| Very sage words.
One of the definitions I have for good players is that they know when to sit on top and they know when to lay back. I think that playing well in a section is an integral part of playing and it's a much more difficult skill than people realise. Generally I'm a 2nd, 3rd or 4th player and early on an experienced player gave me the advice that if I can't hear the guy next to me clearly then I'm playing WAAAAY too loud. In fact if you can't hear the first or the lead part clearly the section just ain't working well together, I always thought that was what 'lead' meant. Part of his role is to "lead" the section stylistically, the rest of the sections job is to follow.
Just my 02c really (compared to Walt Johnson's$$$$)
Regards
Trevor |