Introcious - Frank Zappa

FZ:

Hello

Before we start, I’d like to introduce the members of the group to you and have

them play a little bit, so that we know everything works.

And Kerry,

can you please put some vocal in this monitor box here?

There isn’t any

Over there, with a pink jerkin and the little sticks in her hand,

is Ruth Underwood, who plays vibes

Marimba

Bongos!

Those bongos are not coming out.

Play 'em again

Somebody find out why the bongos are not coming out.

Well, meanwhile,

the timpani

Doesn’t sound like the timpani are coming out either

Ruth:

I think the bongos are on

FZ:

Try the bongos then

Bongos audible.

Try the timpani again

Timpani audible

Bass drum

Gong

Pathetic.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, Ralph Humphrey on drumset

And cowbells

More cowbells please

Yes, yes, yes.

And George Duke on keyboard instruments

Including synthesizer

Hammond organ

Is that coming out out there?

It doesn’t sound like it

Hit the organ again

That’s better.

Okay.

Clavinet

Wonderful.

Grand piano

Suave!

And on electric bass, Tom Fowler

And on violin, Jean-Luc Ponty

Trombone, Bruce Fowler

Bass clarinet, Ian Underwood

Also on synthesizer, Ian Underwood

Well, I think we’ve checked everything.

Is this coming out?

Must be

The name— The name of the first song we’re going to play is «The Eric Dolphy

Memorial Barbecue.»

And then it goes into another song called «Kung Fu.

«And then it goes into another song called «Penguin In Bondage.

«And then it goes into another song called «Exercise #4.»

And then it goes

into another song called «Dog Breath.»

And then it goes into another song

called «The Dog Breath Variations.»

And then it goes into another song called «Uncle Meat.»

And then it goes into another song called «RDNZL.»

And then it

stops

(Take it slow? Yeah, take it, take it slow, so we get a accurate performance of

«Kung Fu.»

Okay?

With a real groove to it, you know.

One, two, three;

two, two,

three.

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