Trance-Fusion

Trance-Fusion

(Zappa, CD, Zappa Records ZR 20002, November 7, 2006)

  1. Chunga's Revenge 7:02
  2. Bowling On Charen 5:04
  3. Good Lobna 1:38
  4. A Cold Dark Matter 3:31
  5. Butter Or Cannons 3:24
  6. Ask Dr. Stupid 3:20
  7. Scratch & Sniff 3:56
  8. Trance-Fusion 4:20
  9. Gorgo 2:41
  10. Diplodocus 3:22
  11. Soul Polka 3:18
  12. For Giuseppe Franco 3:47
  13. After Dinner Smoker 4:45
  14. Light Is All That Matters 3:46
  15. Finding Higgs' Boson 3:41
  16. Bavarian Sunset 3:59

Produced/Composed/Arranged/Recorded & Performances by FZ
Recording Engineers:
Kerry McNabb (1977)
Mick Glossop (1979)
Mark Pinske (1984)
Bob Stone (1988)
UMRK Remix Engineer (1993): Spence Chrislu
Mastered (2005) by Bob Ludwig

Gail Zappa cover concept, text & art direction
Keith Lawler layout, design, typography & field day
Eric White cover collage
Sherry Spencer undercover digital extravaganza
Steve Schapiro FZ portrait photos
Bruce Hilliard FZ onstage photos

 

1. Chunga's Revenge 7:02

Wembley Arena, London, UK
April 19, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Dweezil Zappa--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

2. Bowling On Charen 5:04

Guitar solo from Wild Love
The Palladium, NYC
October 28, 1977 (early show)

FZ--lead guitar
Adrian Belew--guitar
Tommy Mars--keyboards
Peter Wolf--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Patrick O'Hearn--bass
Terry Bozzio--drums

 

3. Good Lobna 1:38

Guitar solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Orpheum Theater, Memphis, Tennessee
December 4, 1984

FZ--lead guitar
Ray White--rhythm guitar
Ike Willis--rhythm guitar
Bobby Martin--keyboards, sax
Alan Zavod--keyboards
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

4. A Cold Dark Matter 3:31

Guitar solo from Inca Roads
Memorial Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 19, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

5. Butter Or Cannons 3:24

Guitar solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
The Pier, NYC
August 25, 1984

FZ--lead guitar
Ray White--rhythm guitar
Ike Willis--rhythm guitar
Bobby Martin--keyboards, sax
Alan Zavod--keyboards
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

6. Ask Dr. Stupid 3:20

Guitar solo from Easy Meat
Rhein-Neckarhalle, Eppelheim, Germany
March 21, 1979

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Denny Walley--slide guitar
Warren Cuccurullo--guitar
Tommy Mars--keyboards
Peter Wolf--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Arthur Barrow--bass
Vinnie Colaiuta--drums

 

7. Scratch & Sniff 3:56

Guitar solo from City Of Tiny Lights
Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
April 16, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

8. Trance-Fusion 4:20

Guitar solo from Marque-Son's Chicken
Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
May 24, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

9. Gorgo 2:41

Guitar solo from The Torture Never Stops
Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm
May 1, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

10. Diplodocus 3:22

Guitar solo from King Kong
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
October 26, 1984

FZ--lead guitar
Ray White--rhythm guitar
Ike Willis--rhythm guitar
Bobby Martin--keyboards, sax
Alan Zavod--keyboards
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

11. Soul Polka 3:18

Guitar solo from Oh No
Memorial Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 19, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

12. For Giuseppe Franco 3:47

includes a quote from The Third Man Theme (Karas)

Guitar solo from Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
December 17, 1984 (late show)

FZ--lead guitar
Ray White--rhythm guitar
Ike Willis--rhythm guitar
Bobby Martin--keyboards, sax
Alan Zavod--keyboards
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

13. After Dinner Smoker 4:45

Guitar solo from The Torture Never Stops
Palasport, Genoa, Italy
June 9, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

14. Light Is All That Matters 3:46

includes a quote from Killer Joe (Golson)

Guitar solo from Let's Move To Cleveland
Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
December 17, 1984 (late show)

FZ--lead guitar
Ray White--rhythm guitar
Ike Willis--rhythm guitar
Bobby Martin--keyboards, sax
Alan Zavod--keyboards
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

15. Finding Higgs' Boson 3:41

Guitar solo from Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
May 8, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

16. Bavarian Sunset 3:59

Guitar solo from post-I Am The Walrus jam
Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany
May 9, 1988

FZ--lead guitar
Dweezil Zappa--lead guitar
Ike Willis--guitar
Mike Keneally--guitar/synth
Bobby Martin--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Walt Fowler--trumpet
Bruce Fowler--trombone
Paul Carman--alto sax
Albert Wing--tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick--baritone sax
Scott Thunes--bass
Chad Wackerman--drums

 

 

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