MF Fan wrote:
I guess it's no surprise that Maynard would come up in the context of a discussion about breathing.  It was nice to hear Allen call-out Maynard as a great example of relaxed breathing, but he does point out that many of "the trickle down" theories that Maynard's style spawned serve to complicate what should be a natural, relaxed process. I've always maintained that Maynard was probably the single largest positive AND negative influence on young trumpeters of the last 50 years.  He inspired so many of us to pick up the horn to begin with.  At the same time, he unintentionally set many on a path of a singular focus on high-notes, to the exclusion of becoming otherwise well rounded players.  

A really good post...
I think that Maynard showed us what could be done with a trumpet.
The problem is that lots of guys try to do what he did, but manage to do it with so little taste and musicality that it is really annoying..
These guys take what should be another bow in their trumpet playing quiver and turn it into almost a caricature of what they think trumpet playing should be..
The fact that there are so many more Maynard wanna bees'(?) than Chet Baker wanna bees'(?) should tell a lot...