The Drummers of Frank Zappa – on DVD
The nice talk with these very fine people, as it was mentioned before. Can be ordered here.
The nice talk with these very fine people, as it was mentioned before. Can be ordered here.
Fantastic viewing.
Some background. Hat tip: Charles-Henri Hérault, and thank you to Vimeo user tuva for uploading these gems.
We here at Barfko-Swill are pleased to begin our digital release schedule (that includes FZ, DZ & other artists) with Warren Cuccurullo’s Playing In Tongues. And speaking of Playing In Tongues this is the launch of releases available through Barfko-Swill in 256 Kbps & FLAC formats. How you like it.
With Terry Bozzio on drums. You can order it here, listen samples from it here, read about it (history and all) here. Warren adds:
and here’s the BIG news… this disc contains a never before recorded piece of music by frank zappa…”recollection”, a 14 chord progression that was part of my 1978 zappa audition is now a ZFT approved new work by fz…
Despite all the legal intimidation that’s been going on, German ZapFest Zappanale is ready to roll! Just a couple of the confirmed bands/players for this 20th jubilee are:
Check out the flyer front / back, and the poster for more detailed information.
After the previews available before, here are two video-gems showing some pretty good musicians:
– FZ Drummers Round Table – all seven parts!
– FZ Drummers Drum Jam – the whole, uncut version.
Via the Idiot bastard – thnx!
Terry Bozzio, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson and Chad Wackerman in this exclusive preview of Drum Channel’s Drum Jams – featuring the Zappa Drummers (via the Idiot Bastard).
I like it. (I wonder when the 2nd part of the “Zappa Drummers’ Roundtable” comes up.)
“It’s been a dream of mine to get my favorite Zappa drummers together and have us talk about our experiences.” – Terry Bozzio is joined by fellow former Zappa drummers, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey, Chad Wackerman, and Ruth Underwood in this first episode of seven videos.
(Thanks Pierre!)