Bill Holman

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Bill Holman

ts, sax, *1927 US, Olive
Musician / Composer / Songwriter / Arranger / Conductor of Jazz
A.k.a. Willis Leonard Holman

Willis Leonard Holman (born May 21, 1927), known also as Bill Holman, is an American composer/arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and songwriter working primarily in the jazz idiom.Although he has performed and recorded as a tenor saxophonist, Holman is best known as an arranger. Through his acquaintance with Gene Roland, Holman was auditioned by Stan Kenton and hired as a tenor sax player around 1951.in 1969, Ella Fitzgerald recorded "Give Me the Simple Life" with Holman's arrangement on her live album Sunshine of Your Love.

Instruments

Tenor sax
Saxophone
Bariton sax
Clarinet
Vocals

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Soundtrack

Popular Tracks

The Man I Love on Jazz in Orbit by Bill Holman

After You've Gone on Jazz in Orbit by Bill Holman

Star Eyes on Jazz Erotica by Bill Holman & Richie Kamuca

Angel Eyes on Jazz Erotica by Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman

You Go to My Head on Jazz in Orbit by Bill Holman

St. Thomas on Holman: Jazz in Concert by The SWR Big Band & Bill Holman

Kissin' Bug on Jazz in Orbit by Bill Holman

Way Down Under on Jazz Erotica by Bill Holman & Richie Kamuca

Theme & Variations, No. 2 on Jazz in Orbit by Bill Holman

Any Dude'll Do on Holman: Jazz in Concert by The SWR Big Band & Bill Holman

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Patti Page With Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Patti Page, Pete Rugolo, Marty Paich, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers	2009	Compil.
Complete Recordings	Conte Candoli With Bill Holman And Lou Levy	2006	Compil.
Kenton Presents Bob Cooper, Bill Holman & Frank Rosolino	Bob Cooper, Bill Holman, Frank Rosolino	1999	Compil.
Further Adventures	Bill Holman, Metropole Orchestra	1997	Album
My Instrument Is The Orchestra	Bill Holman Conducts The SDR Big Band	1994	Album
Live At The Royal Palms Inn - Volume 7	Bill Holman, Conte Candoli	1994	Album
Jazz In Concert	SWR Big Band, Bill Holman	1993	Album
Stu Williamson Plays - The Bethlehem Years	Stu Williamson Featuring Charlie Mariano, Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Holman, Claude Williamson	1989	Compil.
The Norwegian Radio Big Band Meets Bill Holman	Bill Holman, The Norwegian Radio Big Band	1989	Album
Collaboration	Charlie Shoemake / Bill Holman With The Voice Of Sandi Shoemake	1985	Album
The Third Stone	Jiggs Whigham, Bill Holman, Mel Lewis, WDR Big Band And Strings	1982	Album
In A Jazz Orbit	Bill Holman	1960	Single
The Wright Approach	Bill Holman Arranges Dempsey Wright	1959	Album
Stringin' Along (Twilight Jazz With String Presentation)	Bill Holman, Benny Carter, Jack Montrose, Calvin Jackson	1958	Album
The Fabulous Bill Holman	Bill Holman	1958	Album
In A Jazz Orbit	Bill Holman	1958	Album
Jazz Erotica	Richie Kamuca And Bill Holman	1957	Album
Bill Holman	Bill Holman	1954	Album

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.