Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Tenor Sax Solo on
Tenor Madness

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans nine choruses of the 12-bar blues at a medium-up swing tempo of 184 BPM. This performance is a tour de force of tenor saxophone playing, honoring the spirit of Rollins while stamping the music with Lefkowitz-Brown's own distinctive voice. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 12-bar blues form provides a familiar harmonic framework that invites inventive melodic and rhythmic exploration. Following this solo, Steven Feifke takes over on piano.

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