While I have yet to find a mint copy of Frank Zappa’s Best Band’s May 17th, 1988 concert in Barcelona, Spain, that truly does justice to their overall performance, there are still clips on YouTube which are worth watching – especially those which highlight the particular talents of the horn section: Paul Carman (saxophone), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Walt Fowler (trumpet, flugel horn), Albert Wing (saxophone), and the late Kurt McGettrick (saxophone, clarinet). In the following three clips – “Black Napkins”, “Strictly Genteel” and “Bolero” – the horn section certainly shines:
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Valencia Zappa Film Festival
Manuel de la Fuente Soler is a Media Studies lecturer at the University of Valencia and writer of “Frank Zappa En El Infierno” (Frank Zappa in Hell), an analysis of political discourse in Zappa’s oeuvre. He’s the thriving force behind The University of Valencia’s Frank Zappa Film Festival this November.
Each session will be introduced by different experts in Frank Zappa. The final session will be presented by Didier Mervelet, from Les Fils de l’Invention. The Festival will be held at Colegio Mayor Luis Vives in Valencia (Blasco Ibáñez Av., 23). All the films will start at 7.30 pm.
The Program:
5 November (Thursday)
– 200 Motels (1971)
– The True Story of 200 Motels (1989)
12 November (Thursday)
– Baby Snakes (1979)
19 November (Thursday)
– The Dub Room Special! (1982)
21 November (Saturday)
– Does Humor Belong in Music? (1985)
26 November (Thursday)
– Video from Hell (1987)
– The Amazing Mr Bickford (1989)
3 December (Thursday)
– Uncle Meat (1988)
Attendance is free!