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and traditional pop. His career is over seven decades long, having started with the Charlie Barnet orchestra in 1950.

Early life

Bill Holman was born in Olive, California, United States. His family moved to

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, east of

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, then Santa Ana. He started playing the clarinet in junior high school. While attending Orange High School he played the tenor saxophone and formed a band. Although his family had no musical background, Holman was influenced by

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and

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while constantly listening to the radio. He was drafted at the later end of

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and served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. Through the Navy, he studied

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at the

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and then studied at

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. In the late 1940s, he started to concentrate on music instead of engineering. He enrolled at the Westlake College of Music, and studied with Dave Robertson and Alfred Sendrey. He studied privately with composer and arranger Russ Garcia and Lloyd Reese on the saxophone. He was influenced by the African-American jazz musicians on Central Avenue in Los Angeles. He heard live music while living nearby and attending Westlake College. He got his first professional start with Ike Carpenter's dance band, and then with the Charlie Barnet Orchestra in 1950 as a tenor saxophonist. He continued with that band for about three years. Early commercial work as an arranger came in 1951–52 when he wrote charts for band leader and producer Bob Keane for the album, ''Dancing on the Ceiling''.

The Stan Kenton Orchestra

Through his acquaintance with Gene Roland, Holman was auditioned by

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and hired as a tenor saxophone player for two years in March 1952 (replacing Bob Cooper). After working with the band as an instrumentalist, Holman submitted writing to Kenton for the group. His first writing was not an immediate success with Kenton, until he was given an assignment to write "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" for Sal Salvador and

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. The chart was to become one of the recognized works for the Kenton orchestra from the album '' New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm''. It was used in the 1955 movie, '' Blackboard Jungle''. Kenton was attracted to Holman's ability to integrate counterpoint and dissonance in subtle yet distinctive ways, and for his knack for making the Kenton band "swing". Holman became one of Kenton's primary arrangers, creating a signature for the band. His association with the Kenton orchestra lasted nearly 27 years and contribute to Kenton's albums ''New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm'', ''

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'' and the

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-winning '' Adventures in Jazz''. Kenton featured Holman as a composer and arranger with Bill Russo on the 1954 album '' Kenton Showcase''. Holman's comments about being most influenced by the writing of Gerry Mulligan as the template for what was correct for the band: Classical influences from

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were also used during this time. Two of the most important arrangements are on the Kenton album, ''Contemporary Concepts'' (1955). Holman talked about his arrangements of " What's New?" and "

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joined the group as the solo tenor saxophonist; Kenton asked Holman to write for Sims. Later Holman left the band after an intense discussion about the band's shortcomings; this did not endanger Holman's reputation as a composer and arranger for Kenton. By the mid-1950s, while Holman was in his late 20s, Kenton was commissioning Holman to write as much as he could. He was writing sometimes two charts every week that included concert works, dance charts, originals, and vocals. During the 1952-55 period the two primary composers/arrangers who shaped the signature sound of the Kenton orchestra for years to come, were Holman and Bill Russo (who was a year younger than Holman). Almost two-thirds of the music recorded by Kenton during this period were from these two writers. Two of the original works of Holman's created for the band during that time include "Hav-a-Havana". The other work which has become the quintessential "Holman signature sound" of contrapuntal composition is "The Opener". Though Kenton's taste would evolve and Holman was not functioning as chief arranger by the end of the 1950s, he continued to make key contributions to the Kenton repertoire to 1977 before Kenton's demise in 1979. "In sum, it was a pretty high level for an 'earn-as-you-learn' case such as mine, but, ill-equipped as I was, Stan's patience and encouragement and the help of a lot of great players enabled me to make a start in a long and rewarding career. I'll always be grateful (to Stan) for this, but, what the hell, we both got something out of it." Holman also become a participant and clinician of the Stan Kenton Band Clinics as an educational component of the orchestra.

