FLASHBACK TO 2008 WITH DENNY WALLEY IN CO DE KLOET'S RADIO SHOW

 Recorded by Paul B / Unicapb21 :

GERONIMO BLACK - GERONIMO BLACK

Somewhere in the early seventies, Jimmy Carl Black and some his friends put together a band called Geronimo Black.
They released a first album in 1972. An eponymous album. It got a worldwide release.
The band featured Denny Walley, Bunk Gardner, Tjay Contrelli, Tom Leavy, Andy Cahan and, of course, Jimmy Carl Black.
A very fine album indeed.

In 1995, One Way Records released the album on CD.

But Jimmy Carl Black also released the album as a CDR on his private Inkanish record label. 

The below album cover is taken from the copy I brought home from Zappanale.
It's a later Inkanish edition than the release mentioned on discogs as the label of the CDR has the album cover printed on it.

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DENNY WALLEY & HOTA FLOTA BAND

 Denny Walley: Guitar - Jimmy Ågren: Guitar

Morgan Ågren: Drums - Bass: Rolf Hedqvist

GERONIMO BLACK - FREAK OUT PHANTASIA

• geronimo black: freak out phantasia
      (2019, lp+cd, spain, munster records)

50 years ago, Geronimo Black was founded by Jimmy Carl Black, Ray Collins, Denny Walley, Andy Cahan, Tjay Cantrelli, Bunk Gardner and Tom Leavey.
The band started performing in 1968 (in-between Mothers Of Invention gigs as 4 of the members were in Frank Zappa's band) and released their first album in 1972.
Unfortunately, due to a bad record deal, the band did not last long.
An attempt to revive was made in 1980 when Helios Records released "Welcome Back Geronimo Black", an album that got recorded in 1971/1972.
More recently, Andy Cahan provided recordings of some live and studio recordings from 1968/1969 to Munster Records. The result can be heard on "Freak Out Phantasia" an impressive release, both artwork and music wise.

Essential !!

8 tracks on the LP. The enclosed CD adds 4 more.

Out on Munster Records :
http://munster-records.com/en/label/munster/product/freak-out-phantasia

Here's an example of a more psychedelic exercise :

SPOONFISH - THE REAPER MAN

Spoonfish has just released 'The Reaper Man'.
It's a little teaser for the Spoonfish debut album, "The Devil's Delight" that's to be released in 2019 and it features  the amazing slide guitar skills of Denny Walley.

Spoonfish is a progressive rock band formed by lead singer and guitarist of renowned Frank Zappa tribute band ZAPPATiKA, Mark Mcinnes.

THE REAPER MAN explores that very special relationship we all have with "the grim reaper "Mr Death !

The track was recorded in Amsterdam,Holland and Atlanta ,USA and was mastered at the SoundLAB in New Jersey,USA and is available on all major digital platforms.

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/spoonfish4

https://www.amazon.com/Reaper-Man-feat-Denny-Walley/dp/B07LDP9WLV

GERONIMO (FLASH)BLACK

The first track on the Geronimo Black album : 'Low Ridin' Man', plus track 8, 'Gone'.
Love it.
Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner, Denny Walley, Tom Leavy, Andy Cahan, Tjay Contrelli.

COL. BRUCE HAMPTON & THE MADRID EXPRESS - LIVE AT THE VISTA ROOM

• col.bruce hampton & the madrid express: live at the vista room
      (2018, cd, usa, ropedope rad-374)

I mentioned this new album by the late Col. Bruce Hampton a little while ago and, in the meantime, the CD did arrive, but I was finally able to add the data to the United Mutations Archives.

Live in concert, and featuring Denny Walley on slide guitar !!, "Live At The Vista Room".
Feel good music.

COL.BRUCE HAMPTON

Col. Bruce Hampton
Recorded Live March 16, 2017 @ The Vista Room Atlanta, Ga.

with Denny Walley on slide guitar !!

This project was started by Col. Bruce Hampton in early 2017, and completed with the blessing of his estate.

Out on vinyl, CD and as digital download.


-- info: Danny Mathys

ZAPPANALE NEWSFLASH

The Power Trio Terry Bozzio, Patrick O' Hearn and Warren Cuccurullo will travel already one week earlier to Bad Doberan and will start with additional rehearsals for their very special program.

On top, Denny Walley will jump in will upgrade the trio to a quartet.

And we are already keen to announce L. Shankar as a new delight at Zappanale! We’ve got a verbal agreement from the management yesterday and want to share this news with you first. Shankar will support the power trio.

PROJECT/OBJECT PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA

There's Don Preston, Bunk Gardner and Ed Mann touring Europe as The GrandMothers Of Invention;
and there's Mike Keneally and Joe Travers touring Europe with Joe Satriani as part of his G3 tour.

