Jazz Articles about Allen Hermann

Allen Hermann/Carl Fontana: The Jazz Trombone

by Michael P. Gladstone
September 20, 2004

Trombone fans will have a good time with this new release from the quintet led by Allen Hermann and Carl Fontana. Fontana passed away in November '03 at age 75, and this is considered his final recording, while Hermann is a well-regarded but little-heard trombonist. Both musicians came from the same Louisiana roots, although ten years apart. Fontana is a seasoned veteran of the big band scene in the '50s, having been a part of the Woody Herman, Kai Winding ...