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Also known as Filippo Napoli

American jazz musician (1901–1990)

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Phil Napoleon (born Filippo Napoli, September 2, 1901 – October 1, 1990) was an early jazz trumpeter and bandleader born in Boston, Massachusetts. 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." Napoleon began with classical training, and was performing publicly by age 5. In the 1910s, he was <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Phil+Napoleon">R

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Instance of
human
Given name
Filippo
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
North Miami
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
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Jackie Gleason Phil Napo043.jpg
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Phil Napoleon
date of birth
1901-09-02
date of death
1990-09-13
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