Piano and Trumpet can sound bright

I think Learsfool makes an excellent point!

Charles1dad, it depends on who's playing and/or where your sitting.

Charles1dad, When I lived in NYC some years ago, I spent more nights than not in various jazz clubs for several years. I've heard many bright sounding trumpets and pianos. Sometimes that's the intent of the musicians. I stopped going for various reasons, but it's interesting that I stopped going just as more and more clubs started unnecessarily amplifying sets. I have a good friend that plays Trombone regularly and he often complains if has to play near the trumpet players.

Charles1dad, Ah, I think we have a better understanding now. I was not suggesting that trumpets always sound bright, just that they can have their moments of brightness, and perhaps more so than some other instruments.