Bill Holcombe

Birth and Death Data: Born Trenton (capital of New Jersey, United States and seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States), Died April 25, 2010 (Trenton (capital of New Jersey, United States and seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States) )

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 January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.

Holcombe, Bill. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669.

"Holcombe, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104669

External Sources

IMDb: Bill Holcombe

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Holcombe, Bill - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84144330

Wikidata: Wilford Holcombe - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862191

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/161919069

MusicBrainz: Bill Holcombe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/00c6a408-865c-49b4-9aea-b6eaed8366a0

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