Phil Moore

b. 20 February 1918, Portland, Oregon, USA, d. 13 May 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA. Studying music from the age of four, Moore became an accomplished pianist and by the time that he graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle had decided upon a career in music. He played with several west coast bands including that led by Les Hite, but began to concentrate on arranging, later claiming in interviews that this decision was prompted by seeing and hearing the phenomenal playing of Art Tatum. Moore did, in fact, continue to play as both a solo act and as leader of ...