Morrison brought him in to do the horn charts for "Troubadours" with Ellis remaining and working on the entire album.
This is the only song on the album to feature both intricate horn charts and extended guitar solo sections.
Melodically and structurally, the song is purely his own, with horn charts and a syncopated riff that keep it continually exhilarating.
The sample itself is taken from a horn chart of one of the band's previous songs, "Paperlate", which featured the Earth, Wind & Fire horn section.
I didn't know you could improvise, so I learned all the parts of a tune, including the horn charts and all the rhythm parts.
Robertson selected eleven songs to receive horn charts, and all are included on the released album.
She keeps a few of the antiquated soul gestures (Hammond organ, horn charts, Curtis Mayfield-like guitar figures), but wisely throws others away.
This was due to the horn charts that were inherent in the music of that time period.
Finnerty, as the group's arranger, also wrote horn charts for the band.
Classic songwriting touches and organic-leaning instrumentation, often featuring string arrangements and horn charts, were constants.