Eddie,

How right you are! Live drummers hate arrangers. I have a trio that I book sometimes. Usually it is me, a trumpet player, and a sax player. If the right trumpet player is available he also doubles on guitar. I don't care how good a live drummer is, they are not as steady as a rhythm unit. Also the problem with live drummers playing along with an arranger is that they play so loud they don't hear the arranger drums. The result of all this is that real drummers just screw up the song are a pain in the rear and I won't use them for an arranger gig.

Tom