A 2022 performance of John Coltrane's Mr. P.C. by Chad Lefkowitz-Brown on tenor saxophone with pianist Liya Grigoryan. This version, distinct from the 2020 Chad LB Trio recording of the same tune, is taken at 230 BPM in C minor and features significantly extended solo statements. Lefkowitz-Brown delivers a massive twenty-chorus tenor solo over the 12-bar minor blues form, building a long-form narrative arc that takes the improvisation through multiple phases of intensity. Grigoryan follows with an eleven-chorus piano solo that maintains the high energy level. The duo format without bass or drums is unusual for this typically hard-charging Coltrane vehicle, placing the rhythmic responsibility entirely on the two melodic instruments and creating a more exposed, chamber-like texture. Compared to the earlier trio version at 243 BPM, this reading is slightly more measured in tempo but considerably more expansive in solo length, allowing for deeper thematic development. The recording demonstrates Lefkowitz-Brown's ability to sustain creative invention across an extended improvisation on one of jazz's most commonly performed minor blues vehicles.
