Phillip Kinteros Gomez (August 24, 1917 – August 14, 1992) was an American musician who played the clarinet.[1] He appeared in the 1945 film It Happened in Harlem. Gomez served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His record lists Sonny Dunham as his employer at the time.[2] Gomez served He recorded with Muggsy Spanier and his Jazz Band in 1954.[3] 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[4][5][6][7] and is with him in a 30-minute 1956 film from France.[8] According to AllMusic, he led Phil Gomez's Swinging Kings and brought a Mexican influence to his music.[9] According to IMDb, he plays in Ory's band in the 1956 film, The Benny Goodman Story.[10]
Gomez was born in Mazatlan, Mexico in August 1917, though this is erroneously given in some places as 1919 or 1924.[11][12]