THE REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE - I WANT THAT SOUND !

• Revolutionary Snake Ensemble: I Want That Sound !
      (2016, cd, USA, innova recordings)

"I Want That Sound !"
And what a sound it is. The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble takes funky brass music to another level.

• Ken Field - alto sax
• Jerry Sabatini - trumpet
• Dave Harris - trombone, tuba
• Tom Hall - tenor sax 
• Blake Newman - bass
• Phil Neighbors - drums

You can check it out here:
https://revolutionarysnakeensemble.org/albums/i-want-that-sound/

THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - WOWIE ZOWIE

 

• The Mothers Of Invention: Wowie Zowie
      (1994, cd, Germany, charly)

In 1994, the German Charly record label re-released "Freak Out", 
They did mix up the order of the songs, used different artwork, and retitled the album "Wowie Zowie".
All for a good cause. Well, if the cause is misleading the buyers, that is...

MEMORIES OF EL MONTE

Frank Zappa wrote 'Memories Of El Monte' together with Ray Collins.
It got recorded by The Penguins and released in 1963.

Strange little fact: when the Chief record label combined The Five Discs' 'Never Let You Go' with The Penguins' 'Memories Of El Monte', the latter got (mistakenly) attributed to Cleve Duncan, one of the vocalists of The Penguins.

THE LEMONGROVE - FOUR OLD COATS

• The Lemongrove: Four Old Coats
      (2005, cd, UK, private release)

U.K.-based band The Lemongrove included their jazz / pop version of Frank Zappa’s ‘Suicide Chump’ in “Four Old Coats, an album with only cover versions.
Excellent.
Another nice addition to The Others Of Invention, artists performing Zappa's music.

http://www.lemongrove.co.uk/

Here's an introduction to the band:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - METALTRAX PART II

• Various Artists: Metaltrax Part II
      (1994, cd, The Netherlands, pmf records)

The Dutch PMF Records label released three “Metaltrax” samplers in 1994.
The liner notes for “Part II” explained: A selection of the most promising hardrock bands from Holland. 

The sampler presented 15 bands / 15 tracks, including Devil’s Jam’s ‘Zappa’s Not Dead’.

The album's not hard to find and fun listening when you're in a 'hard rock mode'.

PYGMY TWYLYTE - - - A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA - THE JAN 31 2026 CONCERT

Live In concert.
Pygmy Twylyte performing the music of Frank Zappa
at DreadnoughtRock in Bathgate.

100th (or was it 99th?) Show and 8th Anniversary Performance.

NORAH JONES - I DREAM OF CHRISTMAS

• Norah Jones: I Dream Of Christmas
      (2021, 2cd, --, blue note records)

There's nothing like enjoying a Christmas album in February.
Especially when it features the beautiful voice or Norah Jones.

-- info, etcetera: Danny Mathys

DWEEZIL'S NAMM 2026 JAM

Dweezil Zappa and Blues Saraceno at NAMM.

SNARKY PUPPY & THE METROPOLE ORKEST - SOMNI

• Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest: Somni
      (2026, cd + blu-ray, --, ground up)

I watched the "Somni" blu-ray yesterday and I returned to the audio first thing this morning.
What a beautiful album.
Lyrical and melodic modern jazz, with added broad and open dynamics by the Metropole Orkest.

Love it.

Out on 2LP and on CD but also as a (recommended) CD / blu-ray package.

STEVE VAI ON ROCKTAILS

Steve Vai on Rocktails
with Ahmet Zappa