Bassists · 1924–1990

Major Holley

American jazz upright bassist (1924–1990)

Born: 25 June 1924
Detroit
Died: 1990
Maplewood
Country: United States
Record labels: Black & Blue
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Major Holley was a jazz musician who played double bass and bass instrument. Major Holley was born on 25 June 1924 in Detroit and died in 1990 in Maplewood. The music is usually filed under jazz and swing. Record labels: Black & Blue.

Major "Mule" Holley Jr. (July 10, 1924 – October 25, 1990) was an American jazz double bassist.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Definitive Black and Blues Session

Also plays on

Albums where Major Holley is credited as a sideman

1958	Legrand Jazz — Michel Legrand	double bass, tuba
1960	And Then They Wrote... — Teddy Wilson	double bass
1962	Desafinado — Coleman Hawkins	bass
1963	Plays Hip Hits — Quincy Jones	double bass
1963	Back in Bean's Bag — Coleman Hawkins & Clark Terry	double bass
1963	Bluesey Burrell — Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins	bass
1963	Midnight Blue — Kenny Burrell	double bass
1963	Hawkins! Alive! At The Village Gate — Coleman Hawkins	double bass
1963	Never Let Me Go — Stanley Turrentine	bass
1964	Tread Ye Lightly — Clark Terry	double bass
1967	Here Comes the Whistleman — Roland Kirk	bass
1972	A Meeting of the Times — Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler	double bass
1979	Family Man — Jaki Byard	tuba, bass
1979	Impressions — Roland Hanna	bass
1983	Uniquely Dakota — Dakota Staton	instruments
1987	The Texas Twister — Buddy Tate	bass
1989	Just Jazz — Buddy Tate, Al Grey	bass
1992	Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! + Alive! At The Village Gate — Coleman Hawkins	double bass
1992	Just Friends (The Tenors of Buddy Tate, Nat Simkins, Houston Person) — Buddy Tate, Nat Simkins & Houston Person	bass
1995	Roy Eldridge & Vic Dickenson With Eddie Locke and His Friends — Roy Eldridge & Vic Dickenson	double bass
1996	Teddy Wilson And His All Stars — Teddy Wilson	double bass
1997	Good Old Broadway — Coleman Hawkins	double bass
2001	Little Jazz & The Jimmy Ryan All-Stars — Roy Eldridge	double bass
2022	Recorded in Concert at St. Peter's Church — Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson	bass
—	Chicago 'n' All That Jazz — Lee Konitz	bass

Historic 78 rpm records

EXACTLY LIKE YOU OSCAR PETERSON · Major Holley · McHugh & Fields · Norman Granz archive.org ↗
ROBBINS NEST OSCAR PETERSON · Major Holley · Charles Thomas · Norman Granz archive.org ↗
LOVER OSCAR PETERSON PIANO SOLOS · Oscar Peterson · Major Holley · Rodgers… · 1953 archive.org ↗
LITTLE WHITE LIES OSCAR PETERSON PIANO SOLOS · Oscar Peterson · Major Holley · Walter… · 1953 archive.org ↗