Terry Bozzio also has dates scheduled in Europe. Solo drum music.

Don't forget Dweezil Zappa who's doing a world tour (and is currently playing in the U.S.),
and there's Napoleon Murphy Brock  and Denny Walley who are touring the U.S. with Project/Object right now.

Busy times...

Here's a recording of Project/Object's April 24 concert at 'Toad's Place' in New Haven, CT.

THE MUFFIN MEN & DENNY WALLEY - LIMITED EDITION LIVE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND

• the muffin men and denny walley: limited edition live in the north of england
      (2017, cdr, uk, private release)

Those lads from Liverpool, you know, those guys who named their band after something that you can eat.
What are they called? The Biscuit Boys,... The Cupcake Quartet,...
Oh yes, The Muffin Men !

Well, these Muffin Men recently performed at the Moo-Ah Festival with special guest Denny Walley.
Those very same Muffin Men are kicking off their tour tonight, and they're bringing Denny Walley along.
To celebrate all this, the band released this 5-track CD called "Limited Edition - Live In The North Of England". Five tracks of Muffin Men with Denny Walley.

"Live In The North Of England" will show you what The Muffin Men are all about.
Here's a band that does a sensational job performing the music of Frank Zappa (and of Captain Beefheart) and this little album proofs it.
'Dead Girls In The City' is just great. It's a mix of 'Dead Girls Of London', 'City Of Tiny Lites' and 'Tryin' To Grow A Chin', with Jumpy and Denny playing some fabulous guitar lines.
I love it.
And 'I Want Kong' is even better. The perfect mash-up of a Beatles and a Zappa tune.

Total time about 35 minutes.
Best spent half hour of the day.

This little gem is only available at the concerts, so you know where you have to be !

Celebrating 27 years on the road around Europe. April 2017 sees the MufFinZ Power Quartet plus special guest Denny Walley on slide guitar and vocal play a short UK tour.

The Muffin Men have played nearly 2000 dates around Europe, often featuring ex-Zappa alumni. The band play their own arrangements of Zappa material, along with some note-for-note versions of some favourites.

At least 12 ex-Zappa musicians have performed with The Muffin Men along the years. Once again the band are joined by Denny Walley, ex Zappa guitarist notable for his work on the “Bongo Fury” and “Joe’s Garage” albums” Denny was also a member of Captain Beefhearts’s Magic Band, appearing on the classic “Bat Chain Puller” original album. He has previously played with the band many times adding his original slide guitar style and soulful vocal, expect renditions of Joe’s Garage favourites such as “Crew Slut” and even a bunch Beefheart pieces.

THE MUFFIN MEN ON TOUR

Last Friday and Saturday, a bunch of melomaniacs gathered in Corby (UK) to enjoy bands performing the music of Frank Zappa and of Captain Beefheart.
They called it Moo-Ah and from what I heard and saw (= video snippets on FB) it sure looked like a lot of fun.

If you couldn't make it to Corby, there's still an opportunity to catch The Muffin Men with special guest Denny Wally (Zappa, Beefheart) somewhere in the UK one of the next weeks.

Be there or be a cookie.

MUFFIN MEN APRIL FOOLZ TOUR 2017

Those nice lads from Liverpool that everyone know as The Muffin Men are going on tour again.
April Foolz.
Or not.

Performing the music of Frank Zappa, of Captain Beefheart, and more.
With special guest Denny Walley !!

ZAPPA - CHICAGO '78

• zappa: chicago '78
      (2016, 2cd, usa, zappa records zr20025)

"Chicago '78".
Frank Zappa captured in concert at the second show at the 'Uptown Theater' on September 29, 1978.
The band featured FZ, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf, Ed Mann, Arthur Barrow and Vinnie Colaiuta'.

disc one

1. chicago walk-on
2. twenty-one
3. dancin' fool
4. easy meat
5. honey, don't you want a man like me?
6. keep it greasy
7. village of the sun
8. the meek shall inherit noghing
9. bamboozled by love
10. sy borg

disc two

1. little house i used to live in
2. paroxysmal splendor (includes 'fz & pig', 'i'm a beautiful guy', 'crew slut')
3. yo mama
4. magic fingers
5. don't eat the yellow snow
6. strictly genteel
7. black napkins

Beautiful.

ZAPPANALE #27 - PART 14 - THE GOOD-BYE SESSION

At Zappanale, the video crew records a number of main stage shows. They've been doing this since 2007. Recordings of these shows a being made availabe at the festival ground, but only in a very limited edition of 20 or so copies.
I like the concept. It offers the opportunity to re-live some of the concerts.

