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American drummer (1917–2005)
Milt Holland
Birth name
Milton Olshansky
Born
(1917-02-07)February 7, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
November 4, 2005(2005-11-04) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, rock, pop, R&B, funk, soul
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums, percussion
Musical artist
Milton Holland (born Milton Olshansky; February 7, 1917 – November 4, 2005) was an American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist and writer in the Los Angeles music scene. He pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively in those regions to collect instruments and learn styles of playing them.
the mix and conga drums (played by Los Angeles–based session musician MiltHolland) also feature prominently in the song. Although Newman had never charted...
but did not join them on tour. Los Angeles–based session percussionist MiltHolland played on all of the duo's studio albums, but like Omartian, he did not...
pandeiro players were Scott Feiner, bringing the pandeiro to jazz, and MiltHolland, a Los Angeles–based studio percussionist and drummer who travelled the...
"Oréjon" (big ears) on the album's sleeve while noted session percussionist MiltHolland also contributed percussion. This is also the first studio album without...
on "Daughters of the Sea", and various other percussion instruments MiltHolland – tabla on "Tell Me What You Want", vibraphone on "Black Water", "Tell...
piano Larry Knechtel – bass, piano Lyle Ritz – bass Jim Gordon – drums MiltHolland – bells, mallets, tabla, timpani Carroll Lewis – trumpet, flugelhorn...
pianist and vibraphonist; his early vibraphone playing showed the influence of Milt Jackson". He was a notable percussionist, but it was as a pianist and vibraphone...
Noel T. Closson – drums Gaylord Birch – drums Brian Braziel – drums MiltHolland – percussion Live in Japan '92' (1992) Star Maker – manufactured by PIA...
Morrison, was changed from calypso to a Latin beat by Jim Gordon, with MiltHolland providing the prominent percussion (namely agogo bells, timbales and...
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