Chunga's Revenge by Frank Zappa (CD, May-1995, Ryko Distribution)

Album Features
UPC:	014431051128
Artist:	Frank Zappa
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1995
Record Label:	Ryko Distribution
Genre:	Art Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Transylvania Boogie
2. Road Ladies
3. Twenty Small Cigars
4. Nancy & Mary Music, The - (live)
5. Tell Me You Love Me
6. Would You Go All the Way?
7. Chunga's Revenge
8. Clap, The
9. Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink
10. Sharleena

Details
Playing Time:	40 min.
Producer:	Frank Zappa
Distributor:	Ryko Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	AAD

Album Notes
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, harpsichord, drums, percussion); George Duke (vocals, trombone, electric piano, organ); Jeff Simmons (vocals, bass); Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan (vocals); Ian Underwood (electric alto saxophone with wah-wah pedal, guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, pipe organ); Sugar Cane Harris (organ); Max Bennett (bass); John Guerin, Aynsley Dunbar (drums).Engineers include: Dick Kunc, Stan Agoi, Roy Baker.Recorded at T.T.G. Inc. and The Record Plant, Hollywood, California; Whitney Studios, Glendale, California; Trident Studios, London, England. "The Nancy & Mary Music" was recorded live at the Tyronne Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota.Digitally remastered by Bob Stone.Composer: Frank Zappa.Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, harpsichord, keyboards, drums, temple blocks, tom tom, wood block, percussion); Jeff Simmons (vocals, guitar); Don "Sugarcane" Harris (vocals, violin, organ); George Duke (vocals, trombone, electric piano, organ, sound effects); Flo & Eddie, The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie, Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman (vocals); Ian Underwood (guitar, saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, electric piano, organ); Aynsley Dunbar (guitar, drums, tambourine); John Guerin (drums).Recording information: T.T.G. Inc., Hollywood, CA; the Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; Trident Studios, London, England; Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN; Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA.Illustrator: Cal Schenkel.Photographer: John Williams .Unknown Contributor Role: Frank Zappa.Arranger: Frank Zappa.This 1970 release finds Zappa and band at the apex of their improvisational powers. CHUNGA'S REVENGE largely eschews both high concept and satire in order to focus on the considerable jamming expertise of Zappa and his cohorts. In its original LP form, the album was divided into two discrete halves. The first side consists of extended, largely instrumental pieces where Zappa and his musicians stretch out and show off their improv chops over relatively simple, often blues-based structures. The keyboard-based instrumental interlude "Twenty Small Cigars" provides an interesting semi-classical change of pace.Side two contains shorter, vocal-oriented numbers, with harmonies that draw on the doo-wop influence of Zappa's youth (a recurrent element in his work). Slightly schizophrenic though it may be, CHUNGA'S REVENGE is something of a showcase for the members of Zappa's group, displaying their vocal and instrumental interaction to fine effect.

Editorial Reviews
CHUNGA'S REVENGE is his first attempt to assemble a smaller, more streamlined band.
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