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Phil Gomez (born 1919) 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.[1] 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[2][3][4][5] and is with him in a 30-minute 1956 film from France.[6] According to Allmusic he led Phil Gomez's Swinging Kings and brought a Mexican influence to his music.[7] According to IMDb he plays in Ory's band in the 1956 film The Benny Goodman Story.[8]

He was born in Mazatlan, Mexico in 1919.[9]

In 1961 he was living in Los Angeles.[10]

In 1961, he cooyrighted "Dixieland Cha Cha Cha", "Mucho Mambo", and "New Orleans Mambo".[11]

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