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Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: Onward
ByWayne Shorter
saxophone1933 - 2023

Donny McCaslin
saxophone, tenorb.1966

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
saxophone, tenorb.1989
Tone and energy-wise, it's hard not to think of the late saxophonist

Michael Brecker
saxophone, tenor1949 - 2007

Randy Brecker
trumpetb.1945
John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" opens with an insouciant sax/drums interlude, leading into an intrepid yet faithful interpretation of the tune. And where "Blues For Randy," with Randy Brecker sitting in, recalls the Brecker Brothers sound, "Impetuous," a Lefkowitz-Brown original, sounds like an outtake from McCoy Tyner's classic Infinity (Impulse! Records, 1995), a disc that featured Michael Brecker sitting in with Tyner's trio.
Then the young sax man gets tender-hearted, with a gorgeous,

Coleman Hawkins
saxophone, tenor1904 - 1969
Track Listing
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: piano; Steven Feifke: piano; Raviv Markovitz: bass; Jimmy MacBride: drums.
Personnel
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
saxophone, tenorChad Lefkowitz-Brown: tenor saxophone; Steven Feifke: piano; Jimmy MacBride: drums; Raviv Markovitz: bass; Randy Brecker: trumpet (3, 7).
Album information
Title: Onward | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Self Produced
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About Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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