Il Musicista con la M maiuscola, l'ultimo grande dai tempi di mozart che il mondo abbia avuto l'onore di ospitare. Ottimo strumentista (Chittarra piano basso tastiere xilofono...) compositore in ogni chiave, orecchio assoluto, fine arrangiatore, geniale autore.
Un maestro del nonsense pi? raffinato. Ha fatto tutto, jazz, rock, blues, musica da camera... E tutto con risultati eccelsi.
Ci ha lasciato una discografia vastissima, ha inventato un genere (a lui, gruppi come elio e le storie tese, devono tutto) e suoi inediti continuano a uscire, per quanta musica ha scritto su quella tazza del cesso...
Quando se ne and?, piansi lacrime sincere, mai, prima di allora, ne avevo versate per miei miti.
discografia in ordine di uscita:
1 Freak Out!
Mothers of Invention
December 1969
2 Absolutely Free
FZ/Mothers of Invention
December 1969
3 Lumpy Gravy
Frank Zappa/Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
December 1969
4 We're Only In It For The Money
FZ/MOI
December 1969
5 Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
FZ/Mothers of Invention
December 1969
6 Uncle Meat
FZ/Mothers of Invention
December 1969
7 Mothermania
FZ/MOI
December 1969
8 Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
December 1969
9 Burnt Weeny Sandwich
FZ/Mothers of Invention
February 1970
10 Weasels Ripped My Flesh
FZ/Mothers of Invention
August 1970
11 Chunga's Revenge
Frank Zappa
October 1970
12 Fillmore East, June 1971
FZ/The Mothers
August 1971
13 200 Motels
Frank Zappa
October 1971
14 Just Another Band From L.A.
FZ/The Mothers
March 1972
15 Waka/Jawaka
Frank Zappa
July 1972
16 The Grand Wazoo
FZ
November 1972
17 Over-Nite Sensation
FZ
September 1973
18 Apostrophe (')
Frank Zappa
March 1974
19 Roxy & Elsewhere
FZ
July 1974
20 One Size Fits All
Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention
June 1975
21 Bongo Fury
Zappa/Beefheart
October 1975
22 Zoot Allures
FZ
October 1976
23 Zappa In New York
FZ
March 1978
24 Studio Tan
FZ
September 1978
25 Sleep Dirt
FZ
January 1979
26 Sheik Yerbouti
FZ
March 1979
27 Orchestral Favorites
FZ
May 1979
28 Joe's Garage Act I
FZ
September 1979
29 Joe's Garage Acts II & III
FZ
November 1979
30 Tinseltown Rebellion
FZ
May 1981
31 Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
FZ
May 1981
32 Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More
FZ
May 1981
33 Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
FZ
May 1981
34 You Are What You Is
FZ
September 1981
35 Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
FZ
May 1982
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (The Box Set)
May 1982
36 The Man From Utopia
FZ
March 1983
37 Baby Snakes
FZ
March 1983
38 London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I
FZ
June 1983
39 The Perfect Stranger
Boulez/Zappa
August 1984
40 Them Or Us
FZ
October 1984
41 Thing-Fish
FZ
November 1984
42 Francesco Zappa
FZ
November 1984
43 The Old Masters, Box I
April 1985
44 Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention
FZ
November 1985
45 Does Humor Belong In Music?
FZ
January 1986
46 The Old Masters, Box II
November 1986
47 Jazz From Hell
FZ
November 1986
48 London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II
FZ
June 1987
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III
FZ
May 1987
49 The Old Masters, Box III
December 1987
50 Guitar
FZ
April 1988
51 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. I
FZ
May 1988
52 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, The Helsinki Tapes, Vol. II
FZ
October 1988
53 Broadway The Hard Way
FZ
October 1988
54 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. III
FZ
November 1989
55 The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
FZ
April 1991
56 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. IV
FZ
June 1991
57 Make A Jazz Noise Here
FZ
June 1991
58 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. V
FZ
July 1992
59 You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. VI
FZ
July 1992
60 Playground Psychotics
FZ/The Mothers of Invention
November 1992
61 Ahead Of Their Time
FZ/Mothers of Invention
March 1993
62 The Yellow Shark
Frank Zappa/Ensemble Modern
October 1993
63 Civilization Phase III
Frank Zappa
December 1994
London Symphony Orchestra, Volumes I & II
ZAPPA
April 1995
64 The Lost Episodes
Frank Zappa
February 1996
65 L?ther
Frank Zappa
September 1996
66 Frank Zappa Plays The Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
FZ
November 1996
67 Have I Offended Someone?
Frank Zappa
May 1997
68 The Mystery Disc
FZ
September 1998
69 EIHN - Everything Is Healing Nicely
Zappa
December 1999
70 FZ:OZ
May 2002
71 HALLOWEEN
Frank Zappa
February 2003
da ricordare il suo gruppo degli inizi, i MOTHERS OF INVENTION, tutti degli strumentisti eccezzionali, e il lancio di icone della tecnica, come steve vai.
Mi ? quasi impossibile, vista la devozione che nutro nei confronti del personaggio, dire una canzone o un album che preferisco.
Quello che amo di pi? per? ? THE YELLOW MUDSHARK, suonato dall' ensemble modern, con la direzione di peter rundel, eccelso violinista ed ottimo direttore, su partiture di zappa per orchestra. Molte sono di una difficolta di esecuzione impressionante, a detta degli stessi esecutori, specialmente i violinisti per la stupenda "g spot tornado". Un disco geniale, di una modernit? ancora mai raggiunta, e una capacit? "avvolgente" di portare lontano anche le orecchie pi? inesperte.
un link davvero ottimo, ad un sito a lui dedicato, ricchissimo di materiale:
http://www.zappa.com
