Phil Gomez: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
FloridaArmy (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Updated one ref. |
||
| (33 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|American musician}} |
|||
'''Phil Gomez''' was a musician in the United States who played the [[clarinet]]. He appeared in the 1945 film ''[[It Happened in Harlem]]''. He recorded with [[Muggsy Spanier]] and his Jazz Band in 1954.<ref>https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/318191/Gomez_Phil</ref> |
|||
[[File:It_Happened_in_Harlem_film_poster.jpg|thumb|Advertisement for ''[[It Happened in Harlem]]'']] |
|||
'''Phillip Kinteros Gomez''' (August 24, 1917 – August 14, 1992) was an American musician who played the [[clarinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgo5AAAAIAAJ&q=phil+gomez+sing|title=Jazz Music|date=September 7, 1957|publisher=Jazz Music Magazine|via=Google Books}}</ref> He appeared in the 1945 film ''[[It Happened in Harlem]]''. Gomez served in the U.S. Army during [[World War II]]. His record lists [[Sonny Dunham]] as his employer at the time.<ref>[https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=17908267&ssrc=pt&tid=108170985&pid=290110894666&usePUB=true Phillip Kinteros Gomez in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947]</ref> Gomez served He recorded with [[Muggsy Spanier]] and his Jazz Band in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/318191/Gomez_Phil|title=Gomez, Phil - Discography of American Historical Recordings|website=Adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> He also recorded the song "Quiet Village" as Phil Gomez and his Jazzbos on the album ''Dixieland Mambo''. He also recorded as part of [[Kid Ory]]'s band<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/stars-of-jazz/discography/|title=Stars Of Jazz Discography|website=Jazzdisco.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R31UAAAAMAAJ&dq=phil+gomez+clarinet&pg=RA10-PA104|title=Stereo Review|date=September 7, 1961|publisher=Ziff-Davis.|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISR0wUrPlv0C&q=phil+gomez+clarinet|title=Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings|date=September 7, 1980|publisher=Library of Congress|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CCEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=phil+gomez+clarinet&pg=PA28 |title=Spotlight Albums of the Week |magazine=Billboard |date=June 26, 1961 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=28 |via=Google Books}}</ref> and is with him in a 30-minute 1956 film from France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200019826/|title=L'HOMME DE LA NOUVELLE ORLÉANS|website=Library of Congress}}</ref> According to AllMusic, he led Phil Gomez's Swinging Kings and brought a Mexican influence to his music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/phil-gomez-mn0001185354/credits|title=Phil Gomez | Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> According to IMDb, he plays in Ory's band in the 1956 film, ''The Benny Goodman Story''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047873/fullcredits|title=The Benny Goodman Story (1956) - IMDb|website=M.imdb.com}}</ref> |
|||
Gomez was born in [[Mazatlan]], Mexico in August 1917, though this is erroneously given in some places as 1919 or 1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdjazzfest.org/data/uploads/rambler/2018-spring-rambler.pdf|title=Jazz Rambler|website=Sdjazzfest.org|date=2018|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzlinkenterprises.com/jazz-birthdays/august-birthdays.html Jazz Link Enterprises: August Birthdays]</ref> |
|||
In 1961 he was living in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lkY5AQAAIAAJ&q=%22phil+gomez%22+clarinet+1919|title=Jazz Report|date=September 7, 1961|publisher=Jazz Report Magazine|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
|||
Also in 1961, he copyrighted "Dixieland Cha Cha Cha", "Mucho Mambo", and "New Orleans Mambo".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qzAhAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22dixieland+cha+cha+cha%22+phil+gomez&pg=PA763|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|first=Library of Congress Copyright|last=Office|date=September 7, 1961|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
|||
Gomez died in [[San Bernardino, California]] in August 1992 at the age of 74.<ref>[https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2441&h=3715308&tid=&pid=&queryId=9b79e9265cee3bc53f2c52e1e550b992&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OzZ12934&_phstart=successSource Phillip Gomez in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010]</ref> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Phil}} |
|||
[[Category:1917 births]] |
|||
[[Category:1992 deaths]] |
|||
[[Category:American jazz clarinetists]] |
|||
[[Category:People from Mazatlán]] |
|||
{{US-clarinetist-stub}} |
|||
Latest revision as of 14:02, 31 January 2023
Phillip Kinteros Gomez (August 24, 1917 – August 14, 1992) was an American musician who played the clarinet.[1] He appeared in the 1945 film It Happened in Harlem. Gomez served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His record lists Sonny Dunham as his employer at the time.[2] Gomez served He recorded with Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band in 1954.[3] He also recorded the song "Quiet Village" as Phil Gomez and his Jazzbos on the album Dixieland Mambo. He also recorded as part of Kid Ory's band[4][5][6][7] and is with him in a 30-minute 1956 film from France.[8] According to AllMusic, he led Phil Gomez's Swinging Kings and brought a Mexican influence to his music.[9] According to IMDb, he plays in Ory's band in the 1956 film, The Benny Goodman Story.[10]
Gomez was born in Mazatlan, Mexico in August 1917, though this is erroneously given in some places as 1919 or 1924.[11][12]
In 1961 he was living in Los Angeles, California.[13]
Also in 1961, he copyrighted "Dixieland Cha Cha Cha", "Mucho Mambo", and "New Orleans Mambo".[14]
Gomez died in San Bernardino, California in August 1992 at the age of 74.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jazz Music". Jazz Music Magazine. September 7, 1957 – via Google Books.
- ^ Phillip Kinteros Gomez in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ^ "Gomez, Phil - Discography of American Historical Recordings". Adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- ^ "Stars Of Jazz Discography". Jazzdisco.org.
- ^ "Stereo Review". Ziff-Davis. September 7, 1961 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings". Library of Congress. September 7, 1980 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Spotlight Albums of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 26, 1961. p. 28 – via Google Books.
- ^ "L'HOMME DE LA NOUVELLE ORLÉANS". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Phil Gomez | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Benny Goodman Story (1956) - IMDb". M.imdb.com.
- ^ "Jazz Rambler" (PDF). Sdjazzfest.org. 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Jazz Link Enterprises: August Birthdays
- ^ "Jazz Report". Jazz Report Magazine. September 7, 1961 – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (September 7, 1961). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
- ^ Phillip Gomez in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010