Transcript Zappa`s Legacy

The Music of Frank Zappa
MUGC 4890-027 • MUGC 5890-028
Dr. Joseph Klein
VII. Legacy
Zappa’s Legacy
 Zappa Family Trust
 Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa, et al)
Zappa’s Legacy
 Zappa Family Trust
 Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa, et al)
 Tribute Bands: Project/Object, Banned from Utopia, Bogus Pomp
Banned from Utopia
Project/Object
Zappa’s Legacy
 Zappa Family Trust
 Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa, et al)
 Tribute Bands: Project/Object, Banned from Utopia, Bogus Pomp
 Miscellaneous transcriptions: Woody Herman, Takase/Schlippenbach Piano Duo,
Dixie Dregs, Tom Wallace (marching band), etc.
Woody Herman
Thundering Herd
(1976)
Aki Takase & Alex
Schlippenbach
Piano Duets: Live in Berlin,
93-94
Dixie Dregs
California Screamin’
(2000)
Zappa’s Legacy
 Zappa Family Trust
 Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa, et al)
 Tribute Bands: Project/Object, Banned from Utopia, Bogus Pomp
 Miscellaneous transcriptions: Woody Herman, Takase/Schlippenbach Piano Duo,
Dixie Dregs, Tom Wallace (marching band), etc.
 Tribute Albums: Ensemble Modern, Ed Palermo Big Band, Ensemble Ambrosius
(Baroque ensemble)
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Ed Palermo Big Band
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Ensemble Ambrosius
Link
Zappa’s Legacy
 Zappa Family Trust
 Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa, et al)
 Tribute Bands: Project/Object, Banned from Utopia, Bogus Pomp
 Miscellaneous transcriptions: Woody Herman, Takase/Schlippenbach Piano Duo,
Dixie Dregs, Tom Wallace (marching band), etc.
 Tribute Albums: Ensemble Modern, Ed Palermo Big Band, Ensemble Ambrosius
(Baroque ensemble)
 Productions of Thing Fish (London, 2003), Joe’s Garage (Los Angeles, 2008),
and various performances by symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles
 Arf Society Zappanale: annual festival in Bad Doberan, Germany
Websites: St. Alphonso’s Pancake Homepage, Information is Not Knowledge,
afka.net, Kill Ugly Radio, Arf, Wiki Jawaka
 Public monuments: Vilnius (Lithuania), Bad Doberan (Germany), Baltimore;
Frank-Zappa-Straße (Berlin, Germany)
 Scientific tributes
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Zappa monument in Vilnius, Lithuania (1995)
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Zappa monument in Vilnius, Lithuania (1995)
Reproduction of Lithuanian bust donated to
the City of Baltimore (2008)
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Zappa monument in
Bad Doberan, Germany
home of the annual Zappanale
(1989-present)
Frank-Zappa-Straße in
Berlin, Germany (2007)
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Zappa Café
(Budapest, Hungary)
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Scholarship: “Zappologist” Ben Watson
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Zappa and Science:
Amaurotoma zappa
(Leo P. Plas, Jr., 1967)
Zappa confluentus
(Ed Murdy, 1989)
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Zappa and Science:
Phialella zappai
(Ferdinando Boero, 1987)
“There is nothing I would like more than
having a jellyfish with my name.” — FZ
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Zappa and Science:
Pachygnatha zappa
(Bosmans & Bosselaers, 1994)
“This species epithet is given in honor of the twentieth century composer Frank Zappa
(1940-1993), well known for both his serious and commercial music. The dark grey mark
on the ventral side of the abdomen of the female of this species strikingly resembles the
artist's legendary moustache” — Robert Bosmans and Jan Bosselaers
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Zappa and Science:
3834 Zappafrank
(Ladislav Brožek, 1980;
named 1994)
John V. Scialli, M.D., (American forensic psychiatrist) headed the successful internet
campaign to name the asteroid, which apparently was the first worldwide on-line
petition. It involved Zappa fans in 22 countries and produced the most people
supporting an asteroid's name, according to the International Astronomical Union.
“Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.”
— Frank Zappa
Joe’s Garage
Link
Link
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Pre-class Music
Frank Zappa:
“The Orange County Lumber Truck”;
“Weasels Ripped My Flesh”
(Weasels Ripped My Flesh, 1970)
“Eventually within the next quarter of a century, the nostalgia cycles will
be so close together that people will not be able to take a step without
being nostalgic for the one they just took. At that point, everything stops.
Death by Nostalgia.” — FZ
Frank Zappa: “Camarillo Brillo”
(Over-nite Sensation, 1973)
“I wrote a song about dental floss but did anyone's
teeth get cleaner?” — FZ
Frank Zappa:
“Mr. Green Genes”; “Uncle Meat Variations”
(Uncle Meat, 1969)
“The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of
serious music is much worse.” — FZ
Frank Zappa:
“The Orange County Lumber Truck”;
“Weasels Ripped My Flesh”
(Weasels Ripped My Flesh, 1970)
“Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on.” — FZ