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Chad Lefkowitz-Brown delivers a marathon twenty-two-chorus tenor saxophone solo on "Straight, No Chaser," one of the most extended improvisations in the Live From Emmet's Place catalog. Chad LB takes a 22 chorus solo, almost as long as the other 3 soloists combined. Randy Brecker couldn't resist pointing that out right after they finished the tune, joking that he is used to long saxophone solos! He was of course referencing his late brother, Michael Brecker. At approximately 190 BPM over Monk's 12-bar blues in F, Lefkowitz-Brown sustains creative momentum across this extraordinary span, building arcs of tension and release that maintain the listener's engagement from first chorus to last. Following Randy Brecker's nine-chorus opening, his post-bop tenor approach provides a generational contrast with Brecker's fusion-influenced style.
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 31 to 32 years old at the time.
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