Zappa - Sweden 1973 4. Be-Bop Tango (II)

[stefanomeloni1]

very interesting! Jean Luc Ponty!



[3haganot]

ruth is amazing

[YoshiAddict]

Clarinete Solo= 8=========D

[itssooshal]

the no look

[superkulmedkniv25]

That Ruth solo was amazing

[comicsprof]

I have an interview with FZ where he says Ruth Underwood was the best musician he ever played with.

[Goredosama]

@comicsprof Post it please!!

[comicsprof]

@Goredosama have to dig it out first- think I know where the tape is!

[dx398]

HORRIBLE "MUSIC"

[Django5198]

@dx398 all down to opinions

[blackfloyd23]

@dx398 Let me guess... you don't know a drop of musical theory, and have never even plucked/strung/blew two syncopated notes successfully? Either that, or you're just a pitiable troll. Or all of the above. My best guess is all of the above. Ah... who would've known that I'd be spending my time fencing with dull witted trolls while listening to one of Zappa's best songs? ... yeah I know....

[zabman23]

don't hurt your lamp, Ruth!

[IceCreamBurned]

I saw this particular Zappa band back in '73 in Houston. They played all the tunes seen here on these Sweden captures, and at the end of the show they tore the entire band/stage setup down while Zappa was playing Hot Rats. He was the last to roll away on a cart with his amp. AWESOME MUSIC, you will NEVER see/hear an arrangement like this again, unless Nixon is gonna bring the band back!

[yogione]

@JJMETAL It's a vibraphone solo. The drum solo is pretty radical too.

[pelcad]

@lixinyo Just going to say again like everybody else, you are ignorant. Learn something about what you're talking about before you say anything that could be of value, but obviously isn't because you don't know what you're speaking of.

[yougotcrad1]

drummer looks like paul mccartney hiding behind a beard so he can play the ridiculous shit he wants to play

[TullioWalker]

@yougotcrad1 Ralph Humphrey on drums. Drummer of 'Overnight Sensation' sessions. Looks like Paul in a certain way. As far as I know Paul and Zappa never played together.

[ambush77]

@TullioWalker

Paul humphrey played drums on peaches en regalia (song)..RALPH played on the 73-74 band and on overnite and the yellow snow suite on Apostrophe..he did however ,record stuff for FZ as early as late 72

[MWL4466]

LOVE IT!!!! Funkified violin, by Jean-Luc Ponty . Turn it up LOUD people!!!!!!!

[HomelyCooking]

The quality of the improv is mind-boggling.

[rdangelo]

Better as the original trumpet solo written for Malcolm McNabb.

[pooginmouse]

Does anyone know if this version is available in a reasonably HQ audio version? It is really amazing

[BenderNo23]

@pooginmouse Look for "Piquantique" in "Beat the Boots vol 1" Box. Quality is not great, but better than what you get here.

[5mil]

zappa is a loooon

[tulallevay]

ES MAS UN BOLERO QUE GOTAN

[antonyblues]

Está espectacular, tremendo, pero es un tango from Finland, not a tanto rioplatense (Uruguay-Argentina)

[Kakkapieru]

Ponty kick ass

[owlzguy]

Astounding!

[delman74]

Welcome to teird world! Which is GOOD!!!

[DiegoMateryn]

I can't belive zappa wrote a tango.. an american tango, but a tango after all...

what a genius!

[AtmaRising]

Ruth was a true gem

[bosoxfan38719]

felt like a dream...i liked it.

[dexterpointexter]

where, ummm...can i get a printout of all this? nevermind shiiiit i'll print it out myself it'll be called the WHITE PAGES.

[Mr99steve]

a rock/blues violin.why is that so rare

[Jake101686]

Because its Jean Luc Ponty

and hes rare

[anniegog]

sure frank didnt like drugs and i agree with him. however if you read the real FZ book you will know as a boy he had the pleasure of dancing around in pools of mercury.

so i guess many people with dental mercury fillings might understand where hes coming from.

 check out uncle meat ffs

[keltyk]

@anniegog -Not sure what you mean about mercury fillings-- probably got some- However the gas they gave us as little kids at the dentist really was another story- Terrifying and psychedelic at same time- Absolute horror trip- :( -ps for those who say Frank's tripped out- it's not drugs- it's called GENIUS- and it's called IMAGINATION- Imagination is bewilldering to those who have none-

[taylordut]

so whats left? salt and vineger chips.!

