Thoughts and Recollections of a Jazz Master

ed. Bill Dobbins

Legendary jazz composer, arranger, and saxophonist Bill Holman discusses his life, career, and views on music with Bill Dobbins, professor at the Eastman School of Music. In Conversations with Bill Holman, Holman speaks about his personal discovery of jazz, his approach to composing and arranging, and his collaborations with creative musicians around the world. Honest, humble, insightful, and witty, Holman's remarks and recollections and Dobbins' observations and embellishments combine for an entertaining and educational read for musicians, listeners, and all who have an interest in the American musical art form known as jazz.