Flip Phillips, like Charlie Ventura, was cut from the same hyperactive cloth. Both tenor saxophonists crossed over to bop from the tail end of the swing era and both were born ready to jump and jam.

Tenor saxophonist Flip Phillips, a key member of Woody Herman’s big band in the 1940s who was also prominent in the legendary Jazz at the Philharmonic touring concerts for more than a decade, has died ...

If you remember Joseph Edward ”Flip” Phillips, you probably have some sweet memories–of Woody Herman`s famous First Herd, in which Phillips was the tenor-saxophone star, and of Jazz at the ...

Joseph Edward Fillippelli, known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the ...

Joseph Edward Filippelli (Flip Phillips), tenor saxophone player: born New York 26 March 1915; twice married; died Fort Lauderdale, Florida 17 August 2001. "If you don't get better, you should quit," ...