Phil Urso (2 October 1925, Jersey City, New Jersey — 7 April 2008, Denver, Colorado) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his association with trumpeter Chet Baker.
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Urso learned clarinet as a child and switched to tenor sax while in high school.
He served in the Navy during World War II and then moved to New York City in 1947.
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- Wikipedia — Phil Urso — link
- Archive research: The Jersey City Sound, 2026
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