Frank Zappa - Dupree's Paradise (1973)

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  • Опубліковано 9 січ 2014
  • August 21, 1973 @ Solliden, Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden
    The Mothers Of Invention:
    FZ-guitar, vocals
    Tom Fowler-bass
    Bruce Fowler-trombone
    Jean-Luc Ponty-violin
    Ian Underwood-woodwinds, synthesizer
    George Duke-keyboards
    Ruth Underwood-percussion
    Ralph Humphrey-drums

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  • @Shaggy.242
    @Shaggy.242 16 днів тому +3

    I loved the mothers and Zappa live back in the early 70's that was the good vibes.

  • @Spock456
    @Spock456 2 роки тому +594

    I've noticed Frank's Marimba player Ruth Underwood never really gets the recognition she deserves! She's got mad skills and plays almost all of the solos with the other instruments!!! She's awesome!

    • @threegreencharms
      @threegreencharms 2 роки тому +65

      Ruth is probably my favorite Zappa band musician. To me, she is the centerpiece of the sound of this whole era in their history.

    • @ofdrumsandchords
      @ofdrumsandchords 2 роки тому +25

      She doesn't seem to be an improviser. Or perhaps she thinks she can't take a solo after Jean-Luc Ponty !
      I was in the same situation when I played mallet keyboards, I could play anything written (not like Ruth of course), but I was not on the level with pros jazzmen. Improvising on marimba is no piece of cake, you really have to know where you are going. That's why the kids must improvise. A fellow teacher told me once : people can learn to read music tardily, but if you don't teach improvisation when they are young, it's too late when they are grown up.

    • @elizabethstatom4456
      @elizabethstatom4456 2 роки тому +45

      Ruth was a top notch orchestral musician drafted by Frank. For me, it's her xylophone work that defined the Mothers/Frank's best sound. And that's sayin' a lot.

    • @snorkleaye
      @snorkleaye 2 роки тому +12

      @@elizabethstatom4456 and she Is BUILT!

    • @yngvebalmsteen9174
      @yngvebalmsteen9174 2 роки тому +2

      @@snorkleaye She's a stick.

  • @Hound45
    @Hound45 3 роки тому +374

    If you listen closely to that song, I’m fairly certain you grow new brain cells.

    • @taf44tt8io
      @taf44tt8io 3 роки тому +10

      Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah ! !
      OOOOOOOOHHHHHHH I'm SOOOOO bright and clever NOW !!! :) :)

    • @mattizchilled4041
      @mattizchilled4041 2 роки тому +11

      this song is like 4th dimension.....

    • @DeSjaan
      @DeSjaan 2 роки тому +13

      At least have circuits rewired

    • @wojciechpischinger6564
      @wojciechpischinger6564 2 роки тому +12

      yes and my IQ is 10 points higher than former...(now:12)

    • @judica8873
      @judica8873 2 роки тому +8

      You're right! Just in time, too, cause I only had 2 brain cells left & THEY were arguing.

  • @Fhita1962
    @Fhita1962 Рік тому +142

    Jean Luc Ponty tearing it up! Great jam.

    • @chriswelcome967
      @chriswelcome967 Рік тому +7

      I had a couple of albums by Jean Luc back in the 80"s

    • @Fhita1962
      @Fhita1962 Рік тому +7

      Imaginary Voyage, Cosmic Messenger! ( late '70's) were my favorites

    • @maryvelneelemantenaya2092
      @maryvelneelemantenaya2092 Рік тому +4

      Oh, Wow !! For Real ! I wondered what sounded familiar to me. I figured that it must have been an inspiration to another musician that I couldn't put my finger on but it's just him in his early years. Just phenomenal man !!

    • @juliojjesgmailcom
      @juliojjesgmailcom Рік тому +5

      as ALL-WAYS

    • @marlon-jl4ge
      @marlon-jl4ge Рік тому

      Zappa was an arrogant asshole

  • @randybarnett7707
    @randybarnett7707 4 роки тому +891

    "A composer is a guy who goes around imposing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the help of unsuspecting musicians". FZ

    • @sym667
      @sym667 4 роки тому +27

      Thanks for quoting me! :)

    • @ronnkerber1059
      @ronnkerber1059 4 роки тому +16

      The air molecules are fully ready to engage and respond, like sticky colas looking for pollen.

    • @tommychavez5469
      @tommychavez5469 4 роки тому +11

      Frank Zappa one of the best 🎸🕑🎼🎶

    • @RAYGAZOIL
      @RAYGAZOIL 4 роки тому +11

      Je suppose que ça veut dire qu'un compositeur est quelqu'un qui impose son idée à des choses inattendues, souvent grâce à des musiciens imprévisibles... ? J'aime bien l'idée... Vive la liberté !

    • @enggopah
      @enggopah 4 роки тому +16

      He called music air sculptures

  • @oldclip70
    @oldclip70 3 роки тому +19

    Jean-Luc Ponty and George Duke enjoyed playing with each other. They made an album back in 1969. Zappa knew if he got them two together it would be curtains. But his whole band was awesome. George Duke said it best: “Man...we could play anything” and they did!! This song here proved it!!
    1972-74 was great years of jazz fusion. Santana, Herbie Hancock, Return To Forever, Weather Report....just to name a few.

  • @stevenhearrell1564
    @stevenhearrell1564 4 роки тому +47

    Back in the day I did not pay much attention to Frank's music.
    As I have gotten older, my appreciation has grown.
    We were lucky to have had Frank Zappa.

  • @danbardos3498
    @danbardos3498 2 роки тому +7

    Tom Fowler doesn't get enough respect.

  • @owlcu
    @owlcu 3 роки тому +576

    There's so much talent on that stage it's ridiculous. Imagine the auditions.

    • @nathangoss5615
      @nathangoss5615 3 роки тому +34

      Watch Steve Vai’s video when he talk about auditioning for Zappa.

    • @randallpmcmurphy7501
      @randallpmcmurphy7501 3 роки тому +9

      Nathan Goss or Bozio’s.

