Monthly Archives: April 2009

Pics: The Old Masters Box

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Balint

Here are some pictures of the Old Masters Box I, from FZ In Hungary. Have you ever seen one of these? The thing that is really interesting to me is the fact that it tells the story of the re-recorded … Continue reading →

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Zappanale 20 — Jubilee Edition

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Despite all the legal intimidation that’s been going on, German ZapFest Zappanale is ready to roll! Just a couple of the confirmed bands/players for this 20th jubilee are: Terry Bozzio Gong (original line-up) The Grandmothers feat. N.M. Brock, D. Preston, … Continue reading →

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Win An Original Frank Zappa Framed Print

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

No less than 20 hours after I posted this tweet, photographer Deborah Chesher (previous coverage) wrote: Right now I’m running a free contest on my blog that I thought you might want to let your readers know about because the … Continue reading →

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Big Band Zappa — Ed Palermo

Posted on April 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

Three reasons to purchase every Ed Palermo Big Band CD you can possibly get your hands on: One: Ed Palermo’s Big Band performs “Echidna’s Arf” with Mike Keneally during the early show at River Street Jazz Café in Wilkes-Barre, PA, … Continue reading →

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Eddie Loves Frank

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Balint

Me loves Ed Palermo. His new CD will be released May 19, 2009 on Cuneiform Records. (Don’t miss the back cover… it’s funny!) 🙂

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Jazz Ain’t Dead — Duke/Cobham

Posted on April 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

In the above clip, from Dutch TV in 2003, George Duke and friends perform “Brazilian Love Affair”, with a closing part of “Echidna’s Arf”. George Duke (piano/vocals) Lori Perry (vocals) Robert Brookings (keyboards) Ray Fuller (guitar) Mike Manson (bass) Gordon … Continue reading →

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Live Uncle Remus

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Sharleena

I’m not keeping track if this was posted before, but if it was: enjoy it again! and again! and again! Have a happy weekend…

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What’s My Line? FZ’s Guest Appearance, 1971

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Balint

“Is there anything musical about your work?” “Some people think so.”

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FZ Don’t Mess Around

Posted on April 15, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa – We Don’t Mess Around-1 After the recent tease of ‘The Son of Roxy’ what better salve, I thought, than the complete broadcast of Zappa’s ‘We Don’t Mess Around‘? Broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunkt (BR) on July 1, 1980, … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa On FNN

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

FZ, 1990, sitting in for Bob Berkowicz on Financial News Network’s Focus show. He interviews Vladimir Zvyagin, bureau chief of Soviet television in the United States:

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