Bill Holcombe
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 75584 | 12/12/1949 | Nashville blues | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75585 | 12/12/1949 | We'll build a bungalow | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75738 | 1/24/1950 | Deep river | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 75739 | 1/24/1950 | Siesta at the fiesta | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76528 | 6/26/1950 | La vie en rose | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76529 | 6/26/1950 | C' est si bon | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76662 | 7/19/1950 | Three little words | Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76663 | 7/19/1950 | Pink champagne | Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 76664 | 7/19/1950 | Well, oh well | Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80461 | 1/25/1951 | Beautiful madness | Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80462 | 1/25/1951 | Chapel of the roses | Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80463 | 1/25/1951 | I've got to pass your house | Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80464 | 1/25/1951 | The thrill is gone-1 | Don Cherry ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80745 | 3/27/1951 | Cheasapeake and Ohio | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80746 | 3/27/1951 | Little man in a flying saucer | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80747 | 3/27/1951 | Because of rain | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 80748 | 3/27/1951 | The hot canary | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82005 | 12/19/1951 | Somebody stole my darling | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82006 | 12/19/1951 | I know what it means to be lonesome | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82007 | 12/19/1951 | Begin the beguine | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82008 | 12/19/1951 | Believe it beloved | Connie Boswell | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82045 | 12/28/1951 | 8th Street association | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82046 | 12/28/1951 | The birth of the blues | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82047 | 12/28/1951 | Nothing, nothing baby | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82048 | 12/28/1951 | I heard | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82132 | 1/16/1952 | Am I to blame | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82133 | 1/16/1952 | I hear a rhapsody | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82134 | 1/16/1952 | Wheels of fortune | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82135 | 1/16/1952 | Till the stars fall in the ocean | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82732 | 4/23/1952 | I waited a little too long | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Trudy Richards | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82733 | 4/23/1952 | I may hate myself in the morning | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Trudy Richards | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82734 | 4/23/1952 | Trav'lin' (All alone)-1 | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 83047 | 7/3/1952 | Crazy he calls me | Dolores Gray | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 83048 | 7/3/1952 | Say you'll wait for me | Dolores Gray | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 83049 | 7/3/1952 | How little we know | Dolores Gray | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 83050 | 7/3/1952 | It's all in a lifetime | Dolores Gray | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 83301 | 8/25/1952 | I laughed at love | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 83302 | 8/25/1952 | Takes two to tango | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84140 | 3/10/1953 | Let's go down to the tavern | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84141 | 3/10/1953 | Red top | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84142 | 3/10/1953 | Accent on youth | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84143 | 3/10/1953 | Glad rag doll | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84481 | 5/11/1953 | I wanna know | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84482 | 5/11/1953 | Till the moon turns green | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 84483 | 5/11/1953 | The girl that I marry | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85200 | 9/10/1953 | I love my Argentine | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85201 | 9/10/1953 | Me and my shadow | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85202 | 9/10/1953 | She's something Spanish | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85488 | 11/6/1953 | Only forever | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85489 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85490 | 11/6/1953 | (Oh boy! what joy we had in) Barefoot days | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85590 | 12/23/1953 | Empty ballroom | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85591 | 12/23/1953 | If you don't, I know who will | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85592 | 12/23/1953 | Melancholy me | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85593 | 12/23/1953 | Somebody bad stole de wedding bell | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85804 | 2/1/1954 | Come rain or come shine | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85805 | 2/1/1954 | Alla en el rancho grande | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85806 | 2/1/1954 | What happened to the hair (on the head of the man I love) | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85807 | 2/1/1954 | I wouldn't walk across the street | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85816 | 2/2/1954 | Fernandez of the Andes | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85817 | 2/2/1954 | He's gone | Pearl Bailey | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85915 | 3/1/1954 | Banana split | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85916 | 3/1/1954 | Pa! Take me to the circus | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85917 | 3/1/1954 | Love nest | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |||
| Decca | 85918 | 3/1/1954 | I hear music | Jackie Cain ; Roy Kral | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holcombe, Bill," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.
Holcombe, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.
"Holcombe, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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IMDb: Bill Holcombe
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Holcombe, Bill - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84144330
Wikidata: Wilford Holcombe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862191
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/161919069
MusicBrainz: Wilford Holcombe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00c6a408-865c-49b4-9aea-b6eaed8366a0
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