Big band writing

Holman wrote for other big bands. Examples of Holman's work for Woody Herman are "Mulligan Tawny" and "Blame Boehm" that were recorded for Columbia in 1954. Probably the most well known arrangement for the Herman band is Holman's up tempo chart on " After You've Gone" from the Grammy nominated album ''Woody Herman '64''. The band used three tenor saxes and a baritone sax (no alto saxes). The association and the writing for the Woody Herman continued off and on up through the 1980s; this included four Grammy nominated albums Holman's work is recorded on. In 1965, drummer

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started a touring big band. Rich's familiarity with Holman's writing came through playing on Harry James' group from earlier in the decade. Holman was one of the first writers to write for Rich's big band book; Rich was looking for updated material of contemporary pop hits that also featured himself (Rich) on drums. Holman became the primary 'go to' composer and arranger helping to create an appeal Rich was to have with much younger audiences at a time, when big bands had fallen out of fashion. Drum features and pop/rock tunes Holman wrote greatly helped Rich to achieve a new sound, that aided the band to gain a younger listening audience. Holman's writing is featured on several Buddy Rich big band albums from 1966 through 1985 to include Grammy nominated LPs '' Big Swing Face'' and '' Buddy & Soul''. Holman's arrangement of the Beatles " Norwegian Wood" was a commercial success, and prominently featured on numerous live television performances, creating a high profile early on for Rich's band. His composition "Ruth" is a good example of contemporary big band writing during that time of the late 1960s. One of the most notable jazz albums Holman wrote was '' I Told You So'', commissioned by the

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and recorded at

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studios, New York City in January 1976 (for

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and Pablo Records). Other important groups and big bands he has written and recorded for include names such as

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, Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band,

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, Terry Gibbs,

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and Chicago Jazz Orchestra.

West Coast work

Holman became an important figure in was to become the

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scene, starting in the 1950s. Through Holman's associations to personnel from Central Avenue, Stan Kenton, and Woody Herman he assembled small jazz groups and participated in those of others. These include Carmen McRae, Bob Cooper, Shorty Rogers, Sarah Vaughan,

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, The Tonight Show Band, Manhattan Transfer,

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, J.J. Johnson,

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, Charlie Shoemake, Howard Roberts, Ann Richards, Anita O'Day,

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Art Pepper Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known ...

Lennie Niehaus Leonard Niehaus (June 1, 1929 – May 28, 2020) was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene. He played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and served as one of Kenton's primary staff arrangers. He also playe ...

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, Dave Pell,

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and Terry Gibbs. He recorded for several labels and performed often at

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, Basin Street West, and Donte's. Holman worked with The Wrecking Crew,

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, and The Monkees. Each of these four pop groups had award-winning hits and platinum selling records containing Holman's work as an arranger. This roster includes

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, Les Brown,

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, Bobby Darin, Johnny Desmond,

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, Jackie & Roy,

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, Steve Lawrence,

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, Seals & Crofts, Bobby Sherman,

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, The Turtles, Randy VanWarmer and Si Zentner. Holman's television credits include ''

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''. He wrote film scores for '' Swamp Women'' (1956), ''Get Out of Town'' (1959), and '' Three on a Couch'' (1966), '' Glengarry Glen Ross'', '' The Wrecking Crew'', '' Luv'', '' Harper'', '' The Marrying Man'' and ''

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Bill Holman Big Band

He formed a big band in the 1950s which recorded several albums in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These albums included ''In a Jazz Orbit'' (1958), ''The Fabulous Bill Holman'' (1958) and ''Bill Holman's Great Big Band'' (1961). The group also recorded several albums under Holman's name backing Jackie & Roy, Mark Murphy and David Allen. The most notable album of these was with singer Anita O'Day in 1960/61 entitled ''Incomparable!'' for

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. By the late 1960s Holman had de-emphasized the group due to his busy schedule, the commercial viability of a big band, and partly because of the departure of drummer Mel Lewis moving back to New York City. Starting in 1975, nearly 13 years after his last big band recording, Holman began rehearsing, writing and recording with his own big band again, which has won two Grammys. His first recording with the new group in 1988 was ''Bill Holman Band: World Class Music'' (JVC). Pulling in Los Angeles studio musicians who admired and appreciated his work, Holman has been able to release a list of acclaimed CDs, including ''Brilliant Corners'', which featured arrangements of tunes written by

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, that won a Grammy in 1997. Holman's band is one of the few regularly rehearsing big bands that meets on a weekly basis. The group has been featured at numerous jazz venues and festivals over the last 30 years, that include The Jazz Bakery, the Reno Jazz Festival, Elmhurst Jazz festival,

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and many times at the Los Angeles Jazz Institute's Big Band Bash that happens every May.