[carpetmusic]

ruth solo!

[semtex2you]

everybody is so good on this vid

[DrumDaMitz]

Mmh good line-up but "too serious" as frank said himself about this band.

Best line-up would be on 1974 KECT-TV live with Ruth Underwood, Cherster Thompson, Ralph Humphrey, Georges Duke and Napoleon Murphy Brock.

Just my opinon... ;)

[ilikezappa]

Mine too .

[peachesnregalia]

Yes I like this combo too. But my favorite is that on "shut up and play yer guitar"

and/or Tinseltown rebellion.

[DrumDaMitz]

Mmh good line-up but "too serious" as Frank said himself about this band.

Best line-up would be on 1974 the KCET-TV live

with Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson, Georges Duke, Tom Fowler and Napoleon Murphy Brock.

Just my opinion... ;)

[DrumDaMitz]

Mmh, good line up but too serious as Zappa said himself about this band.

Best line up is on KEC-TV in 1974 with Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson, Georges Dukes and Ralph Humphrey.

Just my opinion... :)

[pilyto21]

That's Jean Luc Ponte on violyn.

[stolivija]

Просто улёт

[dindifanny]

So funny,!

[Watchsomedirt]

This was probably the best line-up Zappa ever had.

[yetislinger]

totally warner brothers band

[jubilman]

one of my favorite

just great !!!!!

[54herve]

superbe zappa fils stp sors ces archives please

[sufosr]

oh my god ruth' s phrasing is genius.

[willcate]

I am totally blown away by this clip. Sounds a lot like Gong from about that same time, first couple of minutes

[rafamalicats]

Exactly what I thought.

[NoelGrassy]

He helped Daevid Allen out by producing a show for him prior to Gong. Lovely, personal songs of Daevid's that carried his love of Jazz as well as catchy hooks for the young people. I've got it on vinyl but I can't think of the name of the rekkid. The credits list FZ and a note, "Recorded on 3-track movie camera". Funny that selective memory jazz.

[hiodori]

Thanks so much for this information. I have loved FZ and Daevid Allen so much over the years. Thanks.

[jasmicar]

FZ and Daevid Allen...so different

[showmeyourthumb7]

Incredible! Just the best.  Thanks for the morning lift!

[gregieb0i]

i dig this track.

[perromanchado]

Wonderful.

[LauryWard]

FZ and Jean Luc Ponty??? You gotta be kidding me!! I can't believe I'm watching this, thank you for putting these up! RIGHT ON!

[npspec34]

I did talk to Frank in the 70's - May of 75 - and believe me he was ALL about the music.

A tall thin guy consumed by his musical vision.

You either get IT or you don't.

Eye to eye he laid down the greatest "Willie the Pimp" of all time.

[Sk8erbakerskater]

Drummer kicks ass :P

[darrenfinizio]

zappa was square when it came to drugs.

[enforcer143]

Iremember hearing an interview with FZ sometime ago saying he did not take drugs and he wouldnt let any of the band either,if they did/had they were kicked out.

[lixinyo]

i can literally see the lsd dripping off them. ugh.

[wesbroadway]

just to be clear, Zappa did not take drugs of any sort. He claimed to have smoked pot a couple times in high school. Further, he did not tolerate members of his band indulging in drugs either, as to him they became a possible liability for his tour if something were to happen - like if they got busted, or OD'd, etc. And with ticketholders + venue contracts on the line, there would be serious financial ramifications in the event that shows had to be cancelled. no-brainer if you ask me.

[NoelGrassy]

Someone once pointed out to FZ that cigs & coffee were drugs... He replied,"These [coffee & cigs] are like FOOD to me".

"Drugs are a plot by the Government to keep you stupid". FZ

[gr0ggyn0d]

yea i never really understood why frank didnt like *some* drugs... i guess that kind of makes him a hiporcite? then again maybe he just didnt understand some drugs?

[Jornev]

@gr0ggyn0d "Some"? He didn't like any of the powerfully mind-warping ones; pretty much all popular ones aside nicotine and caffeine.

[holmeed]

He was HOOKED on narcotics- Cigs

[wesbroadway]

additionally, i believe it would be nearly impossible to play FZ's music while tripping on acid. he deserves credit for not writing dull music.

[aperisimo]

he told you that right?

[wesbroadway]

he told me nothing. i never met the man.