I've already mentioned the DVDR-recording of The Muffin Men, Lex Bronkowitz Orchestra, The Magic Band, Hazmat Modine, The Grandmothers with the Yellow String Quartet, ZBMF, The Dorf, and Paul Green's Rock Academy.
The last one in this year's series is a recording of the "Good-Bye" session. This is the final moment on the main stage where musicians from different bands and ensembles join for a jam or for playing some Zappa music.
Rather chaotic most of the time, but it always carries some interesting moments and combinations as well.

• various artists: zappanale 27 - good bye session
      (2016, dvdr, ger, arf society)

Orchestrated by Paul Green, the Good-Bye Session started with The Muffin Men, Denny Walley, Ed Mann and a couple of Rock Academy kids. I also saw Alli Bach on stage, and Rupert Kettle,
And I heard 'King Kong',

ZAPPANALE #27 - PART 11 - THE MAGIC BAND

• the magic band: zappanale 27
      (2016, dvdr, ger, arf society) 

One of the highlights of the first day of the Zappanale festival : The Magic Band.

John French is the only original Magic Band member that's still in the band, but he's doing a superb job.
The other guys in the band, Max Kutner, Eric Klerks, Andrew Niven and Brian Havey, did an excellen job as well.
Great !
With special guest Denny Walley adding guitar on a couple of Van Vliet tunes.

Recorded by the Zappanale video team and made available on a limited run of DVDR's.

Here's a little snippet I found on YouTube.

ZAPPANALE #27 - PART 10 - THE MUFFIN MEN

• the muffin men feat. denny walley & ed mann, special guest candy zappa: zappanale 27
      (2016, dvdr, ger, arf society)

Who would have thought that, 25 years after starting a band to perform the music of Frank Zappa, those lads from Liverpool would have shared the stage with Jimmy Carl Black, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Mike Keneally, Ray White, Robert Martin and Denny Walley.

The Muffin Men performed at the first day of the Zappanale Festival, July 15 and added Ed Mann to the list.

The Muffin Men with Denny Walley and Ed Mann.
And special guest Candy Zappa (Frank's little sister) joined the band on stage for 'Cosmik Debris'.

setlist

• Sofa #1 - Jam
• Peaches En Regalia
• Crew Slut
• City Of Tiny Lites
• Tryin' To Grow A Chin
• Easy Meat
• Village Of The Sun
• Jones Crusher
• Trail Of Tears (Geronimo Black)
• Grown So Ugly (Williams)
• Suction Prints
• Cosmik Debris***
• If I Could Only Be Sure (Nolan Porter)
• Directly From My Heart To You (Penniman)
• Advance Romance
• Whipping Post (Allman)
• I Want You Kong (Beatles vs. FZ)
• Improv - Eat That Question

I loved it.
The concert got recorded and was made available in a very limited edition during the festival.

ZAPPANALE #27 - PART 8 - PAUL GREEN'S ROCK ACADEMY

It started in 2003 (Z#14) when Paul Green came to Bad Doberan and amazed the crowd with the kids / students that he had brought along.
The saga continued at Zappanale #16, 17, 19, 20 and 21.
Zappanale #25 saw the Wilmington School Of Rock in action, with Eric Svalgard.
And this year, Zappanale #27, Paul Green returned, this time with his Rock Academy students.

As always, it's a pleasure to see young kids, students, performing the music of FZ. It's not always as tight and structured as we would like it to be, but seeing young folks play this music is fun.
Having Ed Mann and Denny Walley on stage as well, is a nice supplement.

A DVDR video recording of the show was made available at the festival.

• paul green's rock academy feat. ed mann: zappanale 27
      (2016, dvdr, ger, arf society)

MUFFIN MEN WITH DENNY WALLY - APRIL FOOLS 2016 TOUR - VOL.1

THE MUFFIN MEN ON TOUR WITH DENNY WALLEY IN APRIL

a message from The Muffin Men !

online ticket info for forthcoming april gigs, more when we find them:

• chester, sun 3rd april
  http://alexanderslive.com/events/leicester
• mon 4th april
  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/346790
• box, near bath, wed 6th april
  https://www.facebook.com/events/154564494908459
• sheffield, fri 8th april
  www.wegottickets.com/event/344010
• bilston, sun 10th april
  http://www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4366
• brighton, fri 15th april
  http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/music/the-muffin-men-with-denny-walley/
• hartlepool, sat 16th april
  https://www.ents24.com/hartlepool-events/the-studio/the-muffin-men/4440688
• cavern liverpool, sun 17th april
  http://www.cavernclub.org/whats-on/event/the-muffin-men-2/?date=7108