Bill Holman "West Coast Jazz In Hifi" 1959 Aus.1st.Press AMAZING COOL JAZZ EX LP
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Bill Holman – West Coast Jazz In Hifi
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Label: HiFi Records – SR 609 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Australia Released: 1959 Genre: Jazz Style: Cool JazzTracklist
A1 Way Down Under 3:32 A2 Blue Jazz 4:17 A3 Angel Eyes 3:51 A4 Stella By Starlight 3:16 A5 Star Eyes 4:24 B1 I Hadn't Anyone Till You 4:16 B2 Linger Awhile 2:42 B3 Things We Did Last Summer 4:30 B4 If You Were No One 3:55 B5 Indiana 4:26Condition Description & Other Information
Holman became an important figure in what was to become the West Coast jazz scene, starting in the 1950s. Through Holman's associations to personnel from Central Avenue, Stan Kenton, and Woody Herman he assembled small jazz groups and participated in those of others. These include Carmen McRae, Bob Cooper, Shorty Rogers, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, The Tonight Show Band, Manhattan Transfer, Diane Schuur, J.J. Johnson, Jack Sheldon, Charlie Shoemake, Howard Roberts, Ann Richards, Anita O'Day, Lighthouse All-Stars, June Christy, Mel Torme, Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Lennie Niehaus, Conte Candoli, Dave Pell, Shelly Manne and Terry Gibbs. He recorded for several labels and performed often at The Lighthouse, Basin Street West, and Donte's.
Holman worked with The Wrecking Crew, The 5th Dimension,The Association, The Sandpipers, and The Monkees. Each of these four pop groups had award-winning hits and platinum selling records containing Holman's work as an arranger. This roster includes Burt Bacharach, Pearl Bailey, Tony Bennett, Les Brown, Michael Bublé, Bobby Darin, Johnny Desmond, The Four Freshmen, Jackie & Roy, Eartha Kitt, Mario Lanza, Steve Lawrence, Peggy Lee, Seals & Crofts, Bobby Sherman, Tak Shindo, The Turtles, Randy VanWarmer and Si Zentner.
Holman's television credits include Academy Awards, Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Dick Cavett Show, The Bing Crosby Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Ed Sullivan Show. He wrote film scores for Swamp Women (1956), Get Out of Town (1959), and Three on a Couch (1966), Glengarry Glen Ross, The Wrecking Crew, Luv, Harper, The Marrying Man and Sharky's Machine.
Condition Report
## The last time this Amazing Cool Jazz was available on Discogs in Australia was in 2020 when a copy sold for $35.00... no other copy has been offered for sale on Discogs since then!! ##
The Vinyl is described as Excellent and played to that and above during today's play-test, below average background & no skips or stops. Several spindle marks to both labels. There are a reasonable number of extremely fine hairlines & barely visible sleeve marks to both sides of the record. The Vinyl has retained nearly all of its rich waxy lustre.
The Cover is described as Excellent having given some consideration to it's 1959 vintage. There is some visible edge/spine & corner-wear. There are some fine cracks to spine & edges with associated wrinkles. There is some minor ring wear to front & verso. There are some colour losses to edges & spine. There are some areas of minor foxing to front & verso. No seam splits. Couple of minor stains here & there.
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