Friday, January 3, 2014

MAURO - FINISH IT ALL OFF (WITH LOVE)

"Finish It All Off (With Love)" was taken from Mauro Pawlowski's "Songs From A Bad Hat" album in 2001.
A fine single.
A great song.




KAZUTOKI UMEZU KIKI BAND

Last August, Kazutoki Umezu, Natsuki Kido, Takeharu Hayakawa and Joe Trump took the Zappanale audience by surprise.
The Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band made an everlasting impression.

To make the whole event even more memorable, the band had brought five CDs along: the complete series of their Zott Record label releases.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.
If you happen to come across any of these, you should not hesitate, this is great !!







TRAILER MJO PLAYS ZAPPA 2014 02 28

MUZE JAZZ ORCHESTRA PLAYS ZAPPA

February 28, 2014

at De Singer, Rijkevorsel (B)

www.desinger.be




NEW ED PALERMO BIG BAND ALBUM

The latest Ed Palermo Big Band album is called "Oh No! Not Jazz!".
It's a 2CD set.
Disc one is all Zappa material, with special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock, and disc two has original compositions.

Out on Cuneiform Records.

-- info: Danny Mathys


SUN RA AND HIS ARKESTRA - MY WAY IS THE SPACEWAYS

Norton Records has released the fourth volume in their Sun Ra Space Poetry Series.

-- info: Danny Mathys

ZAPPANALE 2013 - - - PART FIFTEEN : AUGUST 3 - KAZUTOKI UMEZU KIKI BAND

Four months ago, I was wandering around at Zappanale. The first days of the festival had already brought me Anton & The Headcleaners, The Dangerous Kitchen, Ali N.Askin and Sebkha-Chott.
It was a Saturday, and the day had started with an impressive performance by Alli Bach on the smaller stage. Alli sang and tap-danced her way through the Zappa songbook. Beautiful.

How was I to know that this was just the start of another fine day.
Next up was Kazutoki Umezu with his Kiki Band. At the main stage.
From the first notes, the Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band had the audience in a grip.
Jazz rock, fusion, progressive rock, experimental and free... All mixed into one powerful performance.

This was great. Looking at the video still gives me goosebumps.







Thursday, January 2, 2014

EDUARDO KUSDRA & MAGUINHO DE ALCANTARA BRECHT

Bass - Eduardo Kusdra
Drums - Maguinho Alcântara Brecht
Arranged & produced by Eduardo Kusdra & Maguinho Alcântara Brecht
From the album - Brazuka kitchen - A collection of bass & drum duets
From their "Brazuka Kitchen" album, a track called 'Zappa'.




MIKE KENEALLY & BFD - LIVE AT MAMA KIN

I guess I already told you about the beautiful re-issue of Mike Keneally's "Sluggo!" album?
If not, well, take my word for it, this is one great package.


If you haven't bought it yet, here's another reason that you should:
Besides the original album, the various remasterings / remixes and bonus material, the "super-deluxe-package" also contains an extra album.
And it's not just included in the "Sluggo!" package, it's a complete, seperate digipack / album.

Recorded in Boston, August 15, 1998.
Mike had a cold, lots of things had gone wrong (as Mike explains during the concert), but this is a great concert!!
It also includes MK & BFD's supberb version of Zappa's 'Inca Roads'.
Finally on album.

Here's MK & BFD with another fine cover :



GOV'T MULE - MOUNTAIN JAM

Twenty years ago, Gov't Mule frequently included Zappa's 'Pygmy Twylyte' in their setlist. It even got released on their famous "With A Little Help From Our Friends" 1998 New Year's Evening concert box set.

More recently, guitarist and bandleader Warren Haynes has been putting Zappa's 'Trouble Every Day' in the setlist. An excellent choice, as they do add their own little extra to it.
June 2012, Gov't Mule played at Mountain Jam. The (bootleg-)DVD that appeared a couple of months ago presents these concerts.
Very nice !!

The below video is a YouTube audience shot video from the same show. Just listen to the amazement of the guy who is recording this!!



THE UNITED MUTATIONS ARCHIVES

Over at the United Mutations Archives (www.united-mutations.com), I've added another set of pictures to the Zappa discography and pasted them into the various participants' discographies as well.

Quite a job, but fun as well as I listend to the complete Stage series while doing so. Hadn't heard these in a while.
Anyway, I guess I'm ready for the Roxy DVD now.
Gail... Did you hear that.... Gail...