    • @BrainEquation
      @BrainEquation 3 роки тому +29

      And Wackerman’s story of his audition. Haunting! Haha. Jesus it would raise your game. FZ must be a savant without the personality disorder.

    • @randallpmcmurphy7501
      @randallpmcmurphy7501 3 роки тому +25

      Rotti-X I’m not sure he wasn’t without some kind of personality disorder to be quite honest. 🤣😂🤣

    • @stefan9026
      @stefan9026 3 роки тому +32

      I saw them in Gothenburg. 13 years old. Standing on a bench looking over the fence. Did not have a clue who it was then. Saw Zappa 4 times after that. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @TheGrouch2000
    @TheGrouch2000 3 роки тому +366

    Frank is jazz, Frank is music, Frank was a genius.

    • @ivan1954lity
      @ivan1954lity 2 роки тому +6

      agreet

    • @scottkay6495
      @scottkay6495 2 роки тому +8

      Yes. I'll always be wondering what he would be doing now

    • @jameshegel1324
      @jameshegel1324 2 роки тому

      Check out the full version:
      ua-cam.com/video/BKpd0l-O77U/v-deo.html

    • @milesknightestrada3286
      @milesknightestrada3286 2 роки тому +7

      Frank is the best!

    • @alvinlee2968
      @alvinlee2968 2 роки тому +12

      Frank isn't dead. He just smells funny......

  • @brownj2
    @brownj2 3 роки тому +58

    Ralph Humphrey was wonderful with the mothers. All of Franks drummers were superb.

  • @josephvengen9989
    @josephvengen9989 2 місяці тому +4

    Tom Fowler… and all these players… they all play great and look great. If I ever come back I wish I could be half as cool.

  • @simplysteve5149
    @simplysteve5149 Рік тому +24

    My neighbor's kid was not so enthusiastic about taking violin lessons. Said it wasn't 'cool'.......I showed him this and some other Jean Luc Ponty videos. I told him a saw Ponty live in NYC many years ago. He was amazed....... His mom was so glad I showed him Jean Luc Ponty. She had never heard of him and is huge fan now!!

  • @ricmeister73
    @ricmeister73 2 роки тому +117

    Tom Fowler is a monster on that bass. Amazing!

    • @mrsleep0000
      @mrsleep0000 Рік тому +11

      So deep in the pocket he was never coming out.

    • @andersjohansson5250
      @andersjohansson5250 Рік тому +8

      His brother Bruce is on the trombone

    • @stuartroyle1402
      @stuartroyle1402 Рік тому +6

      he looked stoned and was workin his ass off to make sure fz didnt notice,,,,,,

    • @localmarketingwiz4876
      @localmarketingwiz4876 8 місяців тому

      Love the way he backs up Ponte all the way through his solo😊

    • @Kiwigeo8339
      @Kiwigeo8339 27 днів тому

      Fowler played on some of Ponty's early solo albums....

  • @mattdrummond3552
    @mattdrummond3552 3 роки тому +241

    I love Jean-Luc Ponty so much. Recognized his playing instantly, as someone who adores Mahavishnu Orchestra.

    • @frankbotterweck8938
      @frankbotterweck8938 3 роки тому +13

      My wife was listening an Elton john track as I entered the room ... I was silent for a few seconds and then I said: that jean luc ponty on violin. Jlp has a recognizable style.

    • @danrose
      @danrose 2 роки тому +5

      I had the misfortune when I saw Ponty with Mahavishnu, c 1972, it was so over-mixed volume for the New, plush medium sized Perth (West Australia), it was an unbearable noise.
      Much better venue for smaller more refined groups.
      Hope the stage mix was more tolerable.
      Good to see Ponty here with such peers.

    • @biffdorkinton555
      @biffdorkinton555 Рік тому +10

      You may be thinking of Jerry Goodman with Mahavishnu.

    • @baliscotsurf
      @baliscotsurf Рік тому

      and Miles

    • @gustavbogren
      @gustavbogren Рік тому

      @@frankbotterweck8938 what is the track/?

  • @erikchancey4712
    @erikchancey4712 10 місяців тому +3

    Ruth underwood is the. Most important pice of the rhythm ensemble Ruth is the magic potion we all can’t get enough of long live the Queen of my reality❤❤

  • @Acei56
    @Acei56 2 роки тому +11

    And there I stood as a 17 year old and watched this concert. Be totally enchanted after this.

  • @geraldkent1171
    @geraldkent1171 2 роки тому +3

    Zappa's best days- among a lot of good days-- 1969 to 1976! George Duke, Ponty, Ruth, Ian, the Fowlers, Nappy Brock, .... wow! .. like a bird in flight...

  • @Argonaut121
    @Argonaut121 2 роки тому +48

    It took me longer than it should have to realize what a genius Zappa was and how great his musicians were.

    • @gavriilnick4225
      @gavriilnick4225 10 місяців тому +2

      Welcome

    • @Instramark
      @Instramark 5 місяців тому +3

      Me too. I am a fairly well schooled pro guitar player and only when I retired did I have time to drift back into Zappa and his top level understanding of theory. Plus handling a band that size, internationally. His brilliant testimony to Congress over lyrics and free speech was genius and virtuoso.

    • @JamesFolkers
      @JamesFolkers 13 днів тому +1

      You are not alone…

  • @michaelsullivan3581
    @michaelsullivan3581 4 роки тому +92

    Jean Luc's violin solo, Bruce Fowler's trombone solo, the Maestro himself aaaaannnddd etc. Pure brilliance!

  • @ralphessex
    @ralphessex Рік тому +13

    It's clear where The Ozric Tentacles got their sound from.
    Outstanding music. Zappa's solo shows true genius.

  • @darrylbaker273
    @darrylbaker273 4 роки тому +206

    Jean-Luc!!! Love his playing.

    • @jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491
      @jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 3 роки тому +2

      jerry goodman light years ahead

    • @SlaughterEngine
      @SlaughterEngine 3 роки тому +7

      Ponty is amazing. Ive got most of his albums, even a bunch of stuff that he played on of other peoples. did you know he was on Elton John - Honky Chateau?

