AYNSLEY DUNBAR - BLUE WHALE

• aynsley dunbar: blue whale
      (1971, lp, uk, byg records) 

Aynsley Dunbar first met Frank Zappa as a member of the Jeff Beck Group and solidified that meeting by jamming with FZ at the Belgian Amougies Festival in the fall of 1969.
Early 1970, Aynsley joined Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention. He recorded and toured with Zappa from 1970 until the end of 1971.

After having recorded four albums with his Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation Band, Aynsley started recording his “Blue Whale” project in 1970.
The album included the Zappa-written ‘Willie The Pimp’, featuring Alex Dmochowski on bass.
Released in 1971 on the BYG Records label.
Re-released in 1978 on Charly Records and in 2021 on Ethelion.
Re-issued on CD for the first time in 1994. Last year, the CD got re-issued in South Korea (!!) and earlier this year in Japan.

There's quite some 'intense swing' drumming on "Blue Whale". And the 14-plus version of 'Willie The Pimp' is very enjoyable. 

Later in his career, Aynsley would record another FZ piece, ‘Chunga’s Revenge’. He released it on his “Mutiniy” album in 2008.

"Blue Whale", 2021, CD, South Korea, released on the Big pink label.