Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen show pt.3.

[cutterfilm]

Sounds like Pierre Boulez.

[vikh666]

Zappa... ahead of their time.

[arniehenry]

I see Doc Severinsen on trumpet in the band. I loved hearing the Tonight Show band when he led it for years.

[ignorecorporatenews]

Steve and Frank - 2 of thee hippest people Ever

[MichaelSirois]

Wait... This was the 60s? Did Zappa just say he recorded a female's vocals off of the radio and incorporated it into a pre-recorded track? That means he's perhaps the first artist to sample. According to Wikipedia's article on sampling, apparently "John Kongos is credited in the Guinness World Records as the first person to sample a song with his single, 'He's Gonna Step On You Again'". This would be incorrect according to this video...

[Greenless001]

"You know, that music sounds a little bit like the music that a very gifted. . . thought I sat on the pie there for a minute. . ."

Steve Allen knew the score.

[361theatreproject]

Steve Allen can't riff

[bishopmitchellhall]

I love the like/dislike ratio

[ZAZmyVideo]

beautiful

[lilnetty2]

gotta give it up to him for having FZ on...and participating.

[scarygroover]

this is brilliant entertainment!

Love it!

[amcint01]

Oh sure, and they laughed ME out of Berklee when I showed up to my audition with only my ten-speed.

[GoDamnWeird]

As well as the drumstick/ spokes:I have also heard the bowed spokes on later Zappa works.This is GREAT. Thanks for posting!

[EtieneyOssip]

This is what i call POPULAR MUSIC, a show frontman playing the bicicle for Frank Zappa

[danogzilla]

haha, i've heard the drumsticks on the spokes sound in lots of later zappa!

[wiedep]

oh, boy...

[redtony58]

Jean Arp said ' Where I shit is art' meaning that art has no objective definition. That's true, but we all apply critical analysis to what we define as art. Art without a critical examination is meaningless and useless. I'm amazed at the open mindedness and self respect allen and his audience show. My how we've been degraded by a pandered orthodoxy

[lilnetty2]

@redtony58

.Frank didnt always get this level of respect from TV hosts(or newspeople). He's an iconic figure in self expression. Who was indy and DIY before FZ?

[bummers]

This video got me curious to know who Frank Zappa is!

[Psychentist]

@bummers :

You're in for a wild, and wonderful ride, my friend.

[bummers]

@Psychentist upboated! :D

[Psychentist]

@bummers

Glad to hear it. X-D

[redKELLYMHRCH]

noise is a genre of music

[beezybeast101]

This is totally bizarre, Zappa at his best!!

[aaronwilliams4w]

Haha, wonderful! Try and refrain from musical tones, brilliant. 1:16

[Floskeknosk]

Give it up for Zappa!

[raedrik]

"That music sounded like the music of a gifted.... I thought I sat on a pie there.."

Truly epic.

[witchman67]

This is actually pretty cool.

[topdeeni]

how is UR original version of "Make a jazz noise here"

[mewrth]

4:35 I posted 'How's your Bird' on my channel, have a good listen! Music is the best!

[millster11]

you can see Doc Severinsen in Skitch Henderson's  band

[robachan77]

Conan O'Brien would be the only one today to do something like this. Steve Allen was innovative and funny pioneer and his shows stand the test of time.

[proceedapathy]

@robachan77 He kind of reminded me of Letterman or should I say Letterman kind of reminds me of him?

[cherryorchards]

i'm sure zappa didn't ment this presentation to be a joke (or did he?), because this kind of music surely wasn't a joke for people like Varese, Cage, Wolff, Messiaen, not to mention free improvisation musicians like Schlippenbach or Chris Cutler

[Kragnorak]

@cherryorchards

Just responding to the notion that Zappa was 100% serious. I highly disagree. Zappa's approach to music was serious and fun at the same time and here we see him successfully getting "squares" to participate. He didn't come on the show to work with a concert orchestra, he came on to work with entertainers, and therefore the jokey presentation was appropriate and helped create the piece.

[robinheil]

I congratulate you on your far-sightedness

[lachryme]

that so rocks!

[Graehaus]

Amazing, two Geniuses in one show. Awesome. Would give anything to have seen Zappa in concert.

[giles422]

Zappa actually keeps cracking Steve up...

[cc600dotCOM]

Try and imagine some talk-show host today bringing on a young, unknown musician to perform something wild like this.

[goofydog2]

Wild isn't it! THE Frank Zappa/musical genius! And THE Steve Allen, every bit his equal within his comical strain of genius. Zappa, of course was from another planet. We were just privileged to have had him - and Steve, for that matter - stop by Earth for a while and entertain & teach us mere mortals...

[soutache]

This was a time when entertainment was about fun, and not the almighty buck. Too damn bad these days are gone forever, now it is all about the bottom line, and the bottom line only. So sad!

[Atombombmother]

@cc600dotCOM the corporations would never allow that, so close your mind please.

[busessuck1]

@cc600dotCOM thye would it's called pop-idol or some shit - it's just that people these days think novelty goes hand in hand with mental retardation

[captainbadd]

@cc600dotCOM You mean like Letterman?

[montanezjoe]

@cc600dotCOM they wouldnt do it in fear of their ratings. no one can watch anything for longer than the average youtube video.

[Justice4JazzArtists]

Very cool....

[letsif]

It spoke to me

[forsks]

@letsif word

[Tremblay343]

@letsif I see what you did there

[bimmerfun]

More like Zappa does Harry Partch. I dig it!

[orangetiki]

the Inspiration for 200 motels

[kentyah]

zappa does cage...

[jobedied]

OK interesting