> I think I would be unable to stand playing with someone who is doing less
> than trying to make me sound great. The show is for the audience. If
> you're the soloist, that song should revolve around you. If there are
> politics, I think I can make whomever sound really lame in return.
> But what will the audience think. If he's not paying you, get rid of
> the guy.
>
> Tacet is undoubtedly MAXIMUM volume separation! If you decide to take
> a song in a different direction than practiced, or a new undeniable urge
> possesses your horn, jazz is freedom. Louder is better.
Brent, with all due respect these comments sound as though your
experience is limited about how things work in jazz group settings. I'm
sure that the majority of the time players aren't intentionally trying
to make us sound bad, but perhaps they are not as experienced or aware
as we would prefer. Trying to play louder or trying to make the other
person sound bad is not something I consider useful advice. On the
contrary, it is immature. Try working WITH their limitations, not
against them.
Clay