    • @danielg335
      @danielg335 3 роки тому +13

      @@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 Your opinion is irrelevant. He ‘s not comparing him to anyone. He just says he love his playing. And BTW, Ponty is a more emotional player than Goodman. Better is a term used by men that can’t deal with being ordinary.

    • @misstreebird
      @misstreebird 3 роки тому +1

      @@SlaughterEngine jean-Luc Ponty = why I learned french - or tried!
      FZ & the mothers = why I gave up piano, & gave away my psychedelic collection. but i was so much older then.

    • @stevegiordano4058
      @stevegiordano4058 3 роки тому +1

      OMG...YES!!!

  • @chrispoole439
    @chrispoole439 2 роки тому +118

    ZAPPA was always way ahead of his time. He is right on par with Beethoven, Bach and all the rest of the best of them. Zappa was a musical genius.

    • @user-sc4jr5he3k
      @user-sc4jr5he3k Рік тому

      Да уж нахер особенно с Бахом! Проспись дружище.....

    • @seanbrennan5192
      @seanbrennan5192 Рік тому +2

      Gregory Peckery is a monumental classical masterpiece. So is Lumpy Gravy Primordial. He really was ahead of everyone else, it’s astonishing

    • @VisualSOLUTIONSMedia
      @VisualSOLUTIONSMedia Рік тому +3

      Stravinsky and Zappa owned 20th century music...

    • @urdad9853
      @urdad9853 9 місяців тому

      Totally Agree with U

  • @brianwhitney5441
    @brianwhitney5441 3 роки тому +93

    I'm 64. Been a Zappa and the mothers and beefheart fan since I was 16. Headphones are a total game changer. My son got a pair of really good phones for my Birthday and it opened up a whole new appreciation for Zappa and Tool, Zeppelin. All music really.

    • @abatista181
      @abatista181 Рік тому +4

      What headphones do you recommend? I've been looking for a pair that will reconnect me to the audiophile experience I so want again.

    • @Geraint3000
      @Geraint3000 Рік тому +2

      @@abatista181 Sony XM4s or XM5s. Noise-cancelling, bluetooth; pretty expensive, but thoroughly worth it.

    • @paulieramos
      @paulieramos Рік тому +6

      Sennheiser hd800 is one of the best out there, if you have $2k

    • @LeDechaine
      @LeDechaine Рік тому +2

      Sony MH755's are one of the best IEMs, if you have 10$.

    • @marlon-jl4ge
      @marlon-jl4ge Рік тому

      Shit ugly zappa changed the World of boring assholes 🤣

  • @martinglicher9645
    @martinglicher9645 3 роки тому +44

    "Jazz is not dead; it just smells funny" - Wow, what an aroma!

  • @jacob5061
    @jacob5061 Рік тому +71

    First time I listened to anything Zappa was today. I gotta say it sounds literal decades ahead of its time. Love what I'm hearing.

    • @bak-mariterry5180
      @bak-mariterry5180 Рік тому +4

      A lot more to listen to .

    • @casperguylkn
      @casperguylkn Рік тому +5

      You'll love Hot Rats, Grand Wazoo, Waka/Jawaka and Chungas Revenge I bet then.

    • @zachcraigle
      @zachcraigle 11 місяців тому +2

      The Baby Snakes movie is one you should check out for sure! Jealous you're just finding out about him! He was an American Treasure and true patriot.

    • @Delphisteve
      @Delphisteve 11 місяців тому

      With that many ppl in your band playing that sht they would literally starve to death in todays world

    • @dwaynesbadchemicals
      @dwaynesbadchemicals 11 місяців тому +2

      Try Joe’s Garage.

  • @theitineranthistorian2024
    @theitineranthistorian2024 4 роки тому +21

    Frank is a category all his own.

  • @JsRf13
    @JsRf13 Рік тому +43

    11:07 major props to Tom Fowler for delivering this beautiful bassline during this performance

    • @cmonroe724
      @cmonroe724 Рік тому +3

      His brother ain't too shabby either!

  • @caryverhalen
    @caryverhalen 4 роки тому +37

    Jean-Luc Ponty is in a totally different skill level on his instrument! What an incredible solo that was.

  • @Jellybeantiger
    @Jellybeantiger 3 роки тому +130

    Frank ,when he played his solos,he wasn't trying to be a gymnast,he was trying to move the audience ,that's what it is all about,McLaughlin has the same gift.

    • @martinauger3293
      @martinauger3293 2 роки тому +5

      You are right, but there's nothing wrong with guitar gymnastics

    • @zachmeadows1121
      @zachmeadows1121 2 роки тому +9

      Also Frank,as well as John were executing Composer like duties as well. They rehearsed constantly and they surrounded themselves with straight killers of their particular disciplines.

    • @petermuller7029
      @petermuller7029 2 роки тому +1

      Frank adored John!

    • @timothytikker3834
      @timothytikker3834 2 роки тому +6

      There's a MTV interview with Zappa from the early 1980s, available on UA-cam, in which he says that he was one of the only guitarists anymore who still improvised his solos. Most of his colleagues carefully planned and rehearsed theirs note-for-note. Zappa said that, whenever he was about to begin a solo, at that moment he literally had no idea what he was about to do.

    • @FreeBrunoPowroznik
      @FreeBrunoPowroznik 2 роки тому +1

      @@martinauger3293 There is if the technicianship isn't backed up with good musicianship

  • @matto9734
    @matto9734 4 роки тому +213

    Don´t forget that Zappa and Miles Davis kicked off the FUSION thingie with "Hot Rats" and "Bitches Brew" and both, Miles Davis and Frank Zappa created a platform for great musicians to learn and to develop the ingenius crossover music of the 70s.
    Maybe the underlying principle of all this was "Have No Fear"...

