Phil Ohman

Phil Ohman (October 7, 1896 – August 8, 1954) was an American film composer and pianist. He is most well known for his collaboration with fellow musician Victor Arden in the 1920s and 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born New Britain (city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States), Died August 8, 1954 (Santa Monica (beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, composer, celeste, arranger, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 303 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-24885 10-in. 2/23/1921 Round the town All Star Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-25500 10-in. 7/19/1921 Oh, joy! Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-25501 10-in. 7/19/1921 Saturday Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-25969 10-in. 1/23/1922 Say, Persianna, say! Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-25970 10-in. 1/23/1922 I've got the wonder where he went and when he's coming back blues Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26247 10-in. 3/15/1922 Do it again! Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, celeste  
Victor B-26248 10-in. 3/15/1922 You won't be sorry Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, celeste  
Victor B-26282 10-in. 3/30/1922 Stumbling Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26321 10-in. 4/26/1922 Georgia Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26377 10-in. 5/23/1922 Oriental fox trot Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, celeste  
Victor B-26579 10-in. 7/3/1922 Salut à Pesth Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26580 10-in. 7/3/1922 Dance of the demon Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26581 10-in. 7/3/1922 Narcissus Phil Ohman Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26705 10-in. 7/25/1922 Tricks Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26708 10-in. 8/1/1922 Romany love Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-26733 10-in. 8/23/1922 Chicago Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27055 10-in. 10/30/1922 Waltzing the blues Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27056 10-in. 10/30/1922 Thru' the night Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27153 10-in. 11/15/1922 Journey's end Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27166 10-in. 11/21/1922 Waltzing the blues Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27167 10-in. 11/21/1922 Thru' the night Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27627 10-in. 2/27/1923 Everything is K. O. in K-Y Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27653 10-in. 3/14/1923 Liza Zez Confrey Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27654 10-in. 3/14/1923 New Hampshire Zez Confrey Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-27655 10-in. 3/14/1923 The music lesson Duncan Sisters Female vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1-25 of 303 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ohman, Phil," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105530.

Ohman, Phil. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105530.

"Ohman, Phil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105530

External Sources

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LCNAR: Ohman, Phil, 1896-1954 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87120582

Wikidata: Phil Ohman - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1409506

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/27257433

MusicBrainz: Phil Ohman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0a1b2caf-6a2e-4690-83e6-37049016f050

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1480417 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1480417

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