david ocker

Copyist, synclavier programmer, and musician (clarinet) David Ocker worked with Frank Zappa on various projects.

Required reading for those interested in David is the famous internet ocker interview.
 (which is located at Bill Lantz's site.)

discography  

	carole koenig: after shadows: classics for quiet m     (1970, ??) - clarinet
26	frank zappa: sheik yerbouti    (1979, 2lp, usa, zappa records)
34	frank zappa: you are what you is    (1981, 2lp, usa, barking pumpkin)
38	the london symphony orchestra: zappa vol.1    (1983, lp, usa, barking pumpkin)
	frank zappa: boulez conducts zappa, the perfect stranger (39)    (1984, lp, usa, angel)
	frank zappa: francesco zappa (42)    (1984, lp, usa, barking pumpkin)
	the london symphony orchestra: zappa vol.2 (48)    (1987, lp, usa, barking pumkin)
	klemperer / reiner: gerald mcboing boing & others     (1990, ??) - clarinet
	vinny golia: pilgrimage to obscurity (wind)     (1991, ??)  - wind
	vinny golia: commemoration     (1991, ??) - bass clarinet
	vinny golia: decennium dans axlan     (1992, ??) - clarinet
74	frank zappa: quaudiophiliac     (2004, dvda, usa, dts entertainment 69286-01125-9-9)

concerts

1983/01/11    concert 'barbican theatre', london, uk

the london symphony orchestra, cond. kent nagano, plus david ocker (clarinet), chad wackerman and ed mann (percussion) performed works of frank zappa:

• 'envelope's (version for large orchestra - world premiere!)
• 'mo'n herb's vacation' (clarinet solo with large orchestra - world premiere)
• 'bob in dacron - sad jane' (ballet suite - world premiere)
• 'pedro's dowry' (version for large orchestra - world premiere)
• 'bogus pomp' (version for large orchestra - world premiere)
• 'strictly genteel', conducted by frank zappa

the days following this concert, the pieces were recorded.  they were released as:

• the london symphony orchestra: zappa vol.1 (38)
     (1983, lp, usa, barking pumpkin)
• the london symphony orchestra: zappa vol.2 (48)
     (1987, lp, usa, barking pumkin)