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Tenor saxophonist Andrew Lamb was born in Clinton, NC, and grew up partly in Chicago before eventually putting down roots in New York. Having studied with Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) charter member Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Lamb came onto New York’s avant-garde scene just as it was winding down in the ’70s, and thus wasn’t documented for quite some time. In the meantime, he became an active presence on the Bedford-Stuyvesant arts scene, eventually winning a grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council. In 1994, Lamb finally got the chance to lead a session for Delmark; he composed all the pieces on Portrait in the Mist, which featured vibraphonist Warren Smith, bassist Wilber Morris, and drummer Andrei Strobert. Lamb and his backing ensemble became a regular presence in the New York area, especially around Brooklyn, and frequently played…