Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Tenor Sax Solo on
Doxy

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans three choruses of the 16-bar AABA form at a medium swing tempo of 120 BPM. The underlying chord progression is drawn from "Ja-Da," making this a contrafact—a new melody composed over borrowed changes. Lefkowitz-Brown delivers three soulful choruses on tenor saxophone, taking advantage of the tune's bluesy harmonic framework to craft melodic lines that nod to Rollins's own muscular approach while maintaining a personal voice. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. Following this solo, Manuel Valera takes over on piano.

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 27 to 28 years old at the time.