 2:57 Shorty Rogers (1954) reeds
  12. Locomotion ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  13. On the Town ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  14. Tanglefoot ?:?? Bill Holman (1954) saxophone
  15. Then the Lid Blew Off ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  16. Wigville ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  17. They Say It's Wonderful 3:11 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  18. Love Is Here to Stay 3:16 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  19. Rick's Tricks 4:06 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  20. Circling the Blues 3:17 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  21. You and the Night and the Music 2:33 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  22. Bunko 3:27 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  23. Rose Room 4:06 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  24. Cooling It 2:52 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  25. Yes, Yes, Honey 2:51 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  26. Nice Work If You Can Get It 2:54 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  27. Blue Room 3:28 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  28. Debbie 3:36 Lennie Niehaus (1955) tenor saxophone
  29. Rocky Road ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  30. Floating ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  31. Butter Duck ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  32. Mellow Bone ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  33. Smogville ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  34. Livin' It Up ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  35. Love Row ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  36. Lovely One ?:?? Russell Garcia (1955) tenor saxophone
  37. The Creed ?:?? Bobby Scott (1955) tenor saxophone
  38. Table Cloth Stomp ?:?? Bobby Scott (1955) tenor saxophone
  39. Kwan-Youen ?:?? Bobby Scott (1955) tenor saxophone
  40. Mrs. Pitlack Regrets 3:11 Maynard Ferguson (1956) tenor saxophone
  41. Pork Pie 3:27 Maynard Ferguson (1956) tenor saxophone
  42. Dream Boat 2:51 Maynard Ferguson (1956) tenor saxophone
  43. Well, Hardly Ever 3:26 Maynard Ferguson (1956) tenor saxophone
  44. The Roamin' Showman 3:05 Maynard Ferguson (1956) tenor saxophone
  45. Ain't Life Grand 3:11 Maynard Ferguson (1956) tenor saxophone

Credited as (23)

  1. Bill Holman
  2. Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman
  3. Johnny Mandel & Bill Holman
  4. Bill Holman, Netherlands Metropole Orchestra
  5. The Bill Holman Band
  6. Bill Holman, Mel Lewis Quintet
  7. Bill Holman Band
  8. Richie Kamuca, Bill Holman
  9. Charlie Shoemake, Bill Holman
  10. The Norwegian Radio Big Band Meets Bill Holman
  11. The Norwegian Radio Big Band & Bill Holman
  12. SWR Big Band, Bill Holman
  13. Bill Holman, Conte Candoli
  14. Bill Holman, SDR Big Band
  15. Bill Holman, The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra
  16. Bill Holman, Metropole Orkest
  17. Bob Cooper Sextet, Bill Holman Octet
  18. Bill Holman Octet
  19. Charlie Shoemake, Phil Woods, Bill Holman, Sandi Shoemake
  20. Jiggs Whigham, Bill Holman, Mel Lewis, WDR Big Band and Strings
  21. Ernesto Lecuona & Bill Holman
  22. Bill Holman, Dempsey Wright
  23. John Graas feat. Ralph Peña, Bill Holman & Jack Millman

Works (43)

Arranged

  1. That Old Black Magic
  2. Young And Healthy
  3. Laura Nyro Medley: Stoney End / Stoned Soul Picnic / Sweet Blindness / Wedding Bell Blues / Save the Country
  4. Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
  5. Jimmy Webb Medley: Up-Up and Away / Paper Cup / This Is Your Life / The Girls’ Song / The Worst That Could Happen / Mac Arthur Park
  6. I Love You
  7. Mucho Calor
  8. Vaya Hombre Vaya

Wrote

  1. Toot's Suite
  2. Zoot's Suite
  3. Part I: Medium
  4. Part II: Slow
  5. Part III: Medium

Composed

  1. A Gem from Tiffany
  2. Zoot
  3. Boop-Boop-Be-Doop
  4. Flirt
  5. Blues for Alfy
  6. Loose
  7. Jazz Hoot
  8. I Told You So
  9. Exaktamo
  10. Lightnin' Bug
  11. Hav‐a‐Havanna
  12. Tree Frog
  13. Swee' Pea
  14. Ticker
  15. Mucho Calor
  16. Vaya Hombre Vaya
  17. Jazz Goes to Siwash
  18. Look Around
  19. Dancing Nitely
  20. Mrs. Pitlack Regrets
  21. Never You Mind
  22. Pork Pie
  23. Dream Boat
  24. Well, Hardly Ever
  25. The Roamin' Showman
  26. Ain't Life Grand
  27. Idyll
  28. Open Sesame
  29. C'est La Blues
  30. Wildman

Links (16)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/bill_holman
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82063123
  3. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=93301
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140326563
  5. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204635
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6w681ds
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134409833
  8. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82063123

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Bill%20Holman

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/276098

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Holman_(musician)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/265381

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000078137

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391648/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/93729533

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348471