The role of the trombone in a typical New Orleans early jazz band was to

a. play countermelodies, bass pitches, and glissandos
b. sustain long pitches as harmonic support
c. "tailgate" or imitate the lead cornet
d. play the melody of the cornet an octave lower


a

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