One Shot Deal

One Shot Deal
Live album by
ReleasedJune 13, 2008
RecordedVarious locations 1972–1981
GenreRock, progressive rock, instrumental
Length51:51
LabelZappa
ProducerGail Zappa, Frank Zappa, Joe Travers
Frank Zappa chronology
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(2007)
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Allmusic[1]

One Shot Deal is an album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in June 2008.

Overview

The track "Occam's Razor" is a guitar solo extract from a live version of the song "Inca Roads". The solo was used in the song "On the Bus" from the album Joe's Garage (1979). This is an example of Zappa's xenochrony technique. Tracks 3 and 9 feature the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra.

Track listing

All songs written by Frank Zappa except where noted.

No.TitleRecording date and venue.Length
1."Bathtub Man" (George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Zappa)Sep. 26, 1974 Palais des Sports, Paris, France5:43
2."Space Boogers"Nov. 8, 1974 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey (late show)1:24
3."Hermitage"Sep. 18, 1975 Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles2:00
4."Trudgin' Across the Tundra"Nov. 11, 1972 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC (early show)4:01
5."Occam's Razor"Mar. 21, 1979 Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany; guitar solo from "Inca Roads"9:11
6."Heidelberg"Feb. 24, 1978 Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany; guitar solo from "Yo' Mama"4:46
7."The Illinois Enema Bandit"Oct. 31, 1981 The Palladium, New York City (late show)9:27
8."Australian Yellow Snow"Jun. 25, 1973 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia12:26
9."Rollo"Sep. 18, 1975 Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles2:57

Personnel

  1. "Bathtub Man"
  2. "Space Boogers"
    • Frank Zappa – guitar
    • George Duke – keyboards
    • Chester Thompson – drums
  3. "Hermitage"
    • Frank Zappa – guitar, composer
    • Ralph Grierson, Mike Lang, Ian Underwood – keyboards
    • Bill Mays – clavinet
    • Bobby Dubow, John Wittenberg – violin
    • Pamela Goldsmith – viola
    • Jerry Kessler – cello
    • Lou Anne Neill – harp
    • Dave Shostac – