![]() Video element never materialized-and with good reason. Television (the scuttlebutt was actually that Zappa would be appearing on the good old Public Broadcasting System, no less), but that There was a prevalent rumor going around the town in those days that the Roxy concerts might end up Roxy and Elsewhere, the two LP (remember those?) set that was for a long time the "official" record (no pun intended) of Zappa'sĬoncerts at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles, was in fact a "hot ticket" item during my youth in Salt Lake City, and several of my music geekįriends and I would sit around and listen, trying (usually in vain) to figure out the meter and/or changes of such challenging instrumentals as (There's just one small but telling example of those abilities here.) Zappa one day in class and said simply, "Have you seen his manuscript ? That guy is a master,"Ī conclusion my teacher reached not just because of the musical content (which is often astounding), but also due to the precision of Zappa's In fact, speaking of Salt Lake City, my University of Utah jazz theory professor was discussing Well aware of the man's overwhelming genius. Who couldn't handle his often provocative eclecticism, but anyone who has really paid attention to Zappa's recorded output is already Pocket which put out some albums in the 1970s.) Zappa's work was iconoclastic enough to provoke umbrage from a certain critical element Stu had a band with the Fowlers called Air Stu Goldberg, who went on to work in the Mahavishnu Orchestra and other John McLaughlin outfits. (Another fantastic Salt Lake City "alum" of this era was the monster keyboardist Participation in the Mothers of Invention, at least one reason why Frank Zappa records were such regular items among the probably selfĪppointed musical cognoscenti in Salt Lake back in the 1970s. Several of thoseįowler Brothers, unbelievably gifted brass, wind and bass players who were already Utah legends by the time I was a teen, and due to their Musician) growing up in Utah's biggest burg, there were at least a few looming shadows that were pretty daunting for me. The phrases "Salt Lake City" and "jazz rock virtuosi" probably don't occur at the same time to many of you, but as a kid (and burgeoning Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, October 31, 2015 Starring: Frank Zappa, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson Featuring Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals, mysterious hand signals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (lead vocals, saxophone, flute), George Duke (keyboards, vocals), Ruth Underwood (pyrotechnic displays of percussion mastery), Bruce Fowler (Trombone), Walt Fowler (bass), Chester Thompson (drums) and Ralph Humphrey (drums).įor more about Roxy: The Movie and the Roxy: The Movie Blu-ray release, see Roxy: The Movie Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on Octowhere this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. ![]() An incredible cast of musicians treat us to a selection of blistering, pointillist jazz rock, hilariously funny asides and lyrics, audience participation and freaky behaviour. Roxy: The Movie Blu-ray offers decent video and great audio in this excellent Blu-ray releaseĪ concert movie showing a performance by the much-loved 1973 incarnation of the Mothers of Invention.
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