Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny. - Frank Zappa

I wish my local jazz radio station would play more Zappa.

@timowalker24

Жыл бұрын

Well, ya gotta remember, “jazz isn’t dead it just smells funny” and you probably know where that line comes from…

The audio engineer did a heck of a job. Outstanding mix!

@christopherlawley1842

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they did!!

@rainerwaansinn

11 ай бұрын

sehr schade, dass er keine Credits bekommen hat 😞 very sad that he did not get any credits

Frank would have loved this. They do the song justice. Great band.

@hrbigband

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for that comment! We are happy to read that.

Schön, dass mittlerweile einige Orchester/Big Bands/Kammermusiker Frank Zappa spielen. Für mich ist er einer der Top 5 Komponisten der USA in der zweiten Hälfte des letzten Jahrhunderts.

@urbanbader4113

9 ай бұрын

Wer die anderen 4 📀

@popogast

9 ай бұрын

@@urbanbader4113 Jetzt hast Du mich in die Falle gelockt. 4 kann ich spontan nicht aufzählen. George Gershwin ist schon in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts verstorben, das war mir nicht bewusst. Aus dem Bereich Jazz würde ich Miles Davis einbeziehen, aus dem Bereich Pop Prince. John Cage gehört auch in die Top Five.

@urbanbader4113

8 ай бұрын

Wer sind die aenderen 4 grossen Komp.

@gentle_goy23432

7 ай бұрын

​@@urbanbader4113Carter , Zappa. who else?

Nice to see that Zappa’s music lives on.

@hp67c

3 жыл бұрын

The present day composer refuses to die.

@mrmusic248

2 жыл бұрын

@@hp67c: As long as there are real musicians playing real instruments, such as we see here, the present day compose will NEVER die. Frank is getting his best revenge on those that shunned his music, and that never gave him any credit as a serious composer. It's sad that the most remembered song in the Zappa catalog is "Valley Girl", or possibly, "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow". Somewhere in the ethos, Frank IS observing these bands/orchestras that are keeping his music alive, and smiling at it all.

@avatacron60

Жыл бұрын

@@mrmusic248 I couldn't have said it better myself.

Zappa has been my favorite since 1966; I have all his records. I like some songs better than others, some I do not care for, some are to die for. Your orchestrations have brought NEW life to compositions I did not appreciate as much before. Thank you.

@craigparker1146

Жыл бұрын

I actually liked this version better, but I'm not a big fan of electronic sounding stuff.

@russellmillar7132

Жыл бұрын

All 52? Unless Zappa is the only artist in your collection, you must have a lot of albums!😊

Absolutely mind blowing. Amazing opening with the Black Page.

@hrbigband

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Giovanni! Jean Paul Höchstädter is a great drummer and he tried his best to honor Frank Zappa. Sure you like it, or?

@sPi711

4 ай бұрын

​@@hrbigbandNo one doesn't like this.

I see a lot of criticisms on this.... It does come across as less urgent than some other versions.. BUT: they are keeping Zappa's music out there, and I would personslly rather listen to this, than, say, the umpteenth jazz big band version of "chicken" . Kudos!

@shayneoneill1506

4 жыл бұрын

Plus its Jazz. Interpreting rather than just reciting music is the very beating heart of what Jazz is all about. And Frank would have been fine with that. He constantly reinterpreted his own songs, and often built in spaces for his band to interpret the song too.

@blahpunk1

3 жыл бұрын

If the horns weren't so much louder than the bass/guitar parts it would sound much closer to the original. The way I see it there are two melodies and one of them isn't nearly as prominent as the other here.

My 70 year old G spot and I like this . Frank could always (ZAP)PA the music scene . We need to hear more ZAPPA . Well done (FRANK)furt Radio Big Band .

@hrbigband

11 ай бұрын

Thanks David! It's wonderful to know that you like it that much.

And the Black Page thrown in there too - pretty darn good ;)

@nameloss

6 жыл бұрын

Draxtor Despres and on a much smaller kit, too! i am very impressed

Wow! Faaaantastic arrangement! Amazing performance! Sounds so sweet! Thank you thank you thank you!

@hrbigband

Жыл бұрын

It's a pleasure for us to share it with you out there!

I can read music,sort of, but to read those drum patterns while playing it in real time is simply amazing.

What a stirring cover of a Zappa classic! Masterful. Kudos!!

Very nice arrangement. Not what I was expecting but pleasantly surprised!

