Tracks 1 - 8: Bill Holman Octet. Hollywood, May 4 (# 1-4) & 12 (#5-8), 1954.
Personnel: Don Fagerquist - trumpet, Bob Enevoldsen & Stu Williamson - valve
trombones, Herb Geller - alto sax, Bill Holman - tenor sax, Bob Gordon - baritone sax,
Curtis Counce - bass, Stan Levey - drums.
Tracks 9, 10: same personnel as in 1 to 8, but
Nick Travis - trumpet, replaces Fagerquist,
Max Bennettt bass, replaces Counce.
Hollywood, August 2, 1954.
Tracks 11 - 14: Bill Holman Orchestra. Hollywood, April 25, 1957.
Personnel: Conte Candoli, Ray Lynn and Al Porcino - trumpets, Stu Williamson - trumpet
& valve trombone, Harry Bets, Bob Fitzpatrick and Ray Sims - trombones, Herb
Geller and Charlie Mariano - alto saxes, Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca and Charlie
Kennedy - tenor saxes, Steve Perlow - baritone sax, Lou Levy - piano, Max Bennett -
bass, Mel Lewis, drums.
Tracks 15, 16: Same personnel as in 11 to 14, but
Lewis McCreary trombone, replaces Betts.
Hollywood, April 29, 1957. |