[aperisimo]

then (i think)you shouldnt be selling this as facts.

[wesbroadway]

i think i'm not selling anything, so uh.... whatever you say. i take it all back? is that what you're hoping for? i don't have to be right. if you've heard otherwise about the points above, feel free to reference it here. otherwise i stand by what i said. but it doesn't make jack difference today does it? i mean the guy's dead, and as far as tripping + playing his music: prove me wrong, go for it. i'd like to see somebody try, actually.

[5mil]

@wesbroadway

Youre right, Frank Zappa didnt do any drugs, apparently he hardly even smoked pot.

[5mil]

@wesbroadway Not true, many covered it faced and did an amazing job. FRANK himself did not use drugs.

[tillerman1]

@wesbroadway Trust me,the highest levels of sobriety (which the man walked liked he talked) are needed for the complexity of a lot of his Music.

[MojavePete]

I think you're making the mistake of assuming this is a video of some 90's "jam band". It is not. This is a composed piece; ya hearh!

[markridder]

wesbroadway clearly knows what he's speaking about. like any FZ fan, like me, has read interviews, heard stories, dug documents and (mainly) listened to his music - it's all in the facts - FZ did nothing to hide or fake something he did. all crystal clear.

I wish Motorhead would come back to tell.

xcuse my english, i'm from italy

[5mil]

@lixinyo Youre wrong.. you may think this is LSD inspired music but its just Zappas effed up head, thats all!! Remember, sometimes more effed up stuff comes from people BEFORE they are medicated lol

[forbinmockingbird88]

@lixinyo this is one of the most asinine comments I have ever seen on youtube. If you knew anything about zappa you would know that this is not the case. you obviously know nothing about lsd or frank zappa

[davezep22]

@lixinyo FZ hated drugs and in fact demanded that his band not be under the influence of anything (not even alcohol) while playing or rehursing.

[comicsprof]

@davezep22

MY understanding was that the band was on salary, and if they didn't do a good enough job, they were fired. This sometimes happened because they were stoned.

[comicsprof]

@davezep22

MY understanding was that the band was on salary, and if they didn't do a good enough job, they were fired. This sometimes happened because they were stoned.

[PyePye7]

Who cares that either zappa, the fiddle player or both is/are out of tune. Never mind Mr. clarinette! Ruth sets the note, though! No matter, the statement matters!

[LiPaontube]

killer shit.

[rappernamedhead]

ruth has been thinking about what she can do which will amaze everyone.

[timmo1782]

i wish this was #1 today .. with a bullet!

[Betterthanprozac]

it's the part that gets me the hottest!

[fundy76]

a celebration of chance chaos advocated by dutiful parameters.

[earthriffs]

Possibly the greatest Mothers band?

Great FVZ posts.

Thanx

[GreggaryPeccary]

It's a pity the "piquantique" audio quality sucks so much ass. This is fabulous music. I prefer this to the later albums in that formation. Except Roxy of course, thats an amazing album

[dref74]

Ralph Humhprey is the drummer

[JACKSTIX]

anyone know who is on drums.

[JeremyJonson]

yea I think this is sort of Zappa's middle finger to guys like the doors who had no roots or balls but were getting all this recognition for all the wrong reasons. hey NIRVANA KID. you got nerve if you think a Zappa listener cant pick something like that out. I heard it right away and thought good, he actually brought some talent. or maybe he did it in return to the doors ripping off the chord progression from the kinks' "all day and all night" for something pukey like "hello I love you".....

[jasmincar]

i like you. I really do

[findingusernamesucks]

Quoting has been a legitimate practice since the beginning of time. There is no music that is completely original. If they are aren't quoting actual notes they might be ripping a little stylistics from another artists. Even Zappa's compostions owe something to his idols I'm sure of it. It has the same chord progression as the Kinks but other than that and maybe a similiar melody it is a totally different song. Besides The Kinks prolly got it from an old blues. Charles Ives quoted Beethoven.

[JeremyJonson]

Zappa will change your life. I have been a Musician but my writing playing and listening has became so much stronger from hearing such razor sharp arranging. I find myself enjoying all kinds of music from doo wop to classical to salsa... and even though credited as an American composer, I don't think I'm the only one that thinks that he is a hero for musicians and Italians everywhere.notice how much substance there is to the music, it makes all those jerks trying to be top 40 look cheesy.

