on ist ▁and ▁pian ist . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Brown ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁attended ▁Wilson ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁Jack ▁De J oh net te , ▁Henry ▁Thread g ill , ▁Ros co e ▁Mitchell , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Jar man . ▁He ▁played ▁piano ▁in ▁R & B ▁and ▁soul ▁out f its ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁then ▁switched ▁to ▁sa x oph one ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁A AC M ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁also ▁played ▁with ▁The ▁Aw ak ening ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁lost ▁several ▁teeth ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash , ▁and ▁tempor arily ▁switched ▁to ▁piano ▁again ▁until ▁he ▁recovered . ▁He ▁played ▁sa x ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁with ▁Mc Co y ▁T yn er , ▁Don ▁P atter son , ▁and ▁Son ny ▁St itt . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁L ester ▁B owie , ▁Von ▁Fre eman , ▁Bobby ▁Watson , ▁and ▁Anthony ▁Bra xt on , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁K ah il ▁El ' Z ab ar ' s ▁tri o . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁As ▁leader ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁ ▁Ult imate ▁Front ier ▁( Del mark ▁Records ) ▁▁ 1 9 9 8