Gary Lefebvre
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gary Lefebvre
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|02|18}}
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|08|07|1939|02|18}}
| death_place = Linda Vista, California, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Jazz|Pop}}
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Saxophone
| years_active = 1956–2012
}}
Gary Lefebvre (February 18, 1939 – August 7, 2013) was an American jazz saxophone player known for his contributions to the West Coast style of the genre. While primarily a tenor saxophone player, he also occasionally doubled on flute.
Biography
Lefebvre was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1939. Going to high school in San Diego with a young Frank Zappa, he joined the San Diego Symphony in 1956. He played in bands with Ella Fitzgerald, Terry Gibbs, Judy Garland, Stan Kenton, Louis Bellson, Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, The Supremes, and Shorty Rogers.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-08 |title=Sax great Gary LeFebvre dead at 74 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sdut-gary-lefebvre-obituary-2013aug08-htmlstory.html |access-date=2023-11-24 |work=Chicago Tribune}} Some of his recordings with Rogers were captured on TV.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-25 |title=Jazz news: Gary Lefebvre: Ghost Great |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/gary-lefebvre-ghost-great/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=All About Jazz }}
He was co-leader of a quintet with Joe Marillo, a fellow saxophone player, in his later years.{{Cite web |title=The Gary Lefebvre/Joe Marillo Quintet |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/gary-lefebvrejoe-marillo-quintet/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |work=San Diego Reader }} Lefebvre recorded two albums of his own prior to his death from a stroke in 2013.
Legacy
Jazz critic Marc Myers noted that he left "behind a king-size reputation among musicians but only two leadership albums and just a handful of others."
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Category:Musicians from Columbus, Ohio
Category:20th-century American saxophonists
Category:American jazz tenor saxophonists
Category:American jazz flautists
Category:West Coast jazz saxophonists
Category:West Coast jazz flautists