This live recording of "Love On Lexington" appears on Justin Chart's 2024 album Born of The Horn. An original Chart composition, the piece is set in F minor with a swing feel at a medium-up tempo starting around 186 BPM and pushing toward 194 BPM as the performance intensifies. The track features four solos from four different musicians. Keyboardist Mike Saul leads off with an extended solo that explores the harmonic terrain of F minor. Chart follows on alto saxophone with a concise, swinging statement. Drummer Danny Beallo and trumpeter Mike Rocha then share the spotlight in overlapping solos, with Beallo's drum feature and Rocha's trumpet solo running concurrently in the later portion of the performance, creating an exciting dialogue between the two instruments. The swing feel distinguishes this track from the funk-dominated material elsewhere on the album, revealing the ensemble's versatility and command of the jazz tradition. The F minor tonality gives the tune a brooding, sophisticated quality, and the medium-up tempo demands precise rhythmic articulation from all the soloists. The live setting captures the spontaneous interplay and competitive energy that drives the performance forward.
