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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans three choruses of the 16-bar blues at a laid-back funk groove at 72 BPM. This track demonstrates the versatility of Lefkowitz-Brown's quartet, proving equally convincing in a funk setting as they are in straight-ahead swing. The form here is extended to 18 bars instead of the usual 16 bars for this tune. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 16-bar blues form, an expanded variation of the standard 12-bar blues, offers additional harmonic space for development. Following this solo, Steven Feifke takes over on piano.
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 30 to 31 years old at the time.
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