We have the synclavier version, the orchestral version, and now the jazz band version. Great work!

I tried to learn this on guitar years back. This arrangement is so far outa the box it seems impossible to play live. This is fantastic!

@todd8155

2 ай бұрын

It was from the Jazz from Hell album, which Frank composed using the Synclavier as Frank considered the material to difficult for humans to play. That might be why you had some trouble ;-O One track has a solo from Ship Arriving too Late, and also has Steve Vai and some other guitarists.

omg, i thought that was Jeff Daniels on drums at first

@joshuakatz2499

5 жыл бұрын

drum and drummer

@groovinhooves

4 жыл бұрын

Stewart Copeland, following too closely on botox therapy.

Almost like The Grand Wazoo plays G Spot, good fun Arf!!! Arf!!!

@todd8155

2 ай бұрын

Yeah the Grand Wazoo, and the Petite Wazoo are some of my favorite band lineup; Frank could do Big Band! In fact, I would have been OK if Frank continued with that lineup and that line of music for another decade or two. The Grand Wazoo and Waka Jawaka albums are superb. If anyone is a fan of these there is the Wazoo album featuring the Petite Wazoo Big Band. Not at consistent as the previous mentions 2 albums, but still has some great material.

MIND BLOWING PERFORMANCE!!!

This is absolutely glorious.

Happy Zappadan

I'd previously only heard this performed by Zappa on his solo album, Jazz From Hell, with Frank playing all instruments. I always wanted to hear this played by a band. This is excellent!

@todd8155

2 ай бұрын

Was pretty much all done on the Synclavier synthesizer, with only St. Etienne having human instrumentalists.

Great choice opening an intensively complicated piece such as G-spot tornado with the Black Page ,sounded fantastic .

@todd8155

2 жыл бұрын

The Black Page, considered to be the hardest rock song to play, and G-spot tornado, considered by Zappa to be too hard for humans to play. Not an easy target!

the sheer craftsmanship is astounding

What a wonderful performance of this iconic masterpiece of music. It's also nice to see a percussionist have a lot of joy in playing, as can be seen on the expression of his face.

@arnowinter462

11 ай бұрын

At the beginning I thought he would start playing The Black Page :-) And he did...

I am still amazed with Franks music and I have been listening to FZ since 1979

Outstanding composition and performance.

what a performance. Thank you all for that.

Grandes musicos que saben interpretar y respetar a un grande

Eccellente versione, arrangiamenti brillanti e una registrazione sonora / mix straordinari. Bravooo!

ZAPPA WAS ONE OF THE WORLDS TRUE GENIUS'S "WHO NOBODY COULD ARGUE WITH"WHAT A LEDGAND "PERFECT PIECE OF MUSIC"❤

I came back again because today is Mike's birthday (4/21). It is still a great arrangement and performance

excellent brass section arrangement, and the drummer is pretty good. i really like this version of gspot tornado. lots of mothers spirit in it paired with big band jazz sound.

Mycket bra

When ever I have been to see performances of FZ's music, in ensemble format, I am always overjoyed by how happy the performers are. They laugh and smile throughout, whenever possible, which increases the sense of intimacy of the performance & the composition. Music & poetry must have life, or it withers by degrees.

Great piece of music!

The black page seems very shorted but the g-spot performance is interesting

Drummer bringing some serious Billy Cobham vibes to the intro!

@coyoteboy5601

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're right. Good ear!

Fantastic choice of composers. Great arrangement. It's nice to know there are still people with taste left.

This is just so good!

Really nice arrangement.

ZappaMusic lives on. Not my favorite version of G-Spot. Carry on.

Excellent

Wonderful cover, making something new out if it aswell. Everyone involved did a wonderful job

Stunning work, Frank would be very happy, the drum work on this track is especially amazing.....

What a drummer!!!!!

@hrbigband

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andrew! We're very happy that Jean Paul Höchstädter is part of our band! He's a great player!

This great music needs to be played.... and you do it very well.... Thanks:)

Awesome performance top class musicianship.

that was beautiful - - - needed applause at the end - great version

Black Page intro is cool.

Chapeau.

fantástica presentación.

Wow Frank. Even a Fender Rhodes makes an appearance.

really, exceptionally good drumming... by Jeff Daniels ;)

@joshuakatz2499

2 жыл бұрын

Drum and drummer.

Brilliantly done! BRAVO!

That was gorgeous.

I love!

