Jazz Articles about Leonard/Skrowaczewski/Zappa

Leonard/Skrowaczewski/Zappa: Visions

by Jerry D'Souza
July 25, 2003

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 ...