Work with European musicians

Holman's writing for large jazz ensemble has had a tremendous impact outside of the United States. He has conducted and recorded with well-known jazz orchestras such as the WDR Big Band in Cologne, the BBC Big Band in London, SWR Big Band in

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, the hr-Bigband in Frankfurt, Germany, RIAS Big Band Berlin, the Klaus Weiss Big Band, Vic Lewis, the Norwegian Radio Big Band, BuJazzO, and the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra in

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. Musical scores and recording for Bill Holman are archived in over 20 major countries' national libraries around the world.

Awards and honors

Holman has been the arranger and orchestrator on numerous albums that have garnered Grammy nominations; he has personally had 16 nominations total and won three times. Holman's first nomination came in 1960 for Best Arrangement for

's hit single "I'm Gonna Go Fishin' ". He was the main contributor as an arranger (three tracks) to the 1963 Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental) category winning

album '' Adventures In Jazz''. Holman was a contributing arranger for the 1970 Grammy Record of the Year, '' The Age of Aquarius'' by

. His first Grammy Award win came in 1988 for Best Instrumental Arrangement (with Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Orchestra). He was an important contributing orchestrator/arranger of

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's 1992 multiple Grammy winning album '' Unforgettable... with Love'', and her follow up Grammy winning CD's '' Take a Look'' and '' Still Unforgettable''. In 1996, Holman received his second Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, "A View from the Side", recorded by his Bill Holman Band on the JVC label. His third Grammy came in 1997, for the recording ''Brilliant Corners/The Music of Thelonious Monk'', it won the Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Instrumental Arrangement for Holman's arrangement of "Straight, No Chaser". He has been repeatedly selected as one of the leading names in the '' DownBeat'' magazine poll for "Jazz Arranger/Orchestrator". In May 2000, the Bill Holman Collection of scores and memorabilia was established at the

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on Bill Holman, the nation's highest honor for jazz and American Music. Holman is a recipient of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers Golden Score Award in 2008. He has received an honorary doctorate from Elmhurst College in Illinois.

Grammy Awards

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Discography

As leader

* ''Bill Holman'' (Capitol, 1954) * ''Jazz Erotica'' with Richie Kamuca (HiFi, 1957) * ''The Fabulous Bill Holman'' (Coral, 1958) * ''In a Jazz Orbit'' (Andex, 1958) * ''Jive for Five'' with Mel Lewis (Andex, 1959) * ''Bill Holman's Great Big Band'' (Capitol, 1960) * ''The Bill Holman Band'' (JVC, 1987) * ''Live at the Royal Palms Inn Vol. 7'' with

(Woofy, 1994) * ''A View from the Side'' (JVC, 1995) * ''Brilliant Corners: The Music of Thelonious Monk'' (JVC, 1997) * ''Further Adventures'' with Netherlands Metropole Orchestra (Koch Jazz, 1998)

As sideman

With Terry Gibbs * ''Launching a New Band'' (Mercury, 1959) * ''More Vibes On Velvet'' (Mercury, 1959) * ''Dream Band'' (Contemporary, 1986) * ''One More Time Vol. 6'' (Contemporary, 2002) With Shorty Rogers * '' Shorty Rogers Courts the Count'' (RCA Victor, 1954) * ''The Big Shorty Rogers Express'' (RCA Victor, 1956) * ''

Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers ''Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Richard Rodgers, issued by RCA Victor in 1957.Gigi in Jazz ''Gigi in Jazz'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing jazz adaptations of songs composed by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner for the film '' Gigi'' which was released by RCA Victor in 1958.

'' (RCA 1958) * ''Manteca'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * '' Portrait of Shorty'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * ''Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan'' (MGM, 1959) * '' Chances Are It Swings'' (RCA Victor, 1959) * ''

The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs ''The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing songs composed by Harold Arlen including several from '' The Wizard of Oz''. The album was issued by RCA Victor in 1959. ...