    • @markknego7658
      @markknego7658 3 роки тому +10

      HOT RATS ...BURNT WEENIE SANDWICH...WAKA JAWAKA HOT RATS...THE GRAND WAZOO...IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!! TAKE THAT, STRAUSS, BEETHOVEN, ET AL!!!!!!!!!!! GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @rebeccagrotta510
      @rebeccagrotta510 3 роки тому +8

      When so many bands were going for the gold, FZ was already golden. Sheer genius.

    • @DanYuleo
      @DanYuleo 3 роки тому +9

      Everybody do yourselves a favor and listen to Duster by Gary Burton Quartet (1967)... and Elastic Rock by Nucleus (1970). Peace. Lol

    • @lilacrain3283
      @lilacrain3283 3 роки тому +7

      I feel like Miles and Zappa were working towards the same thing, just from opposite directions. It’s like the transcontinental railroad lol. They met in the middle

    • @sinane.y
      @sinane.y 3 роки тому +2

      @Gabriel Eleres The Free Spirits - Out of Sight and Sound (1967)

  • @bridey1simon
    @bridey1simon 2 роки тому +36

    I have no idea how many times I’ve watched this. This is one of the best videos on UA-cam.

  • @AmatuerOasis
    @AmatuerOasis 4 роки тому +74

    Longtime Zappa fan just seeing this vid for the first time. Fuckin amazing.

    • @a_missippian
      @a_missippian 3 роки тому +3

      me too - there's so much output it's hard to keep up - & wasn't much of a Ponty fan until seeing this ... wow

    • @maxbashyrov5785
      @maxbashyrov5785 2 роки тому

      +1

    • @ivan1954lity
      @ivan1954lity 2 роки тому

      at last

  • @HerbGrantMusic
    @HerbGrantMusic 4 роки тому +16

    Jean-Luc Ponty is simply astounding!

  • @alexanderbuerger87
    @alexanderbuerger87 20 днів тому +2

    Das krasseste an Frank Zappa ist, dass er ein Autodidact war! Einfach unglaublich.😊

  • @BizarreIoveTriangle
    @BizarreIoveTriangle 9 місяців тому +23

    What a badass jam. This is the intersection of raw talent, intense rehearsals, and sheer passion for music. I love how Frank just watches like a proud parent and casually strikes up a smoke. He did the hard work at rehearsal, and can mostly just enjoy the show, come in when he feels he has some valuable input, and appreciate his hiring decisions haha. Thanks for uploading!

  • @williamtaylor5193
    @williamtaylor5193 4 роки тому +40

    Frank was such a fearless artist, and had so much to say.

    • @davidcorcoran7581
      @davidcorcoran7581 2 роки тому +1

      Like this:
      The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.

    • @bak-mariterry5180
      @bak-mariterry5180 Рік тому

      @@davidcorcoran7581 And look around us now .

  • @johnrobino762
    @johnrobino762 2 роки тому +69

    Have never heard a violin played like that. Unbelievable! Whole band is in a different world unlike any other!

    • @kodykindhart5644
      @kodykindhart5644 11 місяців тому

      Check James Rossi with super secret band in Pdx 🤯🤯🤯

    • @netrioter
      @netrioter 11 місяців тому

      I guess youve never listened to vintage Kansas😢

    • @bennyscissorhands6477
      @bennyscissorhands6477 10 місяців тому +1

      mahavishnu orchestra🤘🏼

    • @guywholikesthesnarkies1435
      @guywholikesthesnarkies1435 6 місяців тому

      Check out Zach Brock's violin solo on Mr. Montauk by Snarky Puppy, dude actually got praised by Mr. Ponty himself when Stanley Clarke asked him at some point about the new cat "who got the stuff" at the moment.

    • @tmcdowell5986
      @tmcdowell5986 5 місяців тому

      You really need to get out more. Lauri Anderson.

  • @vlzmusik
    @vlzmusik 2 роки тому +12

    my favourite Mothers incarnation. They were really putting out some great stuff at the time.

  • @johnkramer2866
    @johnkramer2866 Рік тому +2

    Long before the music was a fact, there was a great invention! The mother of modern Electric music. Frank Zappa ,,,,,,,,and his long row of musicians. Amazing and unforgetable. Thank you.

  • @GreenManalishiUSA
    @GreenManalishiUSA 2 роки тому +29

    Some of my favorite Zappa pieces are the ones that he played with Jean-Luc Ponty and Don Sugarcane Harris. We need more jazz rock violin freakouts.

    • @lethinafacex2031
      @lethinafacex2031 2 роки тому +3

      Mahavishnu orchestra has many jazz rock violin freakouts

  • @jazzfunkhead6866
    @jazzfunkhead6866 4 роки тому +128

    Wow!!! When music required talent, open mindedness and plaid suits. True genius. RIP Frank and George! You forever changed music.

    • @YQN2149
      @YQN2149 3 роки тому +1

      music never required any of that

    • @JONTHEWHEREHOG
      @JONTHEWHEREHOG 3 роки тому +8

      @@YQN2149 not required but it was more commonplace and expected (except for the plaid suits part)

    • @spaghettiopizza8686
      @spaghettiopizza8686 Рік тому +4

      @@YQN2149 MUSIC requires talent and open mindedness. playing notes on an instrument, whether they sound good or not, does not.

    • @Revolution1117
      @Revolution1117 Рік тому +2

      One thing Zappa never compromised on was the talent required to play in The Mothers or his "solo" efforts. Nothings but the best playing here and all of the other iterations of his bands.

    • @jazzfunkhead6866
      @jazzfunkhead6866 Рік тому +1

      @@spaghettiopizza8686 Thanks for the support on my comment.

  • @PHanomaly
    @PHanomaly Рік тому +11

    I remember what I loved about Frank Zappa when I was in high school is the same still today: He was always exactly who he was: fn great musician, weird, wacky, and always fresh, original and unpredictable!!

  • @rudeman9573
    @rudeman9573 2 роки тому +11

    As a teenager I hated Zappa's music, now some many years later I have learned to appreciate fine music. Zappa was a God.

