A friend who worked in a record store turned me onto Braxton in the '70s. To say that I was impressed by his wind-instrument playing abilities wd be an understatement. To say that I've referred to him as the "greatest wind player" is, indeed, true. These days I'm tempted to like my friend Ben Opie maybe a little more in that regard, but, SHEESH!, they're both amazing. I remember playing some Braxton in a bkstore where I worked back in the '80s - a customer came in & blurted out: "My grandson can play better than that!" I replied: "You must have a very talented grandson!" Idiot. ( )