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One of the finest trombonists to grace the planet and respected by all the great trombone masters was Carl Fontana. For years he played in big bands and was limited by that context but to hear him at a jam session was unbelievable! Fontana spent years in Las Vegas as a member of the music community there playing shows and the like. Finally someone recorded him in a proper Jazz context and the result was this amazing disc. Carl picked his favorite men and recorded this date. Fontana on trombone with the great Al Cohn on tenor saxophone, Richard Wyands on piano, Ray Drummond on bass and Akira Tana on drums. They play a fine program of standard tunes and some select Jazz originals. The title is no exaggeration and describes the music succinctly......."The Great Fontana".