[TPIN] AIR on the horn Let's blow this wide open

[fraserh at comcast.net]

I wonder how much Maynard's style was showmanship?

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From: Glenn Bengry <soundpretty at hotmail.com>
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> TWO SCHOOLS OF BLOWING(at least from visual observation)   
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> I'm sure this will elicit plenty of discussion since no one will agree about 
> exactly what either of these guys are doing, and because we have two legendary 
> players and two extreme high note players. 
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> #1.  MAYNARD     Maynard takes in an astounding amount of air and proceeds to 
> rear back   
>                         and thrust his belly against his belt(certainly looks 
> that way) and literally try to blow the roof off the place.  He Practically 
> blows a hole in his neck.  Wonder if he ever had a hernia of any type in his 
> neck or abdominal area.  We all know that he attained spectacular results on a 
> trumpet.  Whatever the basis of and fine points of his breathing and his 
> expellation techniques, he was able to produce some incredible sounds on a 
> trumpet.  It doesn't resemble wedge breathing to me at all.
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> #2. FADDIS   Faddis doesn't make much movement when he breathes in OR expels air 
> out.  
>                    He stands there, takes a breath that you and I would barely 
> notice, puts the
>                    horn up to his face, proceeds to take a nap, while playing 
> some etremely high, loud, clean, in tune, sizzling note with extreme control and 
> finesse.
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> These two players  breathe and blow VERY differently.  they both have played 
> incredibly well in all manner of circumstances and with all kinds of  trumpet 
> playing.  
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> No one can tell me that one of these methods is WRONG or that one is BETTER than 
> the other.
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> glenn, breathe deep, blow far, bengry
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