frank zappa

trance-fusion (79)

recorded in concert in 1977, 1979, 1984 & 1988

frank zappa: guitar, all tracks
dweezil zappa: guitar 1, 16

the 1977 band : track 2
adrian belew: guitar * tommy mars: keyboards * peter wolf: keyboards * ed mann: vibes, marimba, electronic percussion * patrick o'hearn: bass * terry bozzio: drums

the 1979 band: track 6
warren cuccurullo: rhythm guitar * ike willis: rhythm guitar * denny walley: slide guitar * arthur barrow: bass * tommy mars: keyboards * peter wolf: keyboards * ed mann: vibes, marimba, electronic percussion * vinnie colaiuta: drums

the 1984 band :  tracks  3, 5, 10, 12, 14
ray white: rhythm guitar * ike willis: rhythm guitar * robert 'bobby' martin: keyboards * allan zavod: keyboards * scott thunes: bass, mini-moog * chad wackerman: drums, electronic percussion

the 1988 band :  tracks  1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16
frank zappa: guitar * mike keneally: rhythm guitar, keyboards * robert 'bobby' martin: keyboards * ed mann: vibes, marimba, electronic percussion * walt fowler: trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards * bruce fowler: trombone * paul carman: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone * albert wing: tenor saxophone * kurt mcgettrick: baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet * scott thunes: bass, mini-moog * chad wackerman: drums, electronic percussion

recording engineers:
1977 - kerry mcnabb
1979 - mick glossop
1984 - mark pinske
1988 - bob stone
1993 - umrk remix engineer: spence chrislu

mastered 23 may 2005 by bob ludwig

produced, composed, arranged, recorded & performances by frank zappa

1. chunga's revenge
   1988/04/19 concert 'wembley arena', london, uk / feat. dweezil zappa as special guest  
   

2. bowling on charen
   1977/10/28 - early show - concert 'palladium', nyc, ny, usa - guitar solo from 'wild love'  
   

3. good lobna
   1984/12/04 concert 'orpheum theater', memphis, tennessee, usa - guitar solo from 'let's move to cleveland'  
   

4. a cold dark matter
   1988/03/19 concert 'memorial hall', allentown, pennsylvania, usa - guitar solo from 'inca roads'  
   

5. butter or cannons
    1984/08/25 concert 'the pier', nyc, new york, usa - guitar solo from 'let's move to cleveland'
   

6. ask dr. stupid
   1979/03/21 concert 'rhein-neckarhalle', eppelheim, germany - guitar solo from 'easy meat'  
   

7. scratch & sniff
   1988/04/16 concert 'brighton centre', brighton, uk - guitar solo from 'city of tiny lites'  
   

8. trance-fusion
   1988/03/24 concert 'liederhalle', stuttgart, germany - guitar solo from 'marque-son's chicken'  
   

9. gorgo
   1988/05/01 concert 'johanneshovs isstadion', stockholm, sweden - guitar solo from 'the torture never stops'
   

10. diplodocus
    1984/10/26 concert 'civic center', providence, rhode island, usa - guitar solo from 'king kong'  
    

11. soul polka
    1988/03/19 concert 'memorial hall', allentown, pennsylvania, usa - guitar solo from 'oh no'  
    

12. for giuseppe franco
    1984/12/17 - late show - concert 'paramount theatre', seattle, washington, usa - guitar solo from 'hot-plate heaven at the green hotel'  
    

13. after dinner smoker
    1988/06/09 concert 'palasport', genoa, italy - guitar solo from 'the torture never stops'  
    

14. light is all that matters
    1984/12/17 - late show - concert 'paramount theatre', seattle, washington, usa - guitar solo from 'let's move to cleveland'  
    

15. finding higgs' boson
    1988/05/08 concert 'stadthalle', vienna, austria - guitar solo from 'hot-plate heaven at the green hotel'
    

16. bavarian sunset
    1988/05/09 concert 'rudi-sedlmeyer sporthalle', munich, germany - guitar solo from post-'i am the walrus' jam