  • @porcellioisopods3020
    @porcellioisopods3020 Рік тому +11

    Another great piece of music by Frank Zappa. ❤🧡💛

  • @heavymeddle28
    @heavymeddle28 3 роки тому +99

    I'm a pink floyd and led zeppelin fan. But now after 49 years I'm determined to learn to love zappa

    • @ganazby
      @ganazby 3 роки тому +5

      You lucky devil, to be just embarking on that wondrous journey! Happy hunting.

    • @lobster4501
      @lobster4501 3 роки тому +6

      Oh my goodness
      I hope you live long enough LOL I’m 62 years old I didn’t learn Frank until my 30s ...now I’m addicted… and I understand!!
      I always played guitar weird acording to my bandmates ?and then when I heard Frank I realized it’s what comes out of your soul

    • @heavymeddle28
      @heavymeddle28 3 роки тому +2

      @@lobster4501 oooh 62. You're just a kid like me 😊
      I've come to realise that all my idols are in their 70s and 80s. And still going strong. Except for Bowie who I also adore. Haven't really had time to explode zappa yet, but I will. 😊

    • @tomaskrantz7114
      @tomaskrantz7114 3 роки тому

      @@heavymeddle28
      Start with something "simpler," this is pure jazz ...He has done everything in musical styles...ua-cam.com/video/CbeFjEHE-XY/v-deo.html

    • @heavymeddle28
      @heavymeddle28 3 роки тому +1

      @@tomaskrantz7114 thanks man. I'll give it a go 😊

  • @HyaenaHierarchy
    @HyaenaHierarchy Місяць тому +2

    Bruce Fowler is such a beast. Jean-Luc… goes without saying.

  • @gettalife5501
    @gettalife5501 15 днів тому

    I got an interesting story to add my dad was on the road in Kentucky in may of 1974 They went out to the music store to go pick up some guitar strings there was a drunk guy walking on the side of the road with long hair my dads band decided to pick him up it ended up being Tom Fowler from Frank Zappas band line up they ended up staying at the same hotel where he was playing at nice size bar inside so George Duke also came in with Tom Fowler later that night and jammed with my dad I got a recording of it such good times back in these days priceless.

  • @dennisclark7658
    @dennisclark7658 2 роки тому +13

    FZ… The better your audio system the better his music sounds. So much going on…you have to listen to believe it.
    Saw Frank and the Mothers in SF in early ‘70’s at Winter land. Awesome…

    • @Bairlusconi
      @Bairlusconi Рік тому

      It does! With just a bit of luck you can get very happy. Few decades ago i got hold of a pristine 1970s Philips/AKG headphone set (N6330). Later on for !5euro a dito NEC bd1000 recordplayer i still have and the list goes on.. very-very happy audio days for the rest of the time given ;-)

  • @Matty88K
    @Matty88K 3 роки тому +12

    Frank's solo channeling the sitar, playing a raga here. Incredible modal jazz.

  • @michaelmaffett701
    @michaelmaffett701 6 місяців тому +1

    Oh, but dat coat! He was always haute couture! Frank!!!!!!😅ive missed you these 30 years!

  • @johnbedell2376
    @johnbedell2376 Рік тому +6

    1st song I ever heard by Frank Zappa was a warning about yellow snow.
    Little did I know at the time that this guy was SO MUCH MORE than funny.
    This track = MIND BLOWN!

  • @eduardowallace3524
    @eduardowallace3524 6 років тому +191

    This is a pure gold, should be shown to civilization 1.000 years from now. Keep this piece alive!

    • @1neAdam12
      @1neAdam12 5 років тому +4

      We'll all be brown and Islamic.
      No one will really care.

    • @sleeplessaquarius
      @sleeplessaquarius 4 роки тому +2

      YES < This comment! I agree!

    • @Sausahgagutz
      @Sausahgagutz 4 роки тому +7

      @@1neAdam12 Ignorant son of a bitch!

    • @Sausahgagutz
      @Sausahgagutz 4 роки тому

      @@sleeplessaquarius Stinking maggot!

    • @Sausahgagutz
      @Sausahgagutz 4 роки тому

      Nazi turd!

  • @rafaelattanasio359
    @rafaelattanasio359 3 роки тому +14

    Jean Luc Ponty killing it, as usual!

  • @davidyoung8875
    @davidyoung8875 4 роки тому +42

    what people don't realize is frank composed every note played in these songs. believe it or not frank considered guitar solos "instant compositions " so he played with his heart. great man.

    • @lisadavie5282
      @lisadavie5282 Рік тому +3

      The heart is the gateway portal to heaven upon Earth 🌎 and the Earth is Yo Mama.
      I sometimes see visual art when I hear the solo off that song on the last track of the album titled "Sheik yerbouti" 💕🙏🥰

    • @seanbrennan5192
      @seanbrennan5192 Рік тому +4

      @@lisadavie5282 You should never smoke in pajamas

    • @dutchbannger6503
      @dutchbannger6503 Рік тому +11

      That is not true, Frank composed many compositions that were vehicles for solos such as king kong and what's on display here with dupeee's. The written part is all the backing and the theme, and then solo's played over these that were improvised and changed every time the same song was played.

    • @ingome3684
      @ingome3684 Рік тому

      @@dutchbannger6503 exactly!

    • @donmilland7606
      @donmilland7606 11 місяців тому

      including the drums

  • @satchice9102
    @satchice9102 Рік тому +9

    I was only 4 years old when this was performed, but I think this is the best jam I've ever seen. Jean-Luc Ponty giving it the Mahavishnu Orchestra treatment, Bruce Fowler with a trombone solo that seemed to be channelling John Coltrane at times, fantastic rhythm section holding it down from Tom Fowler and Ralph Humphrey. I was choked up with emotion watching and listening. Incredible.

    • @ianroberts3948
      @ianroberts3948 Рік тому +1

      Frank producing the greatest ever jazz guitar solo amen

  • @blanbec14
    @blanbec14 3 роки тому +18

    Listening in 2021, hoping it will last for a long time and far after the end of our time as a mark of a enjoyment into a journey.

