Bill Holcombe

Birth and Death Data: Born November 9, 1924 (Trenton), Died April 25, 2010 (Trenton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, reeds, saxophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 65 records)

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  
(Results 1-25 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holcombe, Bill," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.

Holcombe, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.

"Holcombe, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669

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