Indeed, Grand Wazoo instead of Petit Wazoo, thanks.

- Interview with Denny Walley (BTW, I didn’t know he was one of Zappa’s high school friends), including a tour through Zappa’s adolescent neighbourhood, and Walley singing Suicide Chump in the desert.
- Footage (on- and off-stage) of the GRAND Wazoo orchestra (no accompying sound though). Yes, it’s the Grand one, ’cause Ruthie wasn’t part of the Petit; and the song you heard was also called The Grand Wazoo (studio version indeed). I didn’t notice The Limp though, but maybe I should go back and watch more carefully for it.
- GTO dancing with MOI, and new interviews with Miss Pamela and Miss Mercy.
- Special effects: more than in “Present-Day Composer…” Scheffer made extensive use of cinematographic tricks with color and lighting (usually with Synclavier music in the background), in order to give the film a kind of Zappa-esque flavor.

I didn’t see “Phase Two: The Big Note”, so I don’t know which material was in fact previously unreleased, but maybe other people who have seen both will be able to clarify.

Differences compared to the previous FS films:

- GTO’s dancing onstage with MOI
- Petit Wazoo orchestra footage
- FZ walking in a difficult way as a result of the UK orchestra pit fall.
and probably some other stuff…..

Film in two parts by Frank Scheffer about Frank Zappa (1940-1993), not only one of the most exceptional rock-artists, but also one of the most unique composers of the 20th century. The documentary is a tribute to a self-willed genious; to the man who - as an intangible critic - observed the (American) society for decades with sarcasm and ingenious wit.

“If you deviate from the norm, it might lead to progression”
Frank Zappa

A Pioneer of the future of Music Part 1 & II exists of archived material and interviews with people who worked very close to Zappa and have been inspired by him. This material to a large extent is derived from the Vault, the massive - for a large part still unrevealed archive, in which everything which Zappa has ever recorded is stored: performances, studio-recordings, experiments, family-events, meetings, movies, and everything else he was interested in.
Also in this documentary are parts of former Frank Scheffer films and the 1971 Roelof Kiers VPRO film about - and in collaboration with - Frank Zappa.

Part I is a renewed acquaintance with FZ, his music, the seventies, era of performances of Freaks, flower children…
Interviews with Gail Zappa and famous Mothers of Invention: George Duke, Ian Underwood, Mark Volman and Bruce Fowler.

Part II focuses on the influences of Frank Zappa on the music industry. Musicians like Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and Napoleon Murphy Brock talk about their collaboration with Zappa. Frank Zappa’s compositions today are being performed in concerthalls. Not just by the Ensemble Contemporain, but also by the Teheran Symphony Orchestra from Iran. Both are to be seen in the documentary, as well as Dweezil Zappa, who performs today with his father’s material.

A documentary from Frank Scheffer.

** UNFORTUNATELY THIS BROADCAST IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET DUE TO COPYRIGHT REASONS **

Those broadcasts, of “Frank Zappa - A pioneer of the future of music”, parts 1 + 2, are still scheduled for april 22nd and 27th, on ‘Nederland 2, 19.00 local time’. The other programs are only shown on the web (although most of these were shown on VPRO Television before).

Again, I hope you’re wrong……..

- “Zappa” - Roelof Kiers (’71)
- “Frank Zappa filmt 200 motels” - Roelof Kiers (’71)
- “The present-day composer refuses to die” - Scheffer (2000) < -- this one is available on YouTube
- "Wonderland" - Charles Leeuwenkamp ('76); all about Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan
- "In the Ocean" - Scheffer (2001) <-- this is the replacement for “Frank Zappa - A pioneer of the future of music” which GZ veto'ed.

So, get ready and watch…….

Ee-yowch! Y’know something? FRANKLY … I wouldn’t want all that personal dreck about a dead spouse suddenly being purveyed as entertainment EITHER, especially considering it has sweet Fanny Adams to do with his MUSIC.

Folks’ need for yet another novelty can quickly strip them of their better judgement … & now I speak of me & thee.

“KNIRPS for Moisture!”

The problem was that the contract with Scheffer is 7 years old, and has no clause regarding a web-broadcast……

Well, I previously saw both Scheffer’s films “The Present Day Composer Refuses To Die” and “Phase II, The Big Note”. They are wonderfull. So, it’s a big pity the new ones are not aired. BUT: these new ones could be seen in a preview organised by the VPRO in Amsterdam, a short time ago, in a movie theatre. I wasn’t able to attend this preview, maybe someone else in Holland did???????

April 20th, 2007 at 9:15 am
fuck gail”

got penicillin??? if so, give us a call (and don’t forget your credit card)

“Scheffer is also working on several in depth films on specific composers — The Present Day Composer Refuses to Die on Frank Zappa, in cooperation with the Zappa Family Trust (2000, featuring The Mothers of Invention, Pierre Boulez and Ensemble Modern), and the 90-minute Zappa feature Phaze II, The Big Note (2002), to be followed by a third film which will complete his Zappa trilogy.”

Dazed and confused…

urbangraffito may be on to something. I found little of worth in this documentary.