[Dixielandjazz] Glenn Dodson

[Dave Stoddard]

Dear Steve:

I am sorry to learn of the death of Glenn Dodson.  He was a towering 
trombone talent and a fine jazzer.  For those of you who may not have gotten 
to hear Glenn play, he was not a particularly spectacular jazz player 
(although a very skilled one).  Glenn preferred phrase-making to displays of 
technique.  The trick lay in Glenn using his technique to go exactly where 
he wanted to end up.  That was much more subtle than endless displays of 
fireworks, and for me much more impressive.

Regards,
Dave Stoddard