[Chris Whealy]

RD Jones wrote:
Isn't the traditional arrangement of a standard horn section
5 saxes, 4 trumpets and 4 'bones ? There must be a reason
it evolved this way and I don't think it's because the horns
couldn't be heard.

I think there have been times where I heard a bit of 'phasieness'
in Chicago stuff (2 trumpets).


True. Two higher pitched instruments tend to sound phasey together,
whereas with two lower pitch instruments, you'll hear a beat frequency.

'Bone players refer to this beat frequency as "B52-ing".

Chris W

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