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Leonard/Skrowaczewski/Zappa: Visions
by Jerry D'Souza
Hark gentle reader, and gather around for a lesson in history. The team of Mark Leonard, Nick Skrowaczewski and Stanley Jason Zappa studied under Bill Dixon, played in his band, and recorded on his label after Dixon heard the first five tracks from what would become Visions. Knowing that these five songs were not enough for a record, they went into the studio and added seven more. That was a good move, because it challenged their ability to play authoritatively ...
Continue ReadingSun's Anvil- Neal Fountain: Glossolalia
by Phil DiPietro
This disc was first released in 1996 so it isn't new, but its first pressing, albeit small, has sold out, so it has consequently been re-thrust into the marketplace at MP3.com. Collaborators bassist Neal Fountain and guitarist Jonathan Townes co-produced the project, which also involves Jeff Sipe (Apt. Q258)-drums (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Leftover Salmon, Shawn Lane, Jazz is Dead) and Count M'Butu (percussion), and Rich Cohen on alto. Fountain, Sipe and M'Butu are associates of Atlanta poet/comedian/ musician/Hampton Grease band/Aquarium ...
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