Wazoo (album)

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Released October 30, 2007 Artist Frank Zappa Label VAULTernative Records		Producer Frank Zappa Release date 30 October 2007 Genres Jazz fusion, Big band

Recorded Boston Music Hall, September 24, 1972 Length 51:35 (Disc 1) 44:30 (Disc 2) Wazoo #82 (2007) One Shot Deal #83 (2008) Similar Frank Zappa albums, Jazz fusion albums

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Wazoo is a live album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released on October 30, 2007.

It is a 2-CD set consisting of the complete concert given by "The Mothers of Invention/Hot Rats/Grand Wazoo" 20-piece big band on September 24, 1972 at the Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

It is the last concert of a brief series of shows that marked Zappa's return to the stage after his forced temporary retirement from the touring scene due to the injuries he suffered from an assault during a concert at the Rainbow Theater in London on December 10, 1971.

The material showcases Zappa's endeavors into jazz-based music, and many of the compositions were featured on the 1972 studio albums The Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawaka and on the 1978 studio album Studio Tan. Rehearsals leading to these albums and concerts are documented on Joe's Domage (2004), while Imaginary Diseases (2006) presents live recordings with a stripped-down version of the big band named 'Petite Wazoo'.

Wazoo is the third installment on the Vaulternative Records label that is dedicated to the posthumous release of complete Zappa concerts, following the releases of FZ:OZ (2002) and Buffalo (2007).

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Sleeve design

The album cover is a visual parody of Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire, by Salvador Dalì. Frank Zappa's face replaces that of Voltaire's in the original, among other changes.

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa. At the concert, "Big Swifty" was played between "The Adventures of Greggery Peccary" and "Penis Dimension".

Musicians

The Mothers of Invention / Hot Rats / Grand Wazoo:

Frank Zappa – guitar and white stick with cork handle

Tony Duran – slide guitar

Ian Underwood – electric piano and synthesizer

Jerry Kessler – electric cello

Dave Parlato – bass

Tom Raney – vibes and electric percussion

Ruth Underwood – marimba and electric percussion

Jim Gordon – acoustic & electric drums

Mike Altshul – piccolo flute, bass clarinet and other winds

Jay Migliori – flute, tenor sax and other winds

Earl Dumler – oboe, contrabass sarrusophone and other winds

Ray Reed – clarinet, tenor sax and other winds

Charles Owens – soprano sax, alto sax and other winds

Joann McNab – bassoon

Malcolm McNab – trumpet in D

Sal Marquez – trumpet in B^b

Tom Malone – trumpet in B^b, also tuba

Bruce Fowler – trombone of the upper atmosphere

Glenn Ferris – trombone and euphonium

Kenny Shroyer – trombone and baritone horn

Songs

1Intro Intros3:47
2The Grand Wazoo (Think It Over)21:17
3Approximate14:40

References

Wazoo (album) Wikipedia

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