Harvey Phillips

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Harvey Phillips
Birth nameHarvey Gene Phillips, Sr.
Born(1929-12-02)December 2, 1929
classical
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Tuba

Harvey Gene Phillips, Sr. (December 2, 1929 – October 20, 2010) was an American tuba player. He served as the Distinguished Professor of the

Indiana University, Bloomington (from 1971 to 1994) and was dedicated advocate for the tuba becoming popularly known as Mr. Tuba.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Aurora, Missouri, Phillips was a professional freelance musician in New York City from 1950 to 1971, winning his first professional position with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Band as a

James F. Burke. The band recorded three albums and was composed of virtually every top soloist and first chair player in the country. He served as personnel manager for Symphony of the Air, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, and Gunther Schuller. He was a key figure in the formation of the International Tuba Euphonium Association (formerly T.U.B.A.) and the founder and president of the Harvey Phillips Foundation, Inc. which administers Octubafest, Tubachristmas, Tubasantas, Tubacompany, and Tubajazz.[3]

In 2007, Phillips was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame, the only wind instrument player to receive this prestigious honor. Other inductees that year included Yo-Yo Ma, Donald Martino and the Cleveland Orchestra.

He died of Parkinson's in Bloomington, aged 80.[4]

Awards

Discography

With Kenny Burrell

  • Blues - The Common Ground
     (Verve, 1968)

With

Gil Evans Orchestra

With Curtis Fuller

With Dizzy Gillespie

With John Lewis

With Wes Montgomery

With Gus Vali & His Orchestra

With Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort

  • The Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort (Mark Records, 1977)
  • Superhorn (Mark Records, 1998)

References

  1. ^ Balliett, Whitney (December 7, 1975). "Goodbye Oompah". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.21576. (subscription or UK public library membership
    required)
  3. ^ Gorner, Peter (January 11, 1978). "Touching bass with Harvey Phillips, the tuba's best friend". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 4 (Section 2).
  4. ^ Wakin, Daniel J. (October 24, 2010). "Harvey Phillips, a Titan of the Tuba, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

External links

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