Trance-Fusion
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Trance-Fusion is an album of guitar solos completed by Frank Zappa shortly before his death, but not released until 2006.[2] The album had previously been announced for release in 1999[3] and 2003, and again announced in 2005 in relation to the Zappa Plays Zappa tour. It had previously been only available through bootlegs.[4]
Background
Zappa had previously released several other albums consisting entirely of guitar solos: the Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981, 1982) series, the cassette-only The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa (1987), Guitar (1988), and the posthumous Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (1996).
Track listing
All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.
| No. | Title | Recording date and venue | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chunga's Revenge" | Performed at Wembley Arena, London, UK: April 19, 1988. Features Dweezil Zappa | 7:01 |
| 2. | "Bowling on Charen" (Originally called "The Squirm") | Guitar solo from "Wild Love", performed at The Palladium, NYC: October 28, 1977 (early show) | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Good Lobna" | Guitar solo from "Let's Move to Cleveland", performed at Orpheum Theater, Memphis, Tennessee: December 4, 1984 | 1:39 |
| 4. | "A Cold Dark Matter" | Guitar solo from "Inca Roads", performed at Memorial Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania: March 19, 1988 | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Butter or Cannons" | Guitar solo from "Let's Move to Cleveland", performed at The Pier, NYC: August 25, 1984 | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Ask Dr. Stupid" | Guitar solo from "Easy Meat", performed at Rhein-Neckarhalle, Eppelheim, Germany: March 21, 1979 | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Scratch & Sniff" | Guitar solo from "City of Tiny Lights", performed at Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK: April 16, 1988 | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Trance-Fusion" | Guitar solo from "Marque-Son's Chicken", performed at Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany: May 24, 1988 | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Gorgo" | Guitar solo from "The Torture Never Stops", performed at Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm: May 1, 1988 | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Diplodocus" | Guitar solo from "King Kong", performed at Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island: October 26, 1984 | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Soul Polka" | Guitar solo from "Oh No", performed at Memorial Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania: March 19, 1988 | 3:17 |
| 12. | "For Giuseppe Franco" | Guitar solo from "Hot-Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel", performed at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington: December 17, 1984 (late show) | 3:48 |
| 13. | "After Dinner Smoker" | Guitar solo from "The Torture Never Stops", performed at Palasport, Genoa, Italy: June 9, 1988 | 4:45 |
| 14. | "Light Is All That Matters" | Guitar solo from "Let's Move to Cleveland", performed at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington December 17, 1984 (late show) | 3:46 |
| 15. | "Finding Higgs' Boson" | Guitar solo from "Hot-Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel", performed at Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria: May 8, 1988 | 3:41 |
| 16. | "Bavarian Sunset" | Guitar solo from post-"I Am the Walrus" jam, performed at Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany: May 9, 1988 | 4:00 |
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – guitar, all tracks
- Dweezil Zappa – guitar on tracks 1 and 16
- Adrian Belew – rhythm guitar on track 2
- Warren Cuccurullo – rhythm guitar on track 6
- Mike Keneally – rhythm guitar and keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Denny Walley – slide guitar on track 6
- Ray White – rhythm guitar on tracks 3, 5, 10, 12, and 14
- Ike Willis – rhythm guitar on tracks 3, 5, 10, 12, and 14
- Tommy Mars – keyboards on tracks 2 and 6
- Bobby Martin – keyboards on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
- Peter Wolf – keyboards on tracks 2 and 6
- Allan Zavod – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 10, 12, and 14
- Patrick O'Hearn – bass on track 2
- Scott Thunes – bass and mini-Moog on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
- Terry Bozzio – drums on track 2
- Chad Wackerman – drums and percussion on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
- Ed Mann – percussion on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Paul Carman – alto, soprano, and baritone saxophone on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Albert Wing – tenor saxophone on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Kurt McGettrick – baritone, bass saxophone and contrabass clarinet on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn and keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
- Bruce Fowler – trombone on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
Notes
- ^ Westergaard, S. (2011). "Trance-Fusion - Frank Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Upcoming Releases - October 24, 2006 @ rykodistribution.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Re: 'Trans fuzion' and 'Dance me this'", Bossk (R), alt.fan.frank-zappa, Usenet, 26 April 2000]
- ^ Info about the Trance-Fusion bootleg can be found at the Zappa Patio
External links
References
- "Information Is Not Knowledge: FZ Discography". Retrieved October 27, 2006.