Description: This is the 1972 jazz fusion album by Frank Zappa. Composed and recorded during Zappa's period of convalescence following his assault in London, the album, along with its "twin brother" Waka/Jawaka (July 1972), represent Zappa's foray into big band fusion, the logical progression from Hot Rats (1969), which used a much smaller lineup.
Description: Genuine 1972 issue with Warner Bros / Kinney / WEA on the record's label
Album Description & Collectors information:Gatefold (FOC) cover design with artwork / photos on the inside cover pages This album "FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS - Grand Wazoo" includes the origina Reprise company inner sleeve |
Music Genre: |
Rock, Prog Rock, Jazz Fusion Rock |
Album Production Information: |
The album: "FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS - Grand Wazoo" was produced by: Frank Zappa Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Kerry McNabb This album was recorded at: Paramount Studios, Hollywood Album cover Illustration: Cal Schenkel Album cover photography: Ed Caraeff, Barry Feinstein, Tony Esparza |
Label Information: |
REPRISE 44209 |
Media Format: |
12" LP Vinyl Stereo Gramophone Record Total Album (Cover+Record) weight: 280 gram |
Year & Country: |
1972 Made in Germany |
Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS - Grand Wazoo |
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Complete Track-listing of the album "FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS - Grand Wazoo" |
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The detailed tracklist of this record "FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS - Grand Wazoo" is:
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Yellow Colour REPRISE RECORDS REP 44 209 ( 31 450 ) Record Label Details: GEMA, WEA
Yellow Colour REPRISE RECORDS REP 44 209 ( NS 2093) Record Label Details: GEMA, WEA
Frank Zappa (Full-name: Frank Vincent Zappa 1940-1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. He was a pioneer of avant-garde rock and fusion music, known for his innovative and eclectic musical style. Zappa produced over 60 albums and worked with many notable musicians, including the Mothers of Invention, a band he formed in the 1960s. He was also a political activist and spoke out against censorship, making him a controversial figure in his time. Zappa died in 1993 from prostate cancer.
Frank Vincent Zappa Jr was born in Baltimore City, Maryland, United States on 21/12/1940. He was the first child of Francis Vincent Zappa 07/05/1906 and Rose Marie Colimore 07/06/1912. He had two brothers: Charles Robert “Bobby” Zappa 28/08/1943, Carl Lewis Zappa 10/09/1947.
When he was 32 years old, his father Francis Vincent Zappa died (07/04/1973).
He married Kay Sherman in 1960. On 21/09/1967, he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman 01/01/1945 in New York City, New York, United States. He was 19 years old when he married Kay Sherman. He was 26 years old when he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who was 22 years old at that time. He got divorced from Kay Sherman in 1964.
On 06/04/1950, he lived in Bush, Harford, Maryland, United States. On 04/12/1993, he lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
On 04/12/1993, he died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States when he was 52 years old. In 1993, he was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. His wife Adelaide Gail Sloatman died on 07/10/2015, 22 years after him.