Hot Rats

For you folks that enjoy instrumental Zappa (Ghost and others), you should check out "Imaginary Diseases". Released from the vaults in 2007, it is a collection of jazz influenced live instrumentals recorded during Zappa's 1972 tour. It features the fantastic "petit wazoo" brass section. The tunes were selected and mastered by Zappa himself, just never released. It has grown to be one of my favorite Zappa albums.

Max - I will definitely check that out. Hadn't heard of it but it sounds exactly like something I'd enjoy. THANKS.

...Twenty Small Cigars is not on Hot Rats...it is on Chunga's Revenge tho'.
...Petite Wazoo is a good Archival disc. The Jean Luc Ponty plays the music of Frank Zappa record also features some pretty spiff playing and compositions.

omigod, you are right--I do confuse those two LP's--it's been way too long. My sincere apologies once again!

Max - you were right. "Imaginary Diseases" is great. Found all tracks uploaded to YouTube and listened to the whole thing last night. Track sequencing is well done as they just build to a smokin' ending with "Montreal". Also discovered "Sleep Dirt", another all instrumental FZ recording. Thanks for the tip.