Love it. Insane drumming. Insane writing. Frank is on a different plane.

Frank surrounded himself with the very best. He gave them all their moments to shine. In the end, the were all very proud to have been part of his vision. Genius.

OMG! I can't believe you finally did it! My favorite Zappa's album by far. For Calvin and eat that question are my favourite tracks.

The Trumpet Mute is a common device used in jazz, to get that high pitched, sassy voice. It's normally used for solos in classic bluesy jazz - one of Frank's Laurel Canyon neighbors, Joni Mitchell, used it in "Harry's House / Centerpiece" from The Hissing Of Summer Lawns" (1975).

Frank didn’t do drugs, apparently he didn’t need them but jazzid trip is perfect.
My first time hearing this, come on, there’s so much stuff to hear yet. I was pretty poor back then so if friends didn’t have it, I didn’t hear it. The cover looks familiar… maybe from perusing the record bins, racks, boxes, shelves.
Thought it was epic, parts, the chaotic parts, emmm, s’alright, so so, but overall epic. Def will go on my Zappa work playlist.

The wonderful thing about this track, and many others as well, is that Frank wasn't playing the Star role z but he was giving space to everyone for their solos.
Music at its best.

This is one of his greatest compositions. What a ride.

Jazzy Zappa is my favorite Zappa!!!

This was always one of my favorite Zappa pieces for drumset practice, no need to look out for fancy time signatures so one can just jam and have fun with it like they did. Aynsley Dunbar is just brilliant with his drags and putting one time against another. And all through the chaos bits he is still maintaining the pulse for everybody with one hand. I consider myself fortunate to have grown up when all these albums were new and got to see him in many incarnations. There was a wicked tour with the Mahavishnu Orchestra that stands out.

Great reaction, you really noticed everything
"I love how we got that little chaotic breakdown and then it cleaned itself up" - love this part and it's likely the result of Zappa's unique methods of conducting where he can get the entire orchestra to "fall apart"{ and re-assemble itself, so to speak. Awesome stuff

Genius music. Zappa at his very best.

Frank got thrown off stage during a show into a concrete orchestra pit 15 feet below the stage and was very seriously injured. What did he do while he was convalescing? This. From the mind of Franks Zappa, music like nobody else has written. Great reaction!

Frank was confined to a wheelchair for the recording of this.  He wasn't able to use a wah pedal, so he had to go with an envelope filter.  Which he put to great use on that opening guitar

This track teeters on the edge of chaos almost elegantly, like a drunk dancing along a high windowledge. Never falls, never nearly falls, but swings so close to the edge that you think "gone". And that would feel very trippy...

Oh, you're KILLIN' me JP, you just GOTTA review the track Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus from this album, it's IMO one of his very finest tracks ever. Towards the end the instrument you're asking about is a trumpet with one of those mute cones used on it to soften and change the sound a bit (a technique not used as much anymore).

Looking forward to your reaction to the rest of the album. Flawless writing by Frank and talented musicians!

A newish friend arrived to my house in San Francisco one afternoon maybe about 8 years ago. I had this album on. "What are you listening to?" she asked. I told her, and she responded, "Oh, my parents played on this album". If you know your Frank history you'll probably know who they are. My jaw about hit the floor.

I was lucky enough to see every N.Y. and Long Island Halloween show Frank did. The Hofstra performance with Capt'n Beefheart was epic. That night Simon and Garfunkle got BOOED off the stage, they were using different names

The chaotic section made me think it, but really this whole piece would pair well with the Sun Ra Arkestra.

This is my favourite of the "big jazz band" Zappa albums, and my favourite Zappa album of the 1970s.