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Bill Holman
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Saxophonists · 1927–2024

Bill Holman

American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024)

Born
21 May 1927
Olive
Died
6 May 2024
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Active
1951–2024
Record labels
Capitol Records
Discography
15 albums

Biography

Bill Holman was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Bill Holman was born on 21 May 1927 in Olive and died on 6 May 2024 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz and big band music. Record labels: Capitol Records. The discography here lists 15 albums, from “Bill Holman” (1954) to “The Wright Approach” (2017). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Willis Leonard Holman (May 21, 1927 – May 6, 2024) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and songwriter working in jazz and traditional pop. His career spanned over seven decades, starting with the Charlie Barnet orchestra in 1950.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Bill Holman 1954 · Capitol Records In a Jazz Orbit 1958 · Andex The Fabulous Bill Holman 1958 · Coral Records Jive for Five 1959 · Andex
Collaboration 1985
Big Band in a Jazz Orbit 1987 · VSOP Records
The Norwegian Radio Big Band Meets Bill Holman 1987
Bill Holman Band 1988 · JVC
Jazz in Concert 1993
Live at the Royal Palms Inn, Volume 7 1994 · Live
Further Adventures 1997 · KOCH International Symphonic Jazz 1997 · KOCH International Hommage 2007 · Jazzed Media The Wright Approach 2017 · Andex Bill Holman Conducts the SDR Big Band · Intercord

Also plays on

Albums where Bill Holman is credited as a sideman

1953 Stan Kenton Conducts Robert Graettinger’s City of Glass and This Modern World — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
1954 This Modern World — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
1954 Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers reeds
1955 Lennie Niehaus, Volume 3: The Octet # 2 — Lennie Niehaus tenor saxophone
1956 Around the Horn With Maynard Ferguson — Maynard Ferguson tenor saxophone, arranger
1957 Bass Hit! — Ray Brown tenor saxophone
1957 Sextet — Mel Lewis saxophone
1957 Jazz Erotica — Richie Kamuca, Bill Holman arranger, conductor, baritone saxophone
1957 West Coast Wailers — Conte Candoli & Lou Levy tenor saxophone
1958 Mucho Calor — Art Pepper arranger
1959 Ella Swings Lightly — Ella Fitzgerald tenor saxophone
1959 Chances Are It Swings — Shorty Rogers tenor saxophone
1959 West Coast Jazz in Hifi — Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman arranger, conductor, baritone saxophone
1960 Incomparable! — Anita O’Day arranger
1960 Playing The Field — Mark Murphy arranger
1960 Mark Murphy's Hip Parade — Mark Murphy arranger, conductor, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
1960 The Swingin' Nutcracker — Shorty Rogers saxophone
1962 Adventures in Jazz — Stan Kenton arranger
1965 Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook — Sarah Vaughan arranger
1966 Big $pender — Peggy Lee conductor
1977 Hawthorne Nights — Zoot Sims arranger, conductor
1982 The Third Stone — Jiggs Whigham, Bill Holman, Mel Lewis, WDR Big Band and Strings conductor
1989 New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
1991 Unforgettable: With Love — Natalie Cole arranger
1992 The Artistry of Pepper — Art Pepper tenor saxophone
1993 Chet Baker Big Band — Chet Baker arranger
1998 Theme Music From "The James Dean Story" featuring Chet Baker & Bud Shank — Johnny Mandel & Bill Holman tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor, orchestrator
1999 Big Band Specials — June Christy arranger
2002 Sketches on Standards — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
2002 With The Danish Radio Big Band — Stan Kenton arranger

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Bill Holman play?

Bill Holman is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Bill Holman born?

Bill Holman was born 21 May 1927 in Olive.

What are Bill Holman's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Bill Holman (1954), In a Jazz Orbit (1958), The Fabulous Bill Holman (1958), Jive for Five (1959) and Big Band in a Jazz Orbit (1987).

External links

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