[Dixielandjazz] Maynard Ferguson clips

[pat ladd]

Hi,
I am sure I am in the minority but having bought one Maynard Ferguson 
record, a 78,many years ago, I never bought another. Other trumpeters 
obviously appreciate the difficulty of playing like Maynard  but the 
question remains. Why did he do it?
He squeaked and screeched his way into the highest register and in the 
process lost all tone. It was just the noise you can get out of a leaking 
inner tube.

Can someone tell me just what is the virtue in torturing a trumpet, which 
can produce  a beautiful sound, until it produces notes for which it was 
never designed. Music is written for piccolos in that range, and they sound 
much better.

Pat