Repercussion Unit Plays ZAPPA
Ed Mann
Some news w/re to yet another FZ cover band - although this one is a
little different.
I just returned from Germany with my old friends Repercussion Unit where
we played an unusual set of Zappa music at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival-
all percussion, and not particularly loud, but with a big groove played
mostly on hand drums and some nice melodic and harmonic elements from
the mallets. Different than of course Frank would have done it - but we
worked hard to make the performance up to standards that Frank would
have been happy with. Anyway - this is a new branch of activity for this
30-year old band, and it came off so well that we have decided to
continue to bring Frank's music to venues and situations that may desire
an alternative approach to keeping the music of FZ alive with musical
integrity and respect for the composer and his family. Any interested
parties can contact me directly: edm...@paiste.com
the one thing that occurs to me at this time - based on my own
perceptions and noticing those around me - is that even though we all
think we understand Frank and his music - I am starting to think that
now we are just beginning to get it. FZ was so far ahead of his time
that I think it will literally take the world a good century from the
time of his professional activities to REALLY just begin to get it. It
goes way deeper the stuff you see on the surface - and I believe that
those concrete things (notes on paper and words in verse ) are serve as
a gateway to a bigger picture that transcends language and the execution
of musical passages. Anyway the guy was a genius - and the message is
good, and having had the opportunity to hear other non-traditional
renditions of his work (there was a sax 4tet that played a killer FZ
set) I think we are entering a new phase of vitality for Frank and his
great body of work, in both duplicate and alternative instrumental
situations.
best
Ed
patounet
cds
please a new cd like "no fear " ,"get up" perfect world".
(i don't like particulary gong music ....sorry )
Have you listened "the chamber works " of mr Bozzio?
a perfect & rare cd....
Please a brand new perfect album ,if you want ,it's possible§§§
best regards
From France ,paris (it rain again)
Pat
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development of the inner self... :)
Ed Mann
I have not heard Terry's music but I would like to. I am so busy with my own
music that I rarely hear anything else, but I should..
Someday I may release another CD - but the thing has to at least pay for
itself and right now (low level niche artist such as myself) releasing a
recording is essentially providing a free service for the listening audience
, because of digital technology. So - maybe and maybe not. It is not any kind
of priority for me and i would be happy to leave things as they are = I have
no desire to create and release another CD.
I am glad that you like the old stuff.
Think of the Gong thing as sound and not music - maybe it will resonate
better that way. Or not.
cheers
Ed