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

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 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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