RE: horn sections

["Mercier, Marc" <Marc_Mercier@bose.com>]

Funny, that isn't the first time I have heard that!  A friend of mine
(the person who owned the dealership I bought my truck at) is quite an
avid guitar player, as well as B3 tickler/owner.  We were talking about
his band in Connecticut while he was jamming with my band in NH... I was
telling him how his horn section really filled out the sound.  His reply
was "yeah, they sound good but if anything changes in the song... they
get lost.  If it isn't on their staff paper written out for them; forget
it!  Jamming and trying to write music with them is incredibly painful
even though my horn players are veteran musicians..."
Funny how that is...
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Marc A. Mercier
Bose Corporation
(508) 766-1564
A "New Dodge" Magnum 360 Ram and Hammond Tonewheel Organs... could life
be sweeter?

>-----Original Message-----
From:   GrooveCake@AOL.COM [SMTP:GrooveCake@AOL.COM]
>Sent:  Tuesday, March 04, 1997 12:59 AM
>To:    hammond@zk3.dec.com
>Subject:       horn sections
>
>I played for two years in a great 8 piece R&B group called the Jailbreakers
>from Omaha, Ne. The three horn players (trpt. tenor, bari) were some of the
>finest in the business. 
>
>I don't miss them at all.
>
>Having a horn section is great but incredibly restrictive, in my opinion.
>Nothing beats a nice quartet as far as arrangements on the fly or spur of the
>moment changes goes.
>
>My opinion only.
>