Phil Napoleon nickname(s):
Phil Napoleon, The Memphis Five
Phil Napoleon date of birth:
September 2, 1901
How old was Phil Napoleon when died?
89
Where was Phil Napoleon born?
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
When did Phil Napoleon die?
September 13, 1990
Where did Phil Napoleon die?
North Miami, Florida, USA
Phil Napoleon body shape:
Average
What color is Phil Napoleon's hair?
Brown - Dark
What is Phil Napoleon's ethnicity?
White
What is Phil Napoleon nationality?
American
What is Phil Napoleon's occupation?
Musician
Phil Napoleon claim to fame:
Original Memphis Five
What genre is Phil Napoleon's work?
Jazz
What instruments does Phil Napoleon play?
Trumpet
Short Biography
Phil Napoleon (2 September 1901 – 1 October 1990), born Filippo Napoli, was an early jazz trumpeter and bandleader born in Boston, Massachusetts. Ron Wynn notes that Napoleon "was a competent, though unimaginative trumpeter whose greatest value was the many recording sessions he led that helped increase jazz's popularity in the mid-'20s." Richard Cook and Brian Morton, writing for The Penguin Guide to Jazz, refer to Napoleon as "a genuine pioneer" whose playing was "profoundly influential on men such as Red Nichols and Bix Beiderbecke."