And Bill in Dayton....the reason you rely on your sax player, bass player and your own judgment is because you are assessing what the audience hears and you can judge how you are doing by seeing their response.

So ... it all boils down to AUDIENCE.

I have gotten and lost jobs because of pleasing or displeasing a club owner who places his/her opinion above that of his/her patrons. But it has been rare. And, in most of those cases the patrons move on if they are not pleased.

Eddie