  • @NIKONGUY1960
    @NIKONGUY1960 3 роки тому +6

    Insane level of talent on that stage

  • @timbrady6473
    @timbrady6473 4 місяці тому +1

    I don’t remember who it was in my life that turned me on to ZAPPA when I was sixteen but I wish I could thank them. Back in the early seventies you didn’t accidentally bump into Zappa unless you watched The Mike Douglas Show!

  • @mikehartmann3858
    @mikehartmann3858 Рік тому +13

    This is one of the finest guitar solos ever constructed. I love Frank Zappa.

    • @EbonyPope
      @EbonyPope Рік тому

      That was just painful to hear. He played some nice solos but this was was just horrible. Incredibly sloppy.

    • @mikehartmann3858
      @mikehartmann3858 Рік тому

      @@EbonyPope Ok doomer.

    • @slipstreammonkey
      @slipstreammonkey Рік тому

      @@mikehartmann3858 No it was garbage, he really doesn't know how to construct a solo compared to the other players in his band....I mean he has Ponty and George Duke, why would anyone who's not schooled in jazz follow them, it's absurd.

    • @tomn9094
      @tomn9094 11 місяців тому

      Really gets to the point. Bravo maestro 👏.

    • @josephvengen9989
      @josephvengen9989 17 днів тому

      @@EbonyPope Not sloppy..... just Frank....

  • @bigsidable
    @bigsidable Рік тому +14

    Man gave us music that we would have never heard if he ain’t here. And how many people carried on in their own music career. Just a wellspring of talent.

  • @massapower
    @massapower 4 роки тому +17

    The Genius of Frank ZaPPa has yet to be matched.. Even in the 21st Century.. 😎👍🏻

    • @nickciraulo8340
      @nickciraulo8340 4 роки тому

      The genius is out here but in so many different places. So much to listen to and create and not enough time to hear it at least four times.

  • @thomasm.1354
    @thomasm.1354 4 місяці тому +1

    Frank Zappa is like the universe. You will discover new stars every time you see their performances.

  • @richardlemrise496
    @richardlemrise496 Рік тому +1

    Saw this live at Southeastern Mass University in 1973 ,Tom Waits opened. It was the begging of my love affair with FZ. I was 17, Melody turned me on to him. I still love her! The more I watch this I'm realizing it was not just Frank I witnessed live but also George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty, the Fowler Brothers and Ruth.

  • @andrewcutts7416
    @andrewcutts7416 7 років тому +442

    For anyone new to Frank's music who has picked this clip at random. Just look at the date, 1973! Do any modern groups play music like this? Of course not, Frank was way ahead of anyone back then, and even now, in late 2016. Truly a genius.

    • @beepbeep2446
      @beepbeep2446 7 років тому +5

      Ariel Pink does do some stuff like this but his music is a little more reliant on nostaligia and social commentary then beautifully orchestrated improvs like this

    • @beepbeep2446
      @beepbeep2446 7 років тому +9

      Also I guess if you listen to Badbadnotgood some of their melodies are very insprired by FZ

    • @beepbeep2446
      @beepbeep2446 7 років тому +30

      Mahavishnu Orchestra was making music like this also

    • @simonmcgrath4112
      @simonmcgrath4112 7 років тому

      that is a great point my friend, I couldn't have said it any better myself!! high 5 to u !!

    • @cristoforomarrazzo3630
      @cristoforomarrazzo3630 7 років тому +10

      Leo Cachero jean luk ponty and george duke also played in mahavisnu orchestra

  • @Ricardovilhena1
    @Ricardovilhena1 6 років тому +60

    Zappa, Ponty, Duke. Unbilievable.

    • @gagslovedotcom
      @gagslovedotcom 4 роки тому +3

      I know at first I was like "Oh cool, a live one with George Duke on keys!" Then I read Ponty's name in the info...

    • @dvened
      @dvened 4 роки тому +1

      Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler!!

    • @razorback0z
      @razorback0z 3 роки тому

      wow didnt realise it was JLP till you pointed it out. Thanks

  • @mikaelsjoberg1894
    @mikaelsjoberg1894 3 роки тому +1

    This is Zappas best years....And his best band.

  • @eisenhertz
    @eisenhertz 4 місяці тому +1

    There are still lovers.of good music.❤

  • @MrSphinxster
    @MrSphinxster 6 років тому +151

    Been a huge Zappa and Ponty fan for decades. This may be one of Jean-Luc's finest solos ever. Other players are outstanding here as well. Great footage and sound.

    • @stewiewilliamson1541
      @stewiewilliamson1541 2 роки тому +8

      JL Ponty is almost in a class of his own. Up there with Sir George Duke and his Majesty Frank. Not that there aren’t other great musicians on that stage but Ponty has a way of letting his music enter a different domain.

    • @mattkiner5419
      @mattkiner5419 Рік тому +4

      Big Ponty fan for decades. Have caught him live twice. This may be his best performance. Never a huge FZ fan but mining this era is changing my mind!

    • @Geraint3000
      @Geraint3000 Рік тому +6

      @@mattkiner5419 This is the best era for Zappa - early 70s with George Duke, Ruth Underwood and Chester Thompson.

    • @libornovotny9637
      @libornovotny9637 Рік тому +4

      What about Sugarcane Harris on Violin? - he:s just as good as Ponty , but other Style. (Hot Rats? / don't remember...

    • @JackTorrence237
      @JackTorrence237 Рік тому +3

      Man I couldn't agree with you more! What an incredible performance he gives here! Just sends my soul soaring to hear musicians play like this! And Jean Luc is just on another planet! For me hearing music like this is such a senses overload, that I almost can't take it! Word's can't really describe how great it is!

  • @stonyhil
    @stonyhil 5 років тому +308

    Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny 😎 Love Frank 😎👍🏻

    • @andydavenhall
      @andydavenhall 5 років тому +9

      "Chivalry isn't dead, it just smells funny.." -FZ

    • @rayjr62
      @rayjr62 5 років тому +15

      @@andydavenhall "Politics Is the entertainment branch of Industry.." - FZ

    • @AchimWerneradFHuck
      @AchimWerneradFHuck 4 роки тому +3

      @John Rapp and you are not Rapp!

