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are very messy in Europe, like Copenhagen, Stockholm, so I need to figure out the plan, how to
travel. I will travel with only hand luggage, which is a big sacrifice for me. I have a lot of
instruments —and dresses.

BiTS:. Tell me something about your trombone playing. Who do you admire as a trombone
player?

GH: I like the old, the traditional. I like Kid Ory, I like Jack Teagarden, J C Higginbottom, Claude
Jones, so many.

BiTS: Oh yes. You’re naming some of
my favourites.

GH: Urbie Green, of course. You know I
like them all. Tommy Dorsey. Chris
Barber was a big influence.

BiTS: Ah yes. Also one of my
favourites. I was proud to say that I
managed to get a British Blues Award
given to Chris Barber as a blues giant
of the UK, which he certainly was.

GH: Yes, he really pushed jazz
forward – good recordings, fantastic
playing, good, inventive musician. I
love his recordings a lot. Fantastic
music.

BiTS: Gunhild, I don’t know whether you know it but there is a website which is called
www.hellomusictheory.com which is entitled “15 famous trombone players”. Are you aware of
this website?

GH: Am I on this website?

BiTS: And on the website, the top three listed musicians are Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and
then you. How do you feel about that?

GH: What!

BiTS: Yes, it’s true. Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and then you. How do you feel about that?

GH: Well, I’m super honoured and super fantastic, I think it’s super fantastic. I don’t know
what criteria they used, but I’m very honoured. It sounds fantastic. I have to check it out. Hello
Music Theory. I will check it out [laughs].

BiTS: [Laughing] Yes, you will indeed.

GH: [Laughing] You made my day right now.

BiTS: [Laughing] I’m glad about that. Tell me something about the recording. Are you going
into the studio shortly? Are you making a record at the moment? What’s going on as far as

making albums is concerned?
GH: I was in New York and recorded together with Daniel Glass and Billy Stritch. They are the
house band of the Birdland Jazz Club and I know them very well. We are like a family, so we