{{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 (tenor, soprano, alto), flute | 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 performed on soprano and alto saxophones as well as 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.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> Some of his recordings with Rogers were captured on TV.<ref name=":1">{{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 }}</ref>
He was co-leader of a quintet with Joe Marillo, a fellow saxophone player, in his later years.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> Lefebvre recorded two albums of his own prior to his death from a stroke in 2013.<ref name=":0" />
== 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."<ref name=":1" />
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxbJGUIPEc Shorty Rogers and His Giants on Jazz Scene USA, 1962]
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