    • @sunlion8866
      @sunlion8866 4 роки тому +10

      “Music is the only religion that delivers the goods.”
      ― Frank Zappa

    • @sunlion8866
      @sunlion8866 4 роки тому +6

      “All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.”
      ― Frank Zappa ''And all the best original music was written and performed by you and your bands Frank'' ; {-

  • @Rex.Vanrynn
    @Rex.Vanrynn Місяць тому

    This fella is so good.Truly one of the greatest composers who ever drew breath.

  • @dtc8249
    @dtc8249 Рік тому +8

    Really just discovered this cat within the last few moths...unreal. Nobody writes or plays guitar like this guy, he is unique. I only wish i found him earlier in life.

  • @MinervaMatt875
    @MinervaMatt875 5 років тому +103

    Jean-Luc ponty absolutely tearing it up. The greatest violinist ever. Enigmatic oceans. This might be the best bands FZ ever had, Tom and Bruce Fowler ,Ian and Ruth Underwood ,George Duke, Ralph Humphrey& Jean-Luc!Chester Thompson was that missing piece that made that band spectacular. the same band that was on apostrophe an overnight sensation. Designed in the muffin utility research kitchen.... ARF!

    • @geofflowther2458
      @geofflowther2458 4 роки тому

      ...with a spatula

    • @truthbetold1377
      @truthbetold1377 4 роки тому +1

      I loved Apostrophe but all his mothers albums too....Help! I'm a rock....

    • @panthony14
      @panthony14 4 роки тому +1

      Don't forget Vassar Clements

    • @hankvandenakker4271
      @hankvandenakker4271 4 роки тому +2

      TRUE- BUT WHAT OF STEPHEN GRAPELLI ? ( WITH DJANGO REINHART )

    • @matthewwestwood9366
      @matthewwestwood9366 4 роки тому

      Much along the lines of Big Swifty, which is also a colossal listen.

  • @JimGardner
    @JimGardner 6 років тому +12

    In 200 years from now, musicians will still be in awe of this perfect beautiful sound.

  • @dvened
    @dvened Рік тому +7

    the way the drums complement the solos ❤

  • @noddywally9462
    @noddywally9462 Рік тому +8

    A master piece and absolutely genius musician goring into the future...soulful indeed...Frank.

  • @matthewgaffney1955
    @matthewgaffney1955 4 роки тому +20

    Finding so much refuge in the unspeakable beauty of this performance right now. Frank was so much, cold and cynical and sarcastic at times... but there's no denying the depth of the guy's heart, you can hear it in every note he plays. So moving, that solo.

    • @myriadplanes
      @myriadplanes 4 роки тому +1

      yes his music strikes chords like no other. purely beautiful and free

  • @randalstone9228
    @randalstone9228 4 роки тому +9

    I'm normally not a fan of trombone, but this guy is tearing it up.

    • @julieclifford7698
      @julieclifford7698 11 місяців тому

      Rarely see Trombone.. good memories.. nice to see 💚💛💖

  • @CoreyHunter
    @CoreyHunter 2 роки тому +1

    I wish Frank we're alive to enjoy all the great technology available now for writing and recording music.

  • @G8GT364CI
    @G8GT364CI 3 роки тому +29

    That has got to be the best trombone solo I've ever heard, Ponty's solo was also unbelievable. Man!

    • @dannylgriffin
      @dannylgriffin 7 місяців тому

      Listen to the New Brubeck Quartet album "A Cut Above." Chris Brubeck's trombone is amazing, particularly on "Forty Days/Sermon on the Mount." Of course, the rest of the album showcases his brilliant fretless bass playing.

  • @davidadams192
    @davidadams192 4 роки тому +203

    This has to be one of the most moving pieces I have ever seen. I always loved FZ but could not find friends of the same mind. Screw them! :-)

    • @siggiwendlinger862
      @siggiwendlinger862 4 роки тому +11

      You could find them all over the world, but they use secret signs ;-)

    • @bronsky1410
      @bronsky1410 4 роки тому +7

      We are a rare breed!
      🖖🤞🤙👍

    • @dvened
      @dvened 4 роки тому +7

      arf arf

    • @bronsky1410
      @bronsky1410 4 роки тому +5

      @@dvened "come here little puppy, get the slipper"

    • @chrissnyder5665
      @chrissnyder5665 4 роки тому +5

      I’m of that mind, David! I agree, he was one of our GREATEST Composers, Period

  • @weeooh1
    @weeooh1 5 років тому +6

    So far advanced and ahead of his time. Nothing in 1973 was as complex and sophisticated as Zappas music. Even by todays standards, it holds up to the best Jazz-Rock fusion around. What makes it even more amazing is that basically a lot of this is spontaneous playing. Zappa knows the general direction of a musical piece, but never plays it exactly the same again in live performances. He said as much himself, that he does not like repeating himself in music.

  • @achillefskaounas494
    @achillefskaounas494 Рік тому +1

    What a great way to start the day! Greetings to all from sunny Greece

  • @factenter6787
    @factenter6787 Рік тому +14

    This piece is so brilliant in every way that it makes me weep. Not sadness though. Nostalgia. And sheer awe over the wealth of genius and talent here.

  • @MarioSouzaLima
    @MarioSouzaLima 4 роки тому +4

    Bruce Fowler is amazing!

  • @rudabeggaginzburg5827
    @rudabeggaginzburg5827 5 років тому +15

    I was fortunate enough to have attended 3 Frank Zappa concerts in my life! My only regret was not to have seen more! The man was a genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😎

    • @bikingfencer
      @bikingfencer 4 роки тому +1

      I saw 7 and have the same regret

    • @Maza675
      @Maza675 3 роки тому +2

      I saw none as I became a fan 3 years after his death. You are fortunate indeed.

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 2 роки тому

      Caught 5. Radically different every time.

