Live From Emmet's Place Vol. 76 - Randy Brecker & Chad LB

A 2021 installment of the Live From Emmet's Place series featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker and tenor saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown as co-guests with pianist Emmet Cohen, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, and drummer Kyle Poole. This summit pairing the veteran trumpet great with the younger saxophonist spans a rich program including a Richard Rodgers standard, a Horace Silver piece at 173 BPM, a Monk blues in F at around 190 BPM, a Duke Ellington composition at 277 BPM in F minor, a Kaper piece in C minor at 190 BPM, a Vernon Duke ballad at 57 BPM, Miles Davis's Donna Lee at 184 BPM, a Hoagy Carmichael ballad at 47 BPM, a Herbie Hancock funk piece at 130 BPM, and a Harold Arlen tune at 277 BPM. The two-horn front line generates compelling exchanges, particularly on the Monk blues where Brecker solos for nine choruses and Lefkowitz-Brown stretches to twenty-two. Cohen, Nakamura, and Poole contribute solos throughout. Brecker's fusion-influenced trumpet voice contrasts with Lefkowitz-Brown's post-bop tenor approach, creating stylistic dialogue that spans generations of jazz trumpet and saxophone tradition.