Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Tenor Sax Solo on
Green Chimneys

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up swing tempo of 181 BPM. Lefkowitz-Brown opens on tenor saxophone with three full choruses, navigating Monk's angular harmonic language with fluency and wit. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 32-bar AABA form, a staple of the Great American Songbook, offers both structural clarity and ample harmonic terrain for improvisation. Following this solo, Steven Feifke takes over on piano.

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 30 to 31 years old at the time.