'' (RCA Victor, 1959) * '' The Swingin' Nutcracker'' (RCA Victor, 1960) * ''Clickin' with Clax'' (Atlantic, 1978) With others * Manny Albam, ''The Jazz Greats of Our Time Vol. 2'' (Coral, 1958) *

Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thr ...

, ''

Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" ''Theme Music from "The James Dean Story"'' is a 1956 soundtrack album to the James Dean biopic, ''The James Dean Story'' composed by Leith Stevens and featuring trumpeter Chet Baker and saxophonist Bud Shank.Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...

, ''

The Man with the Golden Arm ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir directed by Otto Preminger, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. Starring Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang and ...

'' ( Decca, 1956) *

Buddy Bregman Louis Isidore "Buddy" Bregman (July 9, 1930 – January 8, 2017) was an American arranger and conductor. Biography Bregman was born in Chicago. His father was an executive in the steel industry. His uncle was songwriter Jule Styne. He spe ...

, ''Swingin' Standards'' (World Pacific, 1959) * Ray Brown, ''Bass Hit!'' (Verve, 1957) *

, ''Conte Candoli'' (Bethlehem, 1955) * Conte Candoli, '' West Coast Wailers'' (Atlantic, 1955) * Peggy Connelly, ''Peggy Connelly'' (Bethlehem, 1956) *

, ''Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson'' (Emarcy, 1956) * Maynard Ferguson, ''Stratospheric'' (Mercury, 1976) *

, ''Ella Swings Lightly'' (Verve, 1958) * Med Flory, ''Jazz Wave'' (Jubilee, 1958) *

, ''New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm'' (Capitol, 1953) *

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, ''Dancing On the Ceiling'' (Whippet, 1957) * Mel Lewis, ''Mel Lewis Sextet'' (Mode, 1957) * Johnny Mandel, '' I Want to Live'' (United Artists, 1958) *

, '' The West Coast Sound'' (Contemporary, 1956) * Shelly Manne, '' Concerto for Clarinet & Combo'' (Contemporary, 1957) * Mark Murphy, ''Mark Murphy's Hip Parade'' (Capitol, 1960) * Mark Murphy, ''Playing the Field'' (Capitol, 1960) *

, ''Vol. 3: The Octet No. 2'' (Contemporary, 1955) * Dave Pell, ''I Had the Craziest Dream'' (Capitol, 1957) *

, ''The Artistry of Pepper'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) * Art Pepper, ''Art Pepper Plays Shorty Rogers & Others'' (Pacific Jazz, 1978) * Johnny Richards, ''Something Else by Johnny Richards'' (Bethlehem, 1956) * Howard Roberts, ''Good Pickin's'' (Verve, 1959) * Howard Roberts, ''The Movin' Man'' (VSP, 1966) *

Jimmy Rowles James George Hunter (August 19, 1918 – May 28, 1996), known professionally as Jimmy Rowles (sometimes spelled Jimmie Rowles), was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. As a bandleader and accompanist, he explored multiple styles in ...

, ''Weather in a Jazz Vane'' (Andex, 1959) *

, ''Come Saturday Morning'' (A&M, 1970) *

, ''George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess'' (Bethlehem, 1956) * Cy Touff & Richie Kamuca & Harry Edison, ''Havin' a Ball'' (World Pacific, 1958) * Bobby Troup, ''Bobby Troup and His Stars of Jazz'' (RCA Victor, 1959) * Randy VanWarmer, ''The Vital Spark'' (Alias, 1994) * Stu Williamson, ''Stu Williamson'' (Bethlehem, 1956)

As composer and arranger

With

* '' I Told You So'' (

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, 1976) With Gabe Baltazar * ''

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'' (Creative World, 1979) With Charlie Barnet * ''Cherokee'' (

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, 1958) * ''More'' (Everest, 1959) * ''Big Band 1967'' (Creative World, 1967) With

* '' The Louis Bellson Explosion'' (

, 1975) * ''Sunshine Swing'' (

, 1978) * ''Don't Stop Now'' (Bosco, 1984) * ''The Art of the Chart'' ( Concord, 1998) With

* '' Here's to the Ladies'' (

, 1995) * ''

'' (

, 2008) With

* '' Come Fly with Me'' ( Reprise, 2004) * '' It's Time'' (Reprise, 2005) * '' Caught in the Act'' (Reprise, 2005) * '' Crazy Love'' (Reprise, 2009) * ''Special Delivery'' (Reprise, 2010) With