    • @James-jf1sc
      @James-jf1sc Місяць тому

      I saw him 8 times. Every show was different

  • @user-tg8ed3by4y
    @user-tg8ed3by4y 9 місяців тому +4

    Amazing writing and amazing players! Hard to believe it was 50 years ago.

  • @davidx6387
    @davidx6387 Місяць тому +1

    Beautiful job catching those cymbals in stereo like that.

  • @TheTralfaz
    @TheTralfaz 5 років тому +6

    Saw this band in 73 in Sydney,.....plus Sal Marquez on trumpet.........treasured memory

  • @brianthompson2089
    @brianthompson2089 4 роки тому +6

    Frank was a true musical genius and very underrated!

  • @christophercarson7733
    @christophercarson7733 Рік тому +3

    Frank Zappa songs are like a box of chocolate you never know what your gonna get

  • @ssake1_IAL_Research
    @ssake1_IAL_Research 10 місяців тому +1

    Still ahead of his time in 2023.

  • @transparent1054
    @transparent1054 5 років тому +40

    Still timeless after almost half a century. Thanks Frank.

  • @mikeparsons7835
    @mikeparsons7835 5 років тому +12

    WOW, NO ONE PLAYS THIS
    GOOD LIVE ANYMORE, WHOLE BAND - -'jazz fusion, great chops.

    • @chuchunichichi
      @chuchunichichi 5 років тому

      Yeah....nowadays, Derek Trucks Band may just fill in that gap.

  • @craftmania000
    @craftmania000 3 роки тому

    voir ce chef d'oeuvre de zappa avec Jean Luc Ponty, juste magnifique

  • @tangosierra9649
    @tangosierra9649 2 роки тому +8

    Almost 50 years later and WHEN HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING THIS GOOD SINCE THEN?

    • @nohaste4me
      @nohaste4me Рік тому

      It was music's climax !!! Does not come back !!!

  • @FlaschDJ
    @FlaschDJ 5 років тому +64

    Wow! Trombone solo stunning. Band is very, very tight - especially beginning around 14:45. I’ve heard so much about FZ over the years but I never really got it. This performance shows me why he’s so revered. Terrific.

    • @averayugen7607
      @averayugen7607 4 роки тому +1

      Love the way Zappa stops right in the middle of the music and lights a cigarette...or something else?

    • @MrJbt2112
      @MrJbt2112 4 роки тому +1

      AGREED !!!
      Phenomenal

    • @markkubiak8296
      @markkubiak8296 3 роки тому +1

      Makes me want to go out and buy one!! Damn good!!

    • @Alun49
      @Alun49 3 роки тому

      I hope in the year since you wrote this you have had the opportunity to explore more of Zappa's work. Once you get him, there is no turning back. I have been a fan for thirty years and he is one person whose work continually cycles through on my play list.

    • @HelterSkelley
      @HelterSkelley 3 роки тому

      Great solos all around !

  • @Gammadian
    @Gammadian 4 роки тому +7

    I’ve been listening to Zappa since his first album. He just gets better and better, the more I listen. Probably the best composer of my generation, certainly the most entertaining and experimental. Quite a dab hand at the old guitar too.

  • @rogerbeaird3320
    @rogerbeaird3320 2 роки тому +7

    The electric violin is just plain insane I tripped on this music with blotter acid I didn't get home for 3 days after seeing frank and the mothers of invention so good man just like another world

    • @danielgiraud1118
      @danielgiraud1118 10 місяців тому

      the Muthers o' Invention were somethin' else an' How !

  • @cliffspencer9989
    @cliffspencer9989 2 роки тому +5

    I was introduced to mr Zappa by my Oxford educated English teacher in1983. Frank has been in my life every day since then. To quote Matt groening ( the creator of the Simpson’s ) Frank’s music is interesting. Frank was undoubtedly a genius. I love him and miss him every day. But his music will live on forever 🙏🙏 thank you mr Zappa. You will never be forgotten ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @danielgiraud1118
      @danielgiraud1118 10 місяців тому

      Where wert thee in1966 ? Frank was a-waitin' fer thee.

    • @cliffspencer9989
      @cliffspencer9989 10 місяців тому

      @@danielgiraud1118 where was I in 1966. Nowhere until the 1st of may. That’s when I was born

    • @danielgiraud1118
      @danielgiraud1118 10 місяців тому

      @@cliffspencer9989 : Rires ! Tu n'as pas compris. Je voulais te faire remarquer que tu as tout raté, tu as raté la meilleure époque de Zappa avant qu'il fasse du Jazz et c'est de ta faute. Il fallait sortir de ventre de ta mère 12 ans avant mah wee boybee.

    • @cliffspencer9989
      @cliffspencer9989 10 місяців тому

      @@danielgiraud1118 sorry Daniel to my detriment I don’t speak French

    • @danielgiraud1118
      @danielgiraud1118 10 місяців тому

      @@cliffspencer9989 : It's a good thang ye dinnae speak'st french, that forked language spoken by a filthy race o' eejits (idiots), alle incapable of intelligence. An' wot's worse, they alle consider themselves superior tae other countries an' think that anything that isn't purely french, like foreign languages or world muzyk, is o' nae value at alle, and 'fore they think fer a moment, they reprobate and reject it out of hand. They cannie e'en speak'st English properly. It's true that these days, the youngsters know a few words, but, Ô cardinal sin, they feel obliged tae adopt the stinkin' Amerikan accent an' adopt words a-belongin' tae a silly vocabulary, without subtlety, finesse or refined elegance.
      A remarkable example :
      today, alle generations use the English word : "cool" a-thinkin' they're using it correctly, but they art nae. They alle adopt this word tae warmly welcome good news or an event, but ev'ryone without exception doth ignore that this word (cool) means the exact opposite o' wot they want tae express.
      Here's the translation of my message already sent :
      Laugh ! Thou hast missed the point. I wanted tae point out tae thee that ye missed the whole thang, thou missed Zappa's best period 'fore he did Jazz, and that's thy fault. Thou hast tae come out o' thy muther's womb 12 years 'fore, mah wee boybee.
      1st class regards.