Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ...
, released in November 2016, consisting of recordings from the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour. It is the conceptual sequel to 2006's ''
Imaginary Diseases
''Imaginary Diseases'' is an album of material by Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa compos ...
'', also featuring performances from the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour.
Track listing
All songs composed by Frank Zappa
Personnel
Musicians
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Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ...
– Conductor, Guitar, Vocals
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Malcolm McNab
Malcolm Boyd McNab (born March 25, 1943) is a trumpeter and player of other brass instruments, and a Los Angeles-based session musician who has performed on nearly 2000 film and television soundtracks.
Education
Raised in the San Gabriel Valle ...
– Trumpet
* Gary Barone – Trumpet
* Tom Malone – Tuba/Saxes/Piccolo Trumpet/Trumpet
* Earl Dumler – Woodwinds
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Glenn Ferris
Glenn Arthur Ferris (born June 27, 1950) is an American jazz trombonist who has also worked in other fields. Outside of jazz he has played for Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, and Duran Duran.
He studied classical music from 1958 to 196 ...
– Trombone
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Bruce Fowler
Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, a ...
– Trombone
* Tony Duran – Slide Guitar
* Dave Parlato – Bass
* Jim Gordon – Drums, Steel Drum
* Maury Baker – Drums, Steel Drum (“Columbia, SC”)
Production
* 1972 4-Track ½-inch analog tape show masters recorded by Barry Keene
* Mix Engineers:
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ...
, Michael Braunstein, Kerry McNabb
* Mastering:
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.UMRK 2016