[CosmicAlfonzo]

Ruth is a beast

[137trio]

genius! i like the ending! ^_^

[m11gtr]

You gotta love Ruth Underwood at about 5:00.

[blagnarok]

Awesome! BUT... Someone please do this video justice and fix the aspect ratio!!!

[brontular]

i'll fix your aspect ratio

[drmJB23]

crazy weird great guitar solo - an original - and ruth, of course, is astounding

[talkingwall]

I think this would have been recorded around Overnight Sensation. That release had both Ruth and Ian Underwood and it was Ian's last recording with the Mothers. That's Ian on the clarinet.

[polymath7]

This is the very first piece of music by Frank Zappa I have ever heard. He's one of those names I'd heard countless times but whose music I'd never gotten around to investigating until now (for some odd treason I was under the vague impression that he wads considered more of a personality than a musician). 

I can already say with perfect confidence that this guy is a genius. If this composition is representative, I would say he's like the Cecil Taylor of rock.

[geoffnicholson999]

Well if some guy called polymath7 is confident that Frank Zappa's a genius then that should be enough for anybody

[detroiterness]

This composition appeared on Zappa's Roxy & Elsewhere. Mothers Of Invention were far away then. Even the Mothers were the last season thing. I don't know why he still called his band MoI in the mid 70's. This is nothing like Invention days.

[NameThatSport]

i just checked and found i was way off with the Weasels thing. Can't believe this was around the time they recorded Overnite sensation and Apostrophe. From what I remember those albums sound nothing like this. Are you telling me that unless you were old enough to be there you missed all this sort of thing? DAMN! I was six months old. A bit too young for avant-garde jazz.

[elfcounsul]

His "Jazz From Hell" record won a Grammy I believe for solo Jazz recording. Some of it should be here on Google Videos.

[NameThatSport]

incredible tune!

did he ever record this? don't recall hearing it on any of his albums. would have been around the time of Weasels Ripped My Flesh wouldn't it?

[talkingwall]

It appears on Roxy and Elsewhere and an earlier version appears on Imaginary Diseases (the petite wazoo band).

[JACKSTIX]

i think there is a version on roxy and elsewhere.

[cwalk333]

woegooooooooooooo\

[DrNeb]

What a great band that was with Jean-Luc Ponty on electric violin. Ruth's incredible ... I could go on down the line. It doesn't get any better than this.

[lonelywan]

I agree.

They're almost as good as my band. See my youtube page for details.

[wesbroadway]

you're shitting me - bless you for hacking away at whatever it is that you hack away at, but "almost as good as my band" ? you're confused i think. and yes, i gave several clips a listen.

[Dolphingabi]

The only difference between Zappa's band and yours is that they actually ARE great musicians who play Bebop-Rock, where you guys are Wannabe Musicians who pretend to play crap.

[Crudblud89]

I think you're mistaken, sir.

[GreggaryPeccary]

haha I don't even have to listen to your band to know thats not true

[CosmicAlfonzo]

This is absolutely amazing.

[dananinhosos]

parece five to one do Doors

[westcoast1965]

Thank you for posting this... it is a treasure whose value only increases as the years roll on - for those of us who remember Frank! (although I would have been 8 when this was recorded )

[ukkfayooyay]

Frank Zappa was the most original composer ever to venture into the field of rock n roll.

[cherryheadguitarchic]

so good it gives chills

[michaelpatricktracy]

Exquisite.  Scary good. Frank lives.

[ToBeBrief]

Zappa is the best.

Help me,I really love Ruth Underwood.

[rosaire0]

Zappa in his freakjazz --but not quite there-- mood. Ruth is awesome!

[dpoland]

Yes...it's Ponty...but I think Sugarcane Harris played on "Willie the Pimp". This is REAL MUSIC...all of early Zappa is remarkable. Light-years above the crap on this day and age....opps...I sound like my father.

[squigglesy]

Is the violinist Jean Luc Ponty? Did he also do the Willie the Pimp violin?

[1ebric]

Zappa, zappa, zappa, are there more zappa videos from the 70´s?I´d love to see something like king kong or billy the mountain

[Goethefemme]

Would love to hear the stories our sister on the x-phone (or wadeva) might have to tell

[0tion]

the bass line is reminiscent of the doors' "five to one"

[artdopifaro]

hey!!! are you really meaning your comment??? there are so much bass lines identical to this and other tunes!!! damn! wake up!

