I have had good luck using the Shure KSM32 on sax and trumpet. Set up about 3-4 feet from the bell it recorded with excellent tone. We were able to get the sound we wanted with very little eq. Much better than the close micing we tried with a few other mics. We also got a nice sound from an AKG C300B but it took some eq in the mids to bring the brass to life.
You should toy with the distance just a bit depending on the room and a mid priced large condenser should do fine.
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