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  Bill Holman Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bill (Willis) Holman's beautiful house is tucked away in the Hollywood Hills, within easy reach of the Union buildings in Vine Street where he rehearses his big band, mostly on Thursdays.
Many will remember Holman for his contributions to the Stan Kenton and Count Basie libraries and for three outstanding albums, a break of 30 years from recording, and then a convincing reminder of his craft in the WORLD CLASS CD on the JVC label that preceded the current release.
This was in 1975, and Bill McKay, one of the co-owners of Dontes (late lamented LA jazz venue), said I could have a string of Sundays if I could get a band together.
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 Bill Holman
Holman started playing tenor saxophone and clarinet while still in school, and went on to study at Westlake College of Music in Los Angeles in the late 1940s.
With Roland's encouragement, Holman began to write for Kenton's band, and by 1954, he was contributing so consistently that Kenton let him come off the bandstand, stay in Los Angeles, and work as a full-time arranger and composer.
Holman continued to perform with smaller combos at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach and other hot spots of the West Coast jazz scene.
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 CD Baby: BILL HOLMAN: The Bill Holman Band Live
The Bill Holman Band is considered one of the greatest working big bands on the current jazz scene, and delivers rich and complex big band scores.
Bill Holman introduces many new and exciting compositions and arrangements with his star packed LA based jazz big band.
Some of the members of the 2004 edition of the band are new since Holman's last recording, but the musicianship and camaraderie are on the same high plane.
cdbaby.com /cd/holmanband?cdbaby=f110bd9f175cddfc067f7b79c9daf859   (370 words)

  
 Bill Holman - AOL Music
Open Door Management Artist, Bill Holman: Bill Holman offered renewed evidence that his is one of the most original minds in orchestral jazz.
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Holman has maintained The Bill Holman Band, a loose group of colleagues and...
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 Bill Holman - Open Door Management
Born Willis Leonard Holman on May 21, 1927 in Olive, CA, near Santa Ana, Bill Holman took up clarinet in junior high school and tenor saxophone in high school by which time he was leading his own band.
Bill Holman has occupied part of the rarefied pinnacle shared by just a few obvious others, in my opinion.
• The Bill Holman Collection of scores and memorabilia was established as part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. in May, 2000.
www.opendoormanagement.com /billholman   (1163 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Bill Holman Band Live: Music: Bill Holman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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Holman's classic counterpoint and motifs that seem to flow right from the bebop melody itself.
Bill holman has been an idle of mine for years and this is just another great example of great playing and great writing.
www.amazon.com /Bill-Holman-Band-Live/dp/B0009Q33N6   (1151 words)

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