Jump to content

Phil Bodner: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Disambiguated: Derek Smith → Derek Smith (musician)
Added to list of American jazz flautists
 
(48 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American jazz clarinetist and studio musician}}
⚫
'''Philip L. Bodner''' (June 13, 1919 - February 24, 2008) was an American multi-instrumentalist and [[studio musician]], active in jazz and popular music idioms. Best known as a reedist, he played clarinet, saxophone, oboe, English horn, and flute.
{{More citations needed|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Phil Bodner
| image =
| birth_name =Philip L. Bodner
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|6|13}}
| birth_place =[[Waterbury, Connecticut]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2008|2|24|1917|6|13}}
| death_place =New York, New York
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Clarinet
| years_active =
| label = [[Dunhill Records|Dunhill]]
| associated_acts =
}}


⚫
'''Philip L. Bodner''' (June 13, 1917 – February 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist and studio musician who also played flute, oboe, saxophone, and English horn.
Bodner was born in [[Waterbury, Connecticut]] and played in the 1940s and 1950s as a sideman for studio recordings in New York City; he did jazz sessions with [[Benny Goodman]] in 1958 and with [[Miles Davis]] and [[Gil Evans]] in 1958. He organized [[The Brass Ring]], a group modeled after [[Herb Alpert]], which had popular success in the mid-1960s, and also played with [[Oliver Nelson]] and [[J.J. Johnson]] in that decade. Associations in the 1970s included [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Yusef Lateef]], [[Peanuts Hucko]], [[Wild Bill Davison]], and [[Ralph Sutton]]. He worked in a swing style with [[Marty Napoleon]], [[Mel Lewis]], and [[George Duvivier]] in the 1980s, and also played with [[Maxine Sullivan]] and [[Barbara Carroll]]. He released an album under his own name, ''Jammin' at Phil's Place'', on [[Jazzmania Records]] in 1990, with [[Milt Hinton]], [[Bobby Rosengarden]], and [[Derek Smith (musician)|Derek Smith]] as sidemen. Other work in the 1970s included playing with [[Ralph Sutton]] and [[Johnny Varro]], working with [[Mingus Epitaph]], and arranging [[Louie Bellson]]'s tribute to [[Duke Ellington]]'s ''[[Black, Brown and Beige]].

==Career==
A native of [[Waterbury, Connecticut]], Bodner worked as a studio musician in the 1940s and 1950s in New York City. He recorded with [[Benny Goodman]] in 1958 and with [[Miles Davis]] and [[Gil Evans]] in 1958. In the 1960s he played with [[Oliver Nelson]] and [[J.J. Johnson]], and organized [[The Brass Ring]], a group modeled after [[Herb Alpert|Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass]]. The Brass Ring released nine albums between 1966 and 1972. Associations in the 1970s included [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Yusef Lateef]], [[Peanuts Hucko]], [[Wild Bill Davison]], and [[Ralph Sutton]].

Bodner played the signature piccolo part on the disco hit "[[The Hustle (song)|The Hustle]]" by [[Van McCoy]]. Other work in the 1970s included playing with [[Ralph Sutton]] and [[Johnny Varro]], working with [[Mingus Epitaph]], and arranging [[Louie Bellson]]'s tribute to [[Duke Ellington]]'s ''[[Black, Brown and Beige]]''. He worked in a swing style with [[Marty Napoleon]], [[Mel Lewis]], and [[George Duvivier]] in the 1980s and played with [[Maxine Sullivan]] and [[Barbara Carroll]]. Jazzmania released his album ''Jammin' at Phil's Place'' in 1990 .Bodner died on February 24, 2008, at age 90.<ref>[https://jazztimes.com/news/saxophonistbandleader-phil-bodner-dies-at-90/ Saxophonist/Bandleader Phil Bodner Dies at 90] JazzTimes. accessdate July 15, 2018</ref><ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=104358283 Philip Bodner Obituary] Legacy.com. accessdate July 15, 2018</ref>

==Discography==
===As leader===
* ''The Greatest Sax in the World'' (Billed as '''Mr. Phil B''' for contractual concerns) ([[Kapp Records]], 1966)
* ''Fine and Dandy'' ([[Stash Records|Stash]], 1981)
* ''Jammin' at Phil's Place'' (Jazzmania, 1994)
* ''The Genius of Phil Bodner'' (Alanna, 2003)
* ''Clarinet Virtuosity: Once More with Feeling!'' ([[Arbors Records|Arbors]], 2006)

'''With Brass Ring'''
* ''Love Theme from the Flight of the Phoenix'' ([[Dunhill Records|Dunhill]], 1966)
* ''Lara's Theme'' (Dunhill, 1966)
* ''Sunday Night at the Movies'' (Dunhill, 1967)
* ''The Disadvantages of You'' (Dunhill, 1967)
* ''The Now Sound of the Brass Ring'' (Dunhill, 1967)
* ''Gazpacho'' (Dunhill, 1968)
* ''Only Love'' (Dunhill, 1968)
* ''The Evolution of the Brass Ring'' (Itco, 1969)
* ''The Brass Ring Featuring Phil Bodner'' (Project 3, 1972)

