Phil Carreon
- Category : 1923-births
- Type : PSP
- Profile : 2/4 - Hermit / Opportunist
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX The Sphinx 2
Biography
American big band leader based in Los Angeles who flourished from 1946 to 1952, retiring from music in 1952. Carreón was a clarinet player; but as a band leader, he did not play an instrument.
Carreón's orchestras performed stock arrangements from Count Basie and other popular swing bands and performed custom arrangements that distinguished his orchestra in both swing and Latin jazz. The Latin jazz was essentially American big band swing-jazz fused with Afro-Hispanic music — mambo and bolero, in particular. His band's Latin style became a popular trend with a few other notable Latin oriented Los Angeles big bands that influenced what became salsa.
Phil Carreón died at age 87 on 13 October 2010 in Boulder City, Nevada.