Noun
the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
Source: WordNetAnd I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area. Bill Bruford
My ego only needs a good rhythm section. Miles Davis
New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section. Barbara Cook
I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually. Lee Konitz
I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got them spread out all over the place. Marian McPartland
A pure genius of jazz is manifested when he and the rest of the orchestra run around the room while the rhythm section grimaces and dances around their instruments. Charles Mingus