Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Tenor Sax Solo on
My Shining Hour

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Chad Lefkowitz-Brown follows Randy Brecker with ten choruses of tenor saxophone on "My Shining Hour" at approximately 279 BPM, one of the most extended and intense solos of the Live From Emmet's Place session. Piano and bass drop out for choruses 6-8 leaving Chad LB and Kyle Poole for an exciting section of just sax and drums. The stripped-down interlude creates a dramatic contrast within the solo, the interplay between saxophone and drums generating a raw intensity that builds to the full ensemble's re-entry. Lefkowitz-Brown's ten choruses over the 32-bar AB form in E-flat demonstrate remarkable stamina and invention at this blazing tempo, bringing the evening's final tune to a thrilling close.

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 31 to 32 years old at the time.