Phil Bodner
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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Waterbury (city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States), Died February 24, 2008 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, reeds
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-061314 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Yours | Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061315 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | The Indians threw rocks at Columbus | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061316 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | A beautiful lady in blue | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Larry Stewart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | PBS-061317 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | Johnson Special | Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063850 | 10-in. | 5/5/1941 | When the lilacs bloom again | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Frank Parrish | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063851 | 10-in. | 5/5/1941 | Feed-box Freddie | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063852 | 10-in. | 5/5/1941 | Dawn (The dawn of love) | Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-063853 | 10-in. | 5/5/1941 | Love, you are mine tonight | Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-075207 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | He wears a pair of silver wings | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Billy Sherman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-075208 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | Amen | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-075209 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | For me and my gal | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Billy Sherman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-075210 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | La golondrina | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Billy Sherman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Atlantic | 3944 | 10-in. | 12/11/1959 | Manana | Stanley Applebaum ; LaVern Baker | instrumentalist, reeds | ||
| Atlantic | 3946 | 10-in. | 12/11/1959 | Shake a hand | Stanley Applebaum ; LaVern Baker | instrumentalist, reeds | ||
| Decca | 104077 | 1/21/1958 | Holiday | Barry Galbraith | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 104078 | 1/21/1958 | I like to recognize the tune | Barry Galbraith | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 104079 | 1/21/1958 | Portrait of Jennie | Barry Galbraith | instrumentalist, reeds | |||
| Decca | 104080 | 1/21/1958 | A gal in calico | Barry Galbraith | instrumentalist, reeds |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bodner, Phil," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304878.
Bodner, Phil. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304878.
"Bodner, Phil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Phil Bodner
Discogs: Phil Bodner
Allmusic: Phil Bodner
Grove: Phil Bodner
IMDb: Phil Bodner
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bodner, Phil - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86133985
Wikidata: Phil Bodner - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15444329
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44486988
MusicBrainz: Phil Bodner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/42fcb38c-6bea-4707-8516-6d0130a09ae1
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.