[Dixielandjazz] Leaders and instructions

[Dan Augustine]

DJML--
     If as seems the case a leader has the right (and the duty) to 
tell the drummer what kind of stuff to play, does he also have the 
right to tell the clarinet and all the other players what to play? 
Does he tell the clarinet player not to play in the low register, or 
what?  What kind of instructions does he have?
     Do some leaders (as i suspect Turk Murphy was) want a very 
specific kind of sound from each instrument, even to the extent 
sometimes of not including an instrument in the band (Turk sometimes 
didn't use drums, which at the time he felt had a 'dead' sound)? 
What kind of instructions might be given to the tuba (i have a 
special but forgivable curiosity about this)(like, only play ON the 
beat, no fills or runs, no high notes)?  Does too much of this cause 
excessive band-member turnover?

     Dan
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