Talk:Adolph Herseth

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[edit] Citation needed

I yield to no person in my admiration for Herseth but this, without a citation, is a bit strong: "His style of orchestra playing set the standard for trumpet players all over the world". I see that someone found the Tunnell (not Tunell) article to cite in support of another assertion about Bud and I feel that a statement like this also needs support, or removal. It seems to assume that no-one else was actually playing the orchestral trumpet for all those years that he was in Chicago or that, if they were, they needed him to set the standard - they couldn't have done it alone. I don't think either of these are true. He is a fantastic player and was a very fine principal trumpet indeed, but the article should not become a hagiography. Or if it does, it should cite its sources! :) 138.37.199.206 12:57, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

No reaction to the above so I am removing the sentence in question. I would be delighted to see it, or something NPOV but on similar lines, reinstated with a suitable citation. 138.37.199.206 08:56, 4 December 2007 (UTC)