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When Frank Zappa found himself stuck in a wheelchair for most of the year 1972 (after a "fan" pushed him off the stage in December of the previous year), he relieved his band (including singers Flo & Eddie) of its duties and turned to studio work. One of the first things he tried was to write jazz fusion music scored for wider instrumentation than an average rock band. Waka/Jawaka was conceived in parallel to The Grand Wazoo, but with fewer players. The album, released in July 1972, is comprised of two extended instrumental pieces and two shorter songs. "Big Swifty," a theme-and-solos showcase, would become a live favorite, but the highlight came in the form of the orgiastic title track, recorded with ex-Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston, trumpeter Sal Marquez, trombonists Bill Byers and Ken Shroyer, saxophonist Mike Altschul, bassist Erroneous, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The songs, never performed live, feel like filler material. Waka/Jawaka was Zappa's second solo album and is occasionally referred to as "Hot Rats II" (the handles of the faucets on the cover artwork show the words "hot" and "rats" instead of "hot" and "cold"). His writing and recording technique had matured a lot in very little time. The dirty blues jamming of the 1969 LP was replaced by clean, crisp jazz improvisations -- no need to say this was also an abrupt change in style from the Mothers' 1969-1971 incarnation. But this album was only transitional: Zappa's big-band stylings would really flourish in The Grand Wazoo a few months later.
© François Couture /TiVo
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Frank Zappa, Producer, Leader, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Duran, Slide Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Dmochowski, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Marquez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joel Peskin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Zappa, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Duran, Slide Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Dmochowski, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Peterson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Marquez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Altschul, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Zappa, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Duran, Slide Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Simmons, Hawaiian Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Dmochowski, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Marquez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Ferguson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Zappa, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Byers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Shroyer, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Dmochowski, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Marquez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Altschul, Piccolo, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Approfondimenti
When Frank Zappa found himself stuck in a wheelchair for most of the year 1972 (after a "fan" pushed him off the stage in December of the previous year), he relieved his band (including singers Flo & Eddie) of its duties and turned to studio work. One of the first things he tried was to write jazz fusion music scored for wider instrumentation than an average rock band. Waka/Jawaka was conceived in parallel to The Grand Wazoo, but with fewer players. The album, released in July 1972, is comprised of two extended instrumental pieces and two shorter songs. "Big Swifty," a theme-and-solos showcase, would become a live favorite, but the highlight came in the form of the orgiastic title track, recorded with ex-Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston, trumpeter Sal Marquez, trombonists Bill Byers and Ken Shroyer, saxophonist Mike Altschul, bassist Erroneous, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. The songs, never performed live, feel like filler material. Waka/Jawaka was Zappa's second solo album and is occasionally referred to as "Hot Rats II" (the handles of the faucets on the cover artwork show the words "hot" and "rats" instead of "hot" and "cold"). His writing and recording technique had matured a lot in very little time. The dirty blues jamming of the 1969 LP was replaced by clean, crisp jazz improvisations -- no need to say this was also an abrupt change in style from the Mothers' 1969-1971 incarnation. But this album was only transitional: Zappa's big-band stylings would really flourish in The Grand Wazoo a few months later.
© François Couture /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 4 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:36:09
- 1 Libretto digitale
- Artisti principali: Frank Zappa
- Compositore: Frank Zappa
- Etichetta: Frank Zappa Catalog
- Genere: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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