Jazz ensemble In old-style jazz bands, the cornet was preferred to the trumpet, but from the swing era onwards, it has been largely replaced by the louder, more piercing trumpet. Likewise, the cornet has been largely phased out of big bands by a growing taste for louder and more aggressive instruments, especially since the advent of bebop in the post-World War II era.
Jazz ensemble In old-style jazz bands the cornet was preferred to the trumpet, but from the swing era onwards, it has been largely replaced by the louder more piercing trumpet. Likewise, the cornet has been largely phased out of big bands by a growing taste for louder and more aggressive instruments especially since the advent of bebop in the post-World War II era.