Zappa Recommendations ?


Are there any Zappa releases that are strictly instrumental?

If so, please list them. 


stuartk

Showing 1 response by heretobuy

After he cashiered the original Mothers, Zappa tended to go back and forth between instrumental music and his day/night job of being a latter-day version of Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts. To the best of my knowledge (though often off the top of my head):

Essentially Instrumental:

Lumpy Gravy

Waka/Jawaka

The Grand Wazoo

Orchestral Favorites

London Symphony Orchestra Vol. 1, 2, 3

Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger

Francesco Zappa


Some Vocals, Largely Instrumental

Uncle Meat

Burnt Weeny Sandwich

Weasels Ripped My Flesh

200 Motels

My favorites out of these would be Lumpy Gravy, Uncle Meat, Weasels Ripped My Flesh and Francesco Zappa. Many of the live recordings have long instrumental interludes.