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Closing out the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans a half chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 52 BPM. Lefkowitz-Brown follows on tenor saxophone with a three-quarter-chorus solo, bringing his signature warmth and melodic expressiveness to one of the great American Songbook ballads. 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. Coming after Dan Chmielinski's acoustic bass solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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