Threesome No. 2 [Box set]

Threesome No. 2 [Box set]

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The three CDs collected here, from his stunning 1969-1972 period, find Zappa toning down the wild experimentalism of his late-'60s work with the Mothers of Invention, veering away from psychedelic-rock surrealism and careening toward jazz-rock fusion jamming. The focus of these mostly instrumental affairs is on his powers as a composer and an instrumentalist. Billed as a Zappa solo album, 1969's Hot Rats, the most accessible of the three, supports Zappa's guitar work with soaring electric violins (often by Jean Luc Ponty), some blistering sax work, and a variety of keyboard textures (the latter two elements courtesy of Ian Underwood), not to mention Captain Beefheart's vocal cameo on the gritty "Willie the Pimp." Waka/Jawaka, also a "solo" effort from 1972, added country and blues shadings to the diverse musical mix. The Grand Wazoo, a grand pseudo-concept album released later in 1972, was credited to Frank Zappa and the Mothers and featured the work of nearly two dozen musicians, including jazz heavyweights such as George Duke and Ernie Watts. --Marc Greilsamer

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