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Ron Leejack
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Wicked Lester.
Crossroads
Coronel was replaced by session musician Ron Leejack (Ronald Jackowski, ex-Cactus) on December 15th, 1971, and the group continued their efforts to finish the album. Some songs were completely re-recorded to accommodate Leejack's different playing style. The entire recording process, which followed a haphazard schedule, took nearly a year to complete. When the completed album was presented to Don Ellis, Epic's A&R director, in August 1972, he stated that he hated the album and was not going to release it. The next day, Wicked Lester manager Lew Linet requested and received the group's release from Epic Records.