* ''

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'' (

, 1962) With

* '' Unforgettable... with Love'' (

, 1991) * '' Take a Look'' (Elektra, 1993) * '' Still Unforgettable'' (DMI/Atco, 2008) With

* ''

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'' ( EmArcy, 1955) * ''

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'' (EmArcy, 1956) * ''Birdland Dream Band Volume 2'' (Vik, 1956) * ''Boy With Lots of Brass'' (EmArcy, 1957) * ''

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, 1959) * '' Come Blow Your Horn'' ( Cameo, 1963) * ''

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, 1968) With Jerry Fielding And His Orchestra * ''Near East Brass'' (Command, 1967) With Terry Gibbs * ''Launching a New Band'', aka ''Launching a New Sound in Music'' ( Mercury, 1959) * ''Dream Band'' ( Contemporary, 1959) * ''The Dream Band, Vol. 2: The Sundown Sessions'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''Dream Band, Vol. 6: One More Time'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''Swing Is Here!'' (second original Dream Band release) ( Verve, 1960) * ''The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band'' (Verve, 1961) – reissued as ''Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem'' * ''Explosion!'' (Mercury, 1961) – reissued as ''Dream Band, Vol. 5: The Big Cat'' With

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* ''Hello Benny!'' (

, 1964) With Woody Herman * ''The 3 Herds'' (

, 1954) * ''Woody Herman:1964'' (

, 1964) * ''My Kind of Broadway'' (Columbia, 1965) * ''The Jazz Swinger'' (Columbia, 1966) * ''Concerto for Herd – At the Monterey Jazz Festival'' (

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, 1968) * ''Woody Herman Live at the Concord Jazz Festival'' ( Concord, 1981) With

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* ''Bits and Pieces'' (ABC-Paramount, 1957) * ''Free And Easy!'' (ABC-Paramount, 1958) With

*''

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'' (Capitol, 1958) With Bob Keane * ''Dancing on the Ceiling'' (Whippet, 1952) With

* '' New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm'' (

, 1953) * '' Kenton Showcase'' (

, 1954) * '' The Kenton Era'' (

, 1955) * ''

'' (

, 1955) * '' Back to Balboa'' (

, 1958) * '' Road Show'' (

, 1960) * ''

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'' (

, 1960) * '' Adventures in Jazz'' (

, 1962) * '' Stan Kenton / Jean Turner'' (

, 1963) * '' Live at Redlands University'' ( Creative World/GNP Crescendo, 1970) * ''Live At Brigham Young University'' ( Creative World/GNP Crescendo, 1971) * ''Birthday in Britain'' ( Creative World/GNP Crescendo, 1973) * '' Kenton '76'' ( Creative World/GNP Crescendo, 1976) With

* ''

'' (Capitol, 1961) * '' In Love Again!'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''

Big $pender ''Big $pender'' is a 1966 studio album by Peggy Lee. It was recorded with the orchestra of Bill Holman Track listing # " Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:17 # " You've Got Possibilities" ( Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 2:1 ...

'' (Capitol, 1966) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1967) * ''

2 Shows Nightly ''2 Shows Nightly'' is a 1968 live album by Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career ...

'' (Capitol, 1968) - also 2009 compilation with unissued material With Carmen McRae * ''IN SESSION: SARAH & CARMEN'' (T.V Program, 1977) * ''Blue Note Meets The L.A. Philharmonic'' ( Blue Note, 1978) With Gerry Mulligan * '' The Gerry Mulligan Songbook'' ( World Pacific, 1957) * '' The Concert Jazz Band'' (Verve, 1960) * ''The Concert Jazz Band At Newport'' (Solar, 1960) * ''The Concert Jazz Band – December 1960'' (

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, 1960) * ''Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band – Zurich 1960'' (TCB, 1960) * ''Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band – Olympia, 19 Novembre, 1960'' (Europe 1, 1960) * '' Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour'' (Verve, 1960 el. 1962 With Mark Murphy * ''This Could Be The Start Of Something'' (Capitol, 1959) *''Mark Murphy's Hip Parade'' (Capitol, 1960) *''Playing the Field'' (Capitol, 1960) With Anita O'Day * ''Incomparable!'' (Verve, 1961) With

*''Winter Moon'' (Galaxy, 1980) With Art Pepper and

* ''

Mucho Calor ''Mucho Calor'' (subtitled ''A Presentation in Latin Jazz'') is an album by trumpeter Conte Candoli and alto saxophonist Art Pepper in an octet with tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins (saxophonist), Bill Perkins, pianist Russ Freeman (pianist), Russ Fr ...

