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Bossa Nuevo Unreleased Track

“Aria (Cantilena)” from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Heitor Villa-Lobos / Ruth Valadares Corrêa)

Arrangement and Double Bass – Karim Yengsep
Voice – Holly Holmes
Alto Saxophone – Mikael Templeton
Piano – Lara Driscoll
Guitar – George Turner

Recorded by Mark Ruble at Pogo Studio in Champaign, IL (February 2011).

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University of Illinois Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Holly Holmes

“Ponteio” (Edú Lobo and Capinam)

Directed by Tito Carrillo
Arranged by Holly Holmes
Piano solo by Chris Reyman
Tenor solo by Phil Doyle

Performed at the final International Association of Jazz Education convention in Toronto (January 2008).

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University of Illinois Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Holly Holmes

“Blue in Green” (Bill Evans/Miles Davis and Holly Holmes)

Directed by Tito Carrillo
Arranged by Carlos Vega
Vocal solo by Holly Holmes
Baritone Sax solo by Carlos Vega
Trumpet solo by Peter Kenagy
Conga solo by Ricardo Flores

Performed at the final International Association of Jazz Education convention in Toronto (January 2008).

Lyrics by Holly Holmes:

Pode ser simplicidade? (Can it be simplicity?)
As quantidades do sol, do mar, do céu (The quantities of sun, of sea, of sky)
Que fez em mim… (That made in me…)
…Azul e verde (Blue and green)
E assim continue (And like this it continues)
Com felicidade vem dor (With happiness comes pain)
Com sombra, luz (With shadow, light)
Para cada um (For each one [of us])

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Holly Holmes Quartet

“Central Park West” (John Coltrane and Holly Holmes)

Chris Reyman – piano
Jon Wegge – bass
Joshua Hunt – drums
Vocal solo by Holly Holmes
Piano solo by Chris Reyman

Performed at the ArtsGarden in downtown Indianapolis (April 2008).

Lyrics by Holly Holmes:

Lay me down in your arms,
I feel you breathe silently, timelessly,
As moments fade into space, not quite awake.
What will be is yet to pass,
So why not make this time a time to last?
This is all, there’s no more to it all,
Our existence here, like waking life dreaming,
Just take my hand…
…Come with me to a place we can flee time’s embrace.