Phil Carreón

Phil Carreón
Birth nameAlonzo Lozano Carreón
Born(1923-05-06)May 6, 1923
Los Angeles, California
DiedOctober 13, 2010(2010-10-13) (aged 87)
Boulder City, Nevada
GenresSwing music
Big band
Jazz
Latin jazz
OccupationBig Band Leader
InstrumentClarinet
LabelsPhilmos
Formerly ofPhil Carreón and His Orchestra Ray Vasquez Vocalist and Trombonist

Phil Carreón (aka Phillip Lozano Carreón, Jr.; Alonzo Carreón; May 6, 1923 – October 13, 2010) was an American big band leader based in Los Angeles who flourished from 1946 to 1952, retiring from music in 1952.