"G-Spot Tornado" was predicted by Zappa himself to be impossible to be played by humans (like most of his Synclavier stuff), but it turned out that some people really dare playing it live on stage. He even presented it himself during the Yellow Shark premiere in Frankfurt 1992.

@pangeaproxima3681

10 ай бұрын

ok, ok...nothing new here.

Oh man, the first drum measures. "Black Page".. the most complicated drum piece of all times

@arieschouten4628

5 жыл бұрын

If a drummer plays every note and timing perfect it is, but not how he played it.

@zappas10

3 жыл бұрын

Ruth Underwood was missing the vibes with drum rolls!

amazing work, truly genius

Geez this is outstanding 🙏👌😎♥️

Wonderful! And fun!

Me lo ricordo benissimo questo concerto, perché NON c'ero...

Bravissimi, grande esecuzione e arrangiamento

Doesn’t the drum solo at the beginning have stuff from The Black Page #1 in it?

That's some pretty tasteful drumming, I must say.

nomatter what, u have to admit that the whole brass an wind section of the hr band is fuckin tight

Well played

Nice drum intro

Maybe i'm too biased by Terry Bozzio and others playing The Black Page and have heard the Ensemble Modern version of G-Spot Tornado too often, but, come on. That drum intro is *not* the Black Page, it's a solo (albeit a good one) containing some *elements* of The Black Page. And that G-Spot Tornado rendition is a good jazz piece by itself but lacks precision and punch. Sorry, FZ would have these guys rehearse for a few more weeks before letting them perform this on stage.

@MASHMU

5 жыл бұрын

I have read that Frank would rehearse his musicians to the point that they would try to hide from him. So I take your point about more rehearsals before getting on stage. Nonetheless, I can appreciate the effort here.

@esjope

5 жыл бұрын

Most bigger groups can't keep keep it together with Zappa's rhythmically more challenging compositions. This group is better than most. Bit more punch and eyebrows would make it. But appreciate it anyway a lot... And I would buy tickets to see them do this on stage.

@alejandrocorona1766

5 жыл бұрын

And the soft improv section (anything would be soft between the harsh Zappa obbligatos, agreed) doesn't do this version any favor

@samandor1

5 жыл бұрын

Alejandro Corona I could see FZ doing a version just like this, shaving off the sharp corners, and making it all more approachable to the audience in a live arrangement. That is, after all, why we have the easy teenage NY version of Black Page. Very well done!

@Daionzrip

4 жыл бұрын

This may not be as razor sharp as some apex mid 70's Zappa, but it's pretty swift to behold. To be fair FZ frequently shaved off precision and statistical density live. He was onstage during many performances that were not as sharp or as well recorded this one.

Great.

Awesome!

yes!

Super, dooper, wooper!

Way to go Mike! Dappa Zappa!

Just WOW!

Amazing version

Drum and drummer

Il solo di batteria non e' # black page ?

Den Meister wird es gefreut haben.

@squanto2

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike müller Honestly? Even after they changed the goddamn notes? Frank would NOT have liked this at all.

@DoomKid

8 жыл бұрын

To be fair, this song is REALLY hard to play. They made a good crack at it, even if it isn't perfect.

Lovely!

...it's the black page, followed by G-spot tornado. - but great!

Great arrangement

This is fucking KILLER wooooweee nicely done friends :)

That's nice. Where's G-Spot Tornado? I hear a few references to it.

somptueux !

ohhh Yeah FZ

a diffrent floor so to speak, fantastic, perhaps let the charts live on the stands a little , read it in rehearsal , than feel it on stage? Complex I know.. Great, thanks

Bravo

Well done...keep the circle complexity simply circular...

HEEEEY!!!!!MARTIN!!!!!!!LG!!!!!!AZHARRRRRRR

Is it just me or isn’t the beginning solo the black page?

Crazy good. I thought this was great.

Исполнение хорошее, с точки зрения техники. У Ensemble Modern образца 1992 г. версия намного интереснее

Hey guys! You know where can I buy scores of this arrangement? Thanks!

@hrbigband

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Aljaž - I am sorry, the arrangements have been written exclusively for the hr-Bigband and therefore not available.

@aljazrazdevsek9525

7 жыл бұрын

hrbigband - thank you for your answer!

@UNCLERAJI

6 жыл бұрын

Check VKgoeswild for possible FZ arrangements

Jeff Daniels playing drums!!!!!!😄

The Black Page into G-Spot Tornado?

Pure joy in the middle of shit.

I never knew Jeff Daniels played drums.