===As sideman===
* [[Coleman Hawkins]], ''[[The Hawk in Hi Fi]]'' ([[RCA Victor]], 1956)
* [[Cootie Williams]], ''[[Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi]]'' (RCA Victor, 1958)
* [[Miles Davis]], ''[[Porgy and Bess (Miles Davis album)]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 1959)
* [[Joe Wilder]], ''[[The Pretty Sound]]'' (Columbia, 1959)
* [[Paul Desmond]], ''[[Desmond Blue]]'' ([[RCA Victor]], 1962)
* [[Wes Montgomery]], ''[[Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings]]'' ([[Riverside Records|Riverside]], 1963)
* [[Cal Tjader]], ''[[Several Shades of Jade]]'' ([[Verve Records|Verve]], 1963)
* Mel Davis, [[Dick Hyman]], [[Bobby Rosengarden]], ''Living Jazz: Dear Heart and Other Favorites'' ([[RCA Camden]], 1965)
* [[George Benson]], ''[[White Rabbit (George Benson album)|White Rabbit]]'' ([[CTI Records|CTI]], 1972)
* [[Freddie Hubbard]], ''[[Sky Dive]]'' (CTI, 1973)
* [[Joey DeFrancesco]], ''[[Where Were You?]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 1990)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

*"Phil Bodner". ''[[The New Grove|The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]''. 2nd edition, ed. [[Barry Kernfeld]].
*"Phil Bodner". ''[[The New Grove|The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]''. 2nd edition, ed. [[Barry Kernfeld]].

{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodner, Phil}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodner, Phil}}
[[Category:1917 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:American session musicians]]
[[Category:American session musicians]]
[[Category:American jazz clarinetists]]
[[Category:American jazz clarinetists]]
[[Category:Musicians from Connecticut]]
[[Category:American jazz flautists]]
[[Category:1919 births]]
[[Category:Jazz musicians from Connecticut]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Arbors Records artists]]

Latest revision as of 05:19, 5 May 2024

Phil Bodner
Birth namePhilip L. Bodner
Born(1917-06-13)June 13, 1917
Waterbury, Connecticut
DiedFebruary 24, 2008(2008-02-24) (aged 90)
New York, New York
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentClarinet
LabelsDunhill

Philip L. Bodner (June 13, 1917 – February 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist and studio musician who also played flute, oboe, saxophone, and English horn.

Career

[edit]

A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Bodner worked as a studio musician in the 1940s and 1950s in New York City. He recorded with Benny Goodman in 1958 and with Miles Davis and Gil Evans in 1958. In the 1960s he played with Oliver Nelson and J.J. Johnson, and organized The Brass Ring, a group modeled after Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The Brass Ring released nine albums between 1966 and 1972. Associations in the 1970s included Oscar Peterson, Yusef Lateef, Peanuts Hucko, Wild Bill Davison, and Ralph Sutton.

Bodner played the signature piccolo part on the disco hit "The Hustle" by Van McCoy. Other work in the 1970s included playing with Ralph Sutton and Johnny Varro, working with Mingus Epitaph, and arranging Louie Bellson's tribute to Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige. He worked in a swing style with Marty Napoleon, Mel Lewis, and George Duvivier in the 1980s and played with Maxine Sullivan and Barbara Carroll. Jazzmania released his album Jammin' at Phil's Place in 1990 .Bodner died on February 24, 2008, at age 90.[1][2]

Discography

[edit]

As leader

[edit]
  • The Greatest Sax in the World (Billed as Mr. Phil B for contractual concerns) (Kapp Records, 1966)
  • Fine and Dandy (Stash, 1981)
  • Jammin' at Phil's Place (Jazzmania, 1994)
  • The Genius of Phil Bodner (Alanna, 2003)
  • Clarinet Virtuosity: Once More with Feeling! (Arbors, 2006)

With Brass Ring

  • Love Theme from the Flight of the Phoenix (Dunhill, 1966)
  • Lara's Theme (Dunhill, 1966)
  • Sunday Night at the Movies (Dunhill, 1967)
  • The Disadvantages of You (Dunhill, 1967)
  • The Now Sound of the Brass Ring (Dunhill, 1967)
  • Gazpacho (Dunhill, 1968)
  • Only Love (Dunhill, 1968)
  • The Evolution of the Brass Ring (Itco, 1969)
  • The Brass Ring Featuring Phil Bodner (Project 3, 1972)

As sideman

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Saxophonist/Bandleader Phil Bodner Dies at 90 JazzTimes. accessdate July 15, 2018
  2. ^ Philip Bodner Obituary Legacy.com. accessdate July 15, 2018
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Phil_Bodner&oldid=1222299984"