'' (Andex, 1957) With

* ''

Swingin' New Big Band ''Swingin' New Big Band'' is a 1966 live album by Buddy Rich and his big band. Track listing LP side A: #"Ready Mix" ( Bill Holman) – 3:22 #"Basically Blues" ( Phil Wilson) – 5:39 #"Critic's Choice" (Oliver Nelson) – 3:28 #"My Man's Gone N ...

'' ( Pacific Jazz, 1966) * '' Big Swing Face'' ( Pacific Jazz, 1967) * ''

The New One! ''The New One!'' also released as ''Take it Away!'' is a 1968 studio recording by the Buddy Rich Big Band. Track listing LP side A # "Away We Go" (Ferguson) – 3:11 # "Machine" (Reddie) – 3:38 # "The Rotten Kid" (Greco) – 5:11 # "New Blu ...

'' ( Pacific Jazz, 1968) * '' Buddy & Soul'' ( Pacific Jazz, 1969) * '' Keep The Customer Satisfied'' ( Pacific Jazz, 1970) * '' Rich In London (Live At Ronnie Scott's)'' (

, 1971) * ''Winning the West'' (

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, 1972) * '' Mr. Drums'' (Mobile Fidelity, 1985) With Ann Richards * ''

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'' (

, 1960) *''

'' (

, 1960) - with

With

Frank Rosolino Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 – November 26, 1978) was an American jazz trombonist. Biography Rosolino was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, He performed with the big bands of Bob Chester, Glen Gray, Tony Pastor, Herbie Fields, ...

*''Kenton Presents'' (

, 1954) *''Kenton Presents: Frankly Speaking'' (

, 1955) *''The Legend Of Frank Rosolino'' (Interlude, 1959) With

* ''Pure Schuur'' ( GRP, 1991) With Charlie Shoemake * ''Collaboration'' ( Pausa, 1985) * ''Strollin (Chase, 1991) With

*'' Hawthorne Nights'' (Pablo, 1977) With The Tonight Show Band with

Doc Severinsen Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) a ...

* '' The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen'' (Amherst, 1986) * ''The Tonight Show Band • Vol. II with Doc Severinsen'' (Amherst, 1987) * ''Once More... With Feeling!'' (Amherst, 1991) With Sarah Vaughan * '' Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook'' ( Mercury, 1965) With Jiggs Whigham and the WDR Big Band * ''The Third Stone'' (Koala, 1989) With Si Zentner * ''From Russia With Love'' (Liberty, 1964) * ''Plays The Big Band-Hits'' (Liberty, 1964)

Personal

Holman's marriage to jazz singer and pianist

Jeri Southern Jeri Southern (born Genevieve Lillian Hering, August 5, 1926 – August 4, 1991) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early years Born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska, United States, Southern was the granddaughter of a German p ...

ended in divorce. They had one daughter.

References

Bibliography

*Arganian, Lillian. ''Stan Kenton: the Man and his Music'' Artistry Press, 1989 *Clarke, Donald. ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' Penguin Books, 1998 *Holman, Bill/Dobbins, Bill. ''Conversations With Bill Holman: Thoughts and Recollections of a Jazz Master''. Advance Music, 2017, *Kernfeld, Barry Dean Kernfeld. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' Macmillan, 2002 *Sparke, Michael. ''Stan Kenton: This Is an Orchestra''. University of North Texas Press. 2010

External links

* * *
Bill Holman at BBC MusicBill Holman at Allaboutjazz
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Early life

The Stan Kenton Orchestra

Big band writing

West Coast work

Bill Holman Big Band

Work with European musicians

Awards and honors

Grammy Awards

Discography

As leader

As sideman

As composer and arranger

Personal

See also

References

Bibliography

External links