Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Tenor Sax Solo on
Stablemates

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans four choruses of the 36-bar ABA form at an uptempo swing feel at 243 BPM. Lefkowitz-Brown navigates four choruses of the tune's challenging chord changes with impressive fluency on tenor saxophone, demonstrating the kind of harmonic awareness and technical facility required by Golson's intricate writing. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 36-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Following this solo, Steven Feifke takes over on piano.

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown was 28 to 29 years old at the time.