In a Jazz Orbit

by Bill Holman

Overview

Considering his talents, arranger Bill Holman has led relatively few recording sessions through the years. This formerly rare big-band set from 1958 (originally on the Andex label and reissued on CD by V.S.O.P.) features a 15-piece band filled with West Coast all-stars. Among the soloists on these five standards and four originals are trombonists Frank Rosolino, Carl Fontana, and Ray Sims; altoists Charles Mariano and Herb Geller; trumpeter Jack Sheldon; Richie Kamuca on tenor; pianist Victor Feldman; and Holman himself on tenor. The leader's arrangements were quite distinctive (although not as complex as they would become) at this fairly early stage, and the results are a big-band album that still sounds fresh nearly four decades later. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/1995
Label:	Vsop
UPC:	0722937002529
Rank:	106978

Tracks

1. Kissing Bug
2. The Man I Love
3. Goodbye
4. You Go to My Head
5. After You've Gone
6. Far Down Below
7. No Heat
8. Theme & Variations #2
9. Aura

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bill Holman   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Victor Feldman   Guest Artist,Piano
Herb Geller   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Mel Lewis   Guest Artist,Drums
Charlie Mariano   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Richie Kamuca   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Conte Candoli   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Frank Rosolino   Guest Artist,Trombone
Jack Sheldon   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Bill Hood   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Charlie Kennedy   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Stu Williamson   Trumpet
Carl Fontana   Trombone
Al Porcino   Trumpet
Ed Leddy   Trumpet
Ray Sims   Trombone
Buddy Clark   Bass

Technical Credits

George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Turner Layton   Composer
Joya Sherrill   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Rex Stewart   Composer
Gordon Jenkins   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Bill Holman   Performer,Producer,Composer,Arranger
Big Band   Performer
Andre Previn   Liner Notes
Bones Howe   Engineer