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Flip Phillips
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Saxophonists · 1915–2001

Flip Phillips

American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player (1915–2001)

Born
26 March 1915
Brooklyn
Died
17 August 2001
Fort Lauderdale
Country
United States
Record labels
Verve Records, Candid Records, Chiaroscuro Records, Clef Records
Discography
12 albums

Biography

Flip Phillips was a jazz musician who played saxophone and clarinet. Flip Phillips was born on 26 March 1915 in Brooklyn and died on 17 August 2001 in Fort Lauderdale. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Verve Records, Candid Records, Chiaroscuro Records and Clef Records. The discography here lists 12 albums, from “The Flip Phillips Quintet” (1957) to “Flipenstein” (2020).

Joseph Edward Filippelli (March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001), known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts from 1946 to 1957. Phillips recorded an album for Verve Records when he was in his 80s. He performed in a variety of genres, including mainstream jazz, swing, and jump blues.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Flip Phillips Quintet 1957 · Columbia Records Your Place Or Mine? 1963 · Jump Flip Philips - Revisited 1965 · Sue Records Inc.
A Sound Investment 1987
A Real Swinger 1988
Mood Indigo 1988
The Claw: Live At The Floating Jazz Festival 1991 · Live
Spanish Eyes 1997
Swing Is The Thing! 2000
At the Helm - Live at the 1993 Floating Jazz Festival 2002 · Live
Flip Philllips Celebrates His 80th Birthday At The March of Jazz 1995 2003 · Live
Flipenstein 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Flip Phillips is credited as a sideman

1946 Bird & Pres at JAPT — Bird & Pres tenor saxophone
1951 Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session — Red Norvo, Flip Phillips, Teddy Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Slam Stewart tenor saxophone
1952 Billie Holiday Sings — Billie Holiday tenor saxophone
1952 Solitude — Billie Holiday tenor saxophone
1953 The Astaire Story — Fred Astaire tenor saxophone
1954 Billie Holiday — Billie Holiday tenor saxophone
1956 Krupa and Rich — Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich tenor saxophone
1956 Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music of Chico O'Farrill — Machito tenor saxophone
1960 The Drum Battle — Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich tenor saxophone
1962 Once There Was Bird — Charlie Parker tenor saxophone
1966 Soul Mates — Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge tenor saxophone
1966 Alto Blue — Johnny Hodges tenor saxophone
1981 Woody Herman Presents, Volume 2... Four Others — Woody Herman tenor saxophone
1984 Jazz at the Philharmonic - Carnegie Hall 1949 — Bird & Pres tenor saxophone
1990 Jam Session — Charlie Parker tenor saxophone
1993 Bird on the Wing — Charlie Parker and the Jazz All Stars with Sarah Vaughan tenor saxophone
1995 Red Norvo on Dial - All Existing Takes — Red Norvo tenor saxophone
2002 Super Session — Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges & Flip Philipp tenor saxophone
2002 Golden Greats — Woody Herman tenor saxophone
2006 Buddy DeFranco and the Oscar Peterson Quartet — Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet tenor saxophone
2009 Featuring Charlie Parker — Dizzy Gillespie tenor saxophone
2020 Charlie Parker With Strings — Charlie Parker tenor saxophone
2020 Plays Cole Porter — Charlie Parker tenor saxophone
— The Irving Berlin Songbook — Fred Astaire tenor saxophone

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Diga, Diga, Do Benny Carter and his All Star Orchestra · Dickie Wells · Joe Newman… archive.org ↗
  • Some of These Days Benny Carter and His All Star Orchestra · Trummy Young · Benny… archive.org ↗
  • Bugle Call Rag The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • Sleepyhead The Flip Phillips - Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • Sleepyhead The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • Bugle Call Rag The Flip Phillips - Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • MESHUGAH "Chubby" Jackson's Mad Mob · Neil Hefti · "Sonny" Berman · "Flip"… archive.org ↗
  • BELL-BOY BLUES Willie Smith · Flip Phillips · Buck Clayton · Trummy Young · Buddy… archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Flip Phillips play?

Flip Phillips is known for playing saxophone and clarinet.

When and where was Flip Phillips born?

Flip Phillips was born 26 March 1915 in Brooklyn.

What are Flip Phillips's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Flip Phillips Quintet (1957), Your Place Or Mine? (1963) and Flip Philips - Revisited (1965).

External links

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