[Dixielandjazz] Trombonist Carl Fontana RIP

[snargi at pacbell.net]

Jazz trombonist Carl Fontana dies in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carl Fontana, a jazz trombonist who
created a technique called “doodle tonguing” and once
played with Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington, died
Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 75.

Though slowed by Alzheimer’s disease, Fontana
continued to play almost until his death, said his
brother, Michael “Mickey” Fontana.