ALPHONSO JOHNSON

Chester Thompson, Ian Underwood and Ruth Underwood contributed to Alphonso Johnson's "Yesterday's Dream" album, released in 1976.

Ruth is only featured on 'Flight To Hampstead Heath', but Ian and Chester can be heard on most of the tracks.
And there's Sheila E. ...

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

FRANK ZAPPA - FUNKY NOTHINGNESS SERIES (EPISODE 2)

Frank Zappa - Funky Nothingness Series (Episode 2: Ian Underwood Spotlight)

The latest episode of the Funky Nothingness series spotlights The Mothers member and Frank Zappa's "instant computer" Ian Underwood. Joe Travers says "anything that Frank could write, Ian could play." Special thank you to Ian Underwood for taking the time to chat with Vaultmeister Joe Travers.

FRANK ZAPPA - ORCHESTRA EN REGALIA

From a little while ago :

https://www.netconcert.cz/koncert/musics-by-frank-zappa-orchestra-en-regalia?fbclid=IwAR0uHAV_PtpjXb11SdgVsZQSctToGWxP45mPL88Ilnp8170N6WJQQD9TFvA#play

-- info: BOHOUŠ

IAN UNDERWOOD

Ian Underwood can be heard on :

eric tagg: dreamwalking
    (1982, lp, japan, agharta)

more info : https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Tagg-Dreamwalkin/release/3411902

on youtube :

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

ZAPPA COSMIK WHISKY

Zappa Band - Cosmic Debris Soundcheck at The Whisky a Go Go

Zappa at The Whisky a Go Go

Sat Aug 17, 2019

- Joe Travers - Drums, Vocals
- Mike Keneally - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Scott Thunes - Bass, Vocals
- Ray White - Guitar, Vocals
- Robert Martin - Keyboards, Sax, Vocals
- Ian Underwood - Keyboards
- Toshi Yanagi - Guitar

Video - Gary Titone

ZAPPA AT THE WHISKY SETLIST

An audience audio recording of this show got posted on DimeADozen.

ZAPPA at the Whisky
West Hollywood, California
August 17, 2019

Scott Thunes- bass
Robert Martin - keyboards, saxophone and vocals
Ray White - guitar and vocals
Mike Keneally - keyboard, guitars and kazoo
Joe Travers - drums, vocals and M.C.

with guests:
Eric Dover - guitar and vocals
Ian Underwood - piano
Toshi Yanagi - guitar
Ahmet Zappa - vocals and M.C. for the encore

01. Zombie Wolf
02. Alien Orifice (false start)
03. Alien Orifice
04. Band introductions
05. The Evil Prince
06. Khaki Sack
07. City Of Tiny Lights
08. Number 2
09. What's New In Baltimore
10. Introduction of Eric Dover
11. Tell Me You Love Me [Eric Dover - guitar and vocals]
12. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy [Eric Dover - guitar]
13. Farther Oblivion

01. Andy
02. Introduction of Ian Underwood
03. The Black Page [Ian Underwood - piano]
04. Introduction of Toshi Yanagi
05. Cosmik Debris [Ian Underwood - piano and Toshi Yanagi - guitar]
06. Whipping Post [Toshi Yanagi - guitar]
07. Band introductions
08. Cheepnis
encores:
09. Ahmet - hello and shares a story
10. My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama >
11. Dead Girls of London
12. The Cosmic Pony and the Iron Sausage
13. I'm The Slime

The band has no name but goes by ZAPPA at _____ (fill in the venue).
These are the musicians that played in the recent "hologram tour" (without Ed Mann).
Something put together between tours for the home-town crowd but without the hologram.

GEORGE DUKE, KERRY MCNABB & IAN UNDERWOOD

George Duke, Kerry McNabb and Ian Underwood.
All three of them worked with Raul De Souza.

"Sweet Lucy" (1977) was produced by George Duke, engineered by Kerry McNabb, and featured Ian Underwood.

http://ketmokin10audio2.blogspot.com/2018/12/raul-de-souza-sweet-lucy-1977.html

"Don't Ask My Neighbors" (1978) was produced by George Duke, engineered by Kerry McNabb and featured a lot musicians that had recorded with George Duke.

http://ketmokin10audio2.blogspot.com/2018/12/raul-de-souza-dont-ask-my-neighbors-1978.html


--info: Jan van Kemenade

THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - WOLLMAN RINK, CENTRAL PARK, NY, AUGUST 3RD 1968

• the mothers of invention: wollman rink, central park, ny, august 3rd 1968
      (2014, cd, uk, keyhole)

1968 08 03 concert "schaefer music festival", 'wollman rink', central park, new york city, ny, usa

frank zappa: guitar

ray collins: vocals

roy estrada: bass

jimmy carl black: drums

art tripp: drums, percussion

ian underwood: keyboards, woodwinds

don preston: keyboard

bunk gardner: woodwinds

motorhead sherwood: sax

1. jazz rock improvisation

2. help, i'm a rock

3. baby love

4. big leg emma

5. holiday in berlin

6. trouble every day

7. orange county lumber truck

I don't know which loophole got exploited, but "Wollman Rink, Central park, NY, August 3rd 1968" is being advertised as a new release by The Mothers Of Invention and it's available from most retailers.
I guess we should consider it as some sort of (semi-)official release.

As for the music, the 1968/08/03 recording has been circulating amongst collectors for many years. It's an excellent sounding stage / audience recording featuring the early Mothers Of Invention in one of their insane shows.