| Interesting discussion, no doubt.
Well, I play trumpet 2 in a couple of big bands and its hard to choose. The one band has been around since the 40's so we play a lot of the 'classic' big band stuff. For that band its fun to play lead book because there's a lot of great old solos on the Miller tunes, Stardust, Misty...
In the second band we play newer, more difficult and varied charts (such as Sandunga) where there are almost no solos written in the lead part. I don't have the chops to play all the stuff in the lead book (like the MF charts), but even if I did I think I would really miss all the rides I get to take in the 2 spot.
So, if I could go back to the 40's or 50's I'd prefer the lead book, but in today's groups I like the 2nd book.
Greg
ps - actually, as long as we're dreaming - I'd play lead like Roger Ingram and play jazz like Leroy Jones!
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