[wallyaxd]

This music is a bit weird... :P But I guess that if you lived in the '70s, this was (and probably still is) heaven. The drumsolo is nice btw :D

I must say though, that I love Frank Zappa!

[drumstud4u]

A bit of trivia on the drummer, Ralph Humphrey. He has a Masters Degree in percussion and was an instructor at the prestigious Dick Grove Music School in LA.

[polymath7]

The trivia is appreciated. I noticed your comment almost exactly as I was thinking, "My god, this drummer is fucking incredible" -as is the vibraphonist. I'm rather outraged that I'd never heard a note of these superb musicians until I actively sought them out just a moment ago.

[lottavernix]

WOW that was freaking awesome thank you so much for the post

[endre929]

Vermisse Michael Edelmann auf dieser Seite.

[bkfilipi]

thanks for the post

[Zappafrankfurter]

Fantastic! Is there any more of this?

[boyertron]

This whole show is online on various sites, including youtube. Search "zappa stockholm" and I'm sure you'll find it.

[2boredfortv]

who the hell said clarinets were boring?!?!?!

[steemtv]

no one!!!

[Plopkap]

My uncle Josh but he married one

[MumfredMigglesworth]

3:50 - possibly zappa's most atonal solo!  I think he was thinking about his tailor...

[TALIMIANO]

cooooooooolll

[rockthebitches]

that violin has a sexy solo

[BenMisfit84]

I wish I was able to see him back then to see him in concert during any period of his career.

[BradfordMan]

likewise

[jazzmanEE]

FRANKtastic!!!!

[detroiterness]

Oh, c'mon, they're not Mothers, they're Zappa Band. Mothers who appeared on Over-Nite Sensation and Roxy & Elsewhere where the same band from Apostrophe in witch their not credited as the Mothers and because Zappa released all the albums with his name on it, with the assistance of Zappa Band. Mothers were Kaylan, Volman, Underwood, Simmons, Dunbar, Pons and Preston. The same with MOI on One Size Fits All.However I love every band that Frank created.

P.S. Humphrey's solo is MAD!!! MAD, I tell ya!

[PlayEarthBoundAt420]

From 7:26 - 8:00 The drum clearly says "The Mothers".

[improja]

George duke is awesome too !!

[racer500gp]

Classic "Mother's" at the end of their greatness before the band was no more. AWESOME!

[dicksnot13]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!! I may be repeating info but this is definitely 1973 ..1st solo is Ian Underwood, then comes Jean Luc-Ponty and Zappa..

AMAZING footage!

[racer500gp]

I think it's more like 1971 or 72, but I could be wrong.

[ruleta74835]

racer, it's certainly 1973. Frank toured with Flo and Eddie in '71, and the Grand Wazoo big band in '72. This is his Overnite Sensation lineup, minus Sal Marquez...1973.

[cayhens]

this is beeeeeebop - even if you think it doesn't sound like tha-a-a-aaaat....

[jutzin]

whoa, Ruth Underwood is so cool...

[vidman606]

Wow. Check out that broad's marimbas!

[bummer1238]

Lucky to have seen Frank 2 shows in one night at the Uptown Theater in Chicago and then some years later at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse.

Met(heck, grew up with) total deadicated Frankheads before I ever met a Deadhead. Zappa did more for modern music then any of us will know. Live On!

[gjazz22]

thats got to be juc lu ponty he did the king kong stuff with frank...very avant guard..... ian and ruth Underwood ????

[jerryrioux]

It's definately Jean-Luc Ponty. There is lots of great music by him on YouTube.

[tomfarr56]

The sound on this is incredible! Is this concert available on DVD?

[sicNIRVANAjunkie]

5 to 1 baby 1 in 5 !!!!

no 1 here gets out alive now

u get urs baby ill get mine

gona make it baby if we try

the doors - 5 to 1

[ganjaninja00]

they got the guns while we got the numbers,

gonna win yeah we're taking over.

[smmfc]

This is a gem. Thank you for posting it.

[wufeng98]

Fantastic Zappa!!!!

The imortal Zappa, the grand jazz man of planet!!!!!!!!!

[caitlynwillow]

the fantastic RUTH UNDERWOOD (MARIMBA,VIBES,PERCUSSIVE OBJET'S) manys the time i've dreamed of her...why is it i only ever get to meet suzy creamcheese?

[gagnons2000]

doesn't matter, just wash-up her pie and think of Ruth! (joke)