FRANK ZAPPA - 1972 Waka Jawaka

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Waka/Jawaka was Zappa's second solo album and is occasionally referred to as "Hot Rats II" (the handles of the faucets on the cover artwork show the words "hot" and "rats" instead of "hot" and "cold"). His writing and recording technique had matured a lot in very little time. The dirty blues jamming of the 1970 LP was replaced by clean, crisp jazz improvisations -- no need to say this was also an abrupt change in style from the Mothers' 1969-1971 incarnation.The album, released in July 1972, is comprised of two extended instrumental pieces and two shorter songs. "Big Swifty," a theme-and-solos showcase, would become a live favorite, but the highlight is the title track, recorded with ex-Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston, trumpeter Sal Marquez, trombonists Bill Byers and Ken Shroyer, saxophonist Mike Altschul, bassist Erroneous, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar.

The songs, never performed live..

WAKA JAWAKA
Tracklisting:

01. Big Swifty 17:22 -02. Your Mouth 3:12 -03. It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal 4:16 -04. Waka/Jawaka 11:19 -

Line up:

FRANK ZAPPA - guitar,keyboards,percussion,vocals. -

DON PRESTON - piano,moog,mini moog. -

KEN SHROYER - sax . -

AYNSLEY DUNBAR -drums,tambourine. -

SAL MARQUEZ - trumpet,flugelhorn,vocals. -

MIKE ALTSCHUL - clarinet, bass. -

BILLY BYERS - trombone,horn. -

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