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KUNG
FU,
MONTANA,
RDUNZEL,
DUPREE'S PARADISE,
FATHER O' BLIVION,
BE BOP TANGO,
CUCAMONGA. |
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FZ,
Jean-luc ponty,
Ruth Underwod,
Tom and Bruce Fowler,
Ralph Humphries,
George Duke,
& Ian Underwood ...
..make for some pretty great musicians up there
on stage. As far as I know, this was the only tour
with this exact lineup in it. Stockholm August 21
1973, This is the Over-Nite Sensation band sans
Sal Marquez, and the only live recording with Ralph
Humphreys alone on drums. He was on Roxy/Elsewhere
but with Chester Thomson. The concert was performed
outdoors, in Sweden (hence Zappa's comment about
how freezing cold it is playing on the stage) in
front of a fairly large audience, most of whom are
polite but pretty oblivious to what they are witnessing
(language and music barriers?). there are long,
amazing solos by Ponty, Fowler and Zappa.
Perhaps his
most innovative band during perhaps his most innovative
period of composition and performance, with Ian
Underwood on the recording playing clarinet and
bass clarinet Check out Zappa's groovy checkered,
bell-bottom double-knit stretch pants, and Bruce
Fowler with hair on top of his head! The short version
of "Redunzl" is very potent with brief,
hot solos by Ponty, Duke and FZ. a 20 minute "Father
O'Blivion" is a real treat, combining parts
of "Greggery Peccary", a solo laden "Be-Bop
Tango", and "Cucamunga", There's
a funny and funky "Dupree's Paradise",
George shines on this one and Frank has some funny
banter with the crowd. For Jean-Luc fans he shows
his chops here. |
