the brtn philharmonic orchestra April 30, 1995, in 'De Singel' in Antwerp, Belgium, a number of contemporary belgian composers paid tribute to Frank Zappa.  Each of the composers had written a piece of music as an hommage to Frank Zappa.  The music was performed by the Brtn Philharmonic Orchestra, with aid from the Zucchini Rocking Teenage combo, a rock band created for the occasion consisting of Robert Martin ( keyboards and saxophone), Bart Maris ( trumpet), Danny De Cort (guitar), Johan Vandendriessche (saxophone), and Andy Jacobson (keyboards), Andy Treacey (drums) and Jake Newman (bass) from the Muffin Men.

	various artists: the purple cucumber     (2003, cd, italy, auditorium audizioni 01003) = zappa tribute, incl.fragments of various zappa compositions
	various artists: the purple cucumber     (2008, cd, italy, auditorium audizioni 01003) = zappa tribute, incl.fragments of various zappa compositions  //  reissue of the 2003 album; new artwork

2008 08

The Purple Cucumber has just been re-released - see http://www.auditoriumedizioni.it/

The Purple Cucumber was a Frank Zappa tribute with music by Peter Vermeersch, Claude Coppens, George De Decker, Frederik D'Haene and Peter Swinnen. It was performed on 30 April 1995 in deSingel, Antwerp, by the BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mark Foster. They were joined by the Zucchini Rocking Teenage Combo, a rock band created for the occasion consisting of Robert Martin (lead singer, keyboards and saxophone, player in Zappa's band from 1981 till 1988), Bart Maris trumpet), Danny De Cort (guitar), Johan Vandendriessche (saxophone), and Andy Jacobson (keyboards), Andy Treacey (drums) and Jake Newman (bass) from the band The Muffin Men.

The name The Purple Cucumber comes from an interview by Zjakki Willems with Frank Zappa about his orchestral suite The Yellow Shark, where he says: As for the title of Yellow Shark, I would like to point out it is not the name of a certain musical piece, but of the entire project. It might as well have been called The Purple Cucumber, or whatever. Everything is better than An Evening With Frank Zappa.

The concert was created, recorded and produced by Radio 1 producer Zjakki Willems.

Tracks

1. We Could Have Called It Anything

2. Melting Flesh

3. Walking The Phone

4. Blue Screen Boy

5. The End Of A Second

6. A Modest Proposal (Anno 1995)

7. Shut Up And Dye Your Shoes

8. Scorci Der Mocciolo

9. The Black Lark's Ballet

10. The Purple Cucumber