Warren, name sounds familiar, but not sure who that is. Anyway for some reason you made me laugh.
Will google.
Don't worry, he is just of of the most important and influential saxophone players of all times
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Unfortunately he has been affected by many lip problems affecting his embouchure ( and so did Coltrane, Sheep, a very close associate to Coltrane says here...).
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/20...ing_wp_cron=1435743110.8224110603332519531250
".....And then when I was about 40, I had a problem. I actually cut my lip from the inside and I had a scar inside my lip.
Q: What caused the problem?
A: I remember I got a brand new baritone sax from Selmer, (a model) with the low A, and when I got home I tried it out and hit that lowest note. And when I hit that low A - they had a special key to reach it - my lip split wide open from the vibration. And from that point on it's been a journey for me to rebuild my embouchure.
It was rough going for a while. Now I've sort of arrived at something that works for me - not like I used to; I've lost some of the attack. But there are things I didn't do before that I do now: circular breathing.
And my range from the bottom to the top of the horn - the bottom of the horn, I can still access that pretty much the way I used to. But the top of the horn I use a different embouchure, more of a trumpet embouchure.
Q: So overall, how do you assess your comeback?
A: Am I better or worse? It's not that simple. In the medium or lower register, I feel very comfortable. In the upper register, I still work for intonation. Some things are easier, some things are harder.
You know, I've listened to an interview with Stephane Grappelli, the violinist, and he was saying that some years ago he was in an accident, and he lost the use of two fingers. And it completely changed his approach to the violin, as one might imagine. But it was inspiring to me; from that I gleaned that one can reinvent one's self on an instrument.
I've been helped or inspired more than once by hearing from other people who had problems. Coltrane had problems, especially with his teeth, and eventually he had to have transplants - twice, I believe. His upper teeth were replaced. He had problems getting back into the music, but you wouldn't know it. He sounded better after he had his teeth replaced. His embouchure was more intact, I'm quite sure, after he had his teeth worked on..........."
Take a good look here...