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'''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.
'''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.


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]].
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]]. Bodner also played the signature piccolo part on the international disco hit "[[The Hustle (song)|The Hustle]]" by [[Van McCoy]]. 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]].


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Revision as of 02:35, 5 July 2017

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.

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. Bodner also played the signature piccolo part on the international disco hit "The Hustle" by Van McCoy. 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 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.

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