The Roxy Performances by Zappa

The Roxy Performances

Zappa

2018

The Roxy Performances is a Jazz album by Zappa, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Jazz Fusion
  • dense
  • frenzied
  • psychedelic

About

Zappa's three-night stand at L.A.'s Roxy Theatre in 1973 was a legendary run, never documented in full until this epic, four-hour collection. His band, which included keyboard whiz George Duke and mallet percussion virtuoso Ruth Underwood, was at a peak, turning on a dime from the death-defying changes and dizzying licks of jazz fusion-oriented tunes like "Rdnzl" and "T'Mershi Duween" to the down-and-dirty vibe and caustic humor of "Cosmik Debris" and "Penguin in Bondage." And a multitude of bonus tracks from rehearsals and contemporaneous recording sessions extend the legacy even further.

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Tracklist

  1. 12-9-73 Show 1
  2. 1-1Sunday Show 1 Start4:59
  3. 1-2Cosmik Debris11:33
  4. 1-3"We're Makin' A Movie"3:16
  5. 1-4Pygmy Twylyte9:08
  6. 1-5The Idiot Bastard Son2:19
  7. 1-6Cheepnis3:44
  8. 1-7Hollywood Perverts1:07
  9. 1-8Penguin In Bondage5:54
  10. 1-9T'Mershi Duween1:56
  11. 1-10The Dog Breath Variations1:44
  12. 1-11Uncle Meat2:29
  13. 1-12RDNZL5:14
  14. 1-13Montana7:49
  15. 1-14Dupree's Paradise15:25
  16. 2-1Dickie's Such An Asshole10:29
  17. 12-9-73 Show 2
  18. 2-2Sunday Show 2 Start4:08
  19. 2-3Inca Roads8:27
  20. 2-4Village Of The Sun4:19
  21. 2-5Echidna's Arf (Of You)4:01
  22. 2-6Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?13:22
  23. 2-7Slime Intro0:59
  24. 2-8I'm The Slime3:34
  25. 2-9Big Swifty9:01
  26. 3-1Tango #1 Intro3:50
  27. 3-2Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen's Church)18:12
  28. 3-3Medley: King Kong / Chunga's Revenge / Son Of Mr. Green Genes9:46
  29. 12-10-73 Show 1
  30. 3-4Monday Show 1 Start5:31
  31. 3-5Montana6:57
  32. 3-6Dupree's Paradise21:26
  33. 3-7Cosmik Intro1:05
  34. 3-8Cosmik Debris8:05
  35. 4-1Bondage Intro1:52
  36. 4-2Penguin In Bondage6:54
  37. 4-3T'Mershi Duween1:52
  38. 4-4The Dog Breath Variations1:48
  39. 4-5Uncle Meat2:29
  40. 4-6RDNZL4:59
  41. 4-7Audience Participation - RDNZL3:08
  42. 4-8Pygmy Twylyte4:05
  43. 4-9The Idiot Bastard Son2:21
  44. 4-10Cheepnis4:49
  45. 4-11Dickie's Such An Asshole10:21
  46. 12-10-73 Show 2
  47. 4-12Monday Show 2 Start5:13
  48. 4-13Penguin In Bondage6:33
  49. 4-14T'Mershi Duween1:52
  50. 4-15The Dog Breath Variations1:46
  51. 4-16Uncle Meat2:28
  52. 4-17RDNZL5:11
  53. 5-1Village Of The Sun4:05
  54. 5-2Echidna's Arf (Of You)3:54
  55. 5-3Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?6:56
  56. 5-4Cheepnis - Percussion4:08
  57. 5-5"I Love Monster Movies"2:10
  58. 5-6Cheepnis3:35
  59. 5-7"Turn The Light Off" / Pamela's Intro3:59
  60. 5-8Pygmy Twylyte7:23
  61. 5-9The Idiot Bastard Son2:22
  62. 5-10Tango #2 Intro2:01
  63. 5-11Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)22:08
  64. 6-1Dickie's Such An Asshole15:39
  65. Bonus Section: 12-10-73 Roxy Rehearsal
  66. 6-2Big Swifty - In Rehearsal2:50
  67. 6-3Village Of The Sun3:13
  68. 6-4Farther O'Blivion - In Rehearsal5:34
  69. 6-5Pygmy Twylyte6:17
  70. Unreleased Track
  71. 6-6That Arrogant Dick Nixon2:19
  72. 12-12-73 Bolic Studios Recording Session
  73. 6-7Kung Fu - In Session4:50
  74. 6-8Kung Fu - With Guitar Overdub1:17
  75. 6-9Tuning And Studio Chatter3:38
  76. 6-10Echidna's Arf (Of You) - In Session1:22
  77. 6-11Don't Eat The Yellow Snow - In Session9:49
  78. 6-12Nanook Rubs It - In Session5:41
  79. 6-13St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast - In Session2:46
  80. 6-14Father O'Blivion - In Session2:31
  81. 6-15Rollo (Be-Bop Version)2:36
  82. 12-8-73 Sound Check / Film Shoot
  83. 7-1Saturday Show Start2:20
  84. 7-2Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up20:25
  85. 7-3Pygmy Twylyte - Part II14:25
  86. 7-4Echidna's Arf (Of You)3:42
  87. 7-5Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?6:01
  88. 7-6Orgy, Orgy3:39
  89. 7-7Penguin In Bondage6:30
  90. 7-8T'Mershi Duween1:53
  91. 7-9The Dog Breath Variations1:45
  92. 7-10Uncle Meat / Show End4:01

Credits

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold