How to get good Big Band horn sounds?

Getting good live horn sounds such as trills on trumpet and sax seems impossible without a live player. Any advice of sample libraries to use with EXS?
G5 dual 2.0Ghz   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   1.5 Gig ram/Presonus Firebox

As a horn player for 25 years, I have found this to be the most poorly represented area for samples that don't consist of licks and riffs. The best Big Band sounds I've heard to date is Garriton Jazz and Big Band.
http://www.garritan.com/jazz.html
For Pop/Rock/R&B, Kick *** Brass is solid and authentic.
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