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Phil Stern

real name Philip Stern

Phil Stern is credited on 2,130 pressings across 359 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,130

Credits

359

Albums

8

Decades active

256

In collections

Biography

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Award winning American photographer.
Born, 3rd September 1919 in Philadelphia, PA - died, 13th December 2014, USA.
Best known for portraits of Hollywood stars and jazz musicians. He also worked as a stills photographer on more than 200 films. Served as war photographer with the US Army Ranger in the North African and Italian operations in World War II. Was awarded a Purple Heart for his courage for documenting while under fire. After the war, Stern became photographer with the LOOK magazine in Los Angeles. As a jazz photographer he was often related to Norman Granz's labels.
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Credited work

2,130 releases · 359 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Other credits · 2,143
  • Performance · 10
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Group IV Recording Studios · RCA Studios, New York · Montreux Jazz Festival · RCA Studios, Hollywood

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