[picodguyo]

The opening of Live Evil is one of my favorite bass grooves of all time. A good portion of that album is very difficult to sit through, though. Interesting intellectually and historically but not something I find myself putting on for pleasure. Something about the trumpet does not lend itself well to electronic treatments IMO.

[Slow_Hand]

Man, I feel you. High intensity trumpet can be so grating. If a trumpet is going to be played in it’s higher registers with a lot of intensity it’s usually more palatable if it’s blended into other sounds to create a composite. Adding some lower tones really softens the edge and balances it out.

That’s the art of arranging music. You can write a good song and you can perform it well, but an arranger who knows how to blend the colors of sound will make you feel it in a tactile way. It’s probably the aspect of music that feels most like cooking to me: It’s like having a savory base with an acidic note that cuts across everything. Control of musical texture is so broad and rewarding when you stumble on something exciting and “right”.