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Like its immediate predecessor, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo was a largely instrumental jazz rock album recorded during Frank Zappa's convalescence from injuries sustained after being pushed off a concert stage. While Zappa contributes some guitar solos and occasional vocals, the focus is more on his skills as a composer and arranger. Most of the five selections supposedly form a musical representation of a story told in the liner notes about two warring musical factions, but the bottom line is that, overall, the compositions here are more memorably melodic and consistently engaging than Waka/Jawaka. The instrumentation is somewhat unique in the Zappa catalog as well, with the band more of a chamber jazz orchestra than a compact rock unit; over 20 musicians and vocalists contribute to the record. While Hot Rats is still the peak of Zappa's jazz-rock fusion efforts, The Grand Wazoo comes close, and it's essential for anyone interested in Zappa's instrumental works.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Frank Zappa, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kerry McNabb, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Preston, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Duran, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Byers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Zimmitti, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Estes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Dmochowski, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Marquez, Trumpet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Ferguson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hof, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1972 Zappa Family Trust
Frank Zappa, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ernie Watts, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Zappa, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kerry McNabb, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Dmochowski, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hof, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1972 Zappa Family Trust
Frank Zappa, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kerry McNabb, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Dmochowski, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hof, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Zappa, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aynsley Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kerry McNabb, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Duran, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Dmochowski, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hof, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1972 Zappa Family Trust
Album review
Like its immediate predecessor, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo was a largely instrumental jazz rock album recorded during Frank Zappa's convalescence from injuries sustained after being pushed off a concert stage. While Zappa contributes some guitar solos and occasional vocals, the focus is more on his skills as a composer and arranger. Most of the five selections supposedly form a musical representation of a story told in the liner notes about two warring musical factions, but the bottom line is that, overall, the compositions here are more memorably melodic and consistently engaging than Waka/Jawaka. The instrumentation is somewhat unique in the Zappa catalog as well, with the band more of a chamber jazz orchestra than a compact rock unit; over 20 musicians and vocalists contribute to the record. While Hot Rats is still the peak of Zappa's jazz-rock fusion efforts, The Grand Wazoo comes close, and it's essential for anyone interested in Zappa's instrumental works.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:59
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Frank Zappa
- Composer: Frank Zappa
- Label: Frank Zappa Catalog
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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