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Chad LB: The Shadow Of Your Smile
by Jack Bowers
Chad LB (for Lefkowitz-Brown), a shining star and technical wizard on the saxophone who has already recorded a full album with strings, uses them on only one number (the hymn “Ave Maria") on The Shadow of Your Smile, leading an able quartet the rest of the way on this generally pleasing studio date. While his choices of material are diverse (Eric Clapton, Bill Withers, Johnny Mandel, Buck Ram, and J.S. Bach among them), Chad LB is pretty much ...
Continue ReadingChad LB: Time in a Bottle
by Jack Bowers
Sooner or later, jazz musicians--some, that is, not all--who have earned a measure of success decide they would like to try something different. In many cases, that “something different" involves a string section. Among the most recent wayfarers along the string-laden path is New York-based tenor saxophonist Chad LB (shorthand for Lefkowitz-Brown) whose recording, Time in a Bottle, showcases his impressive horn in front of a rhythm section and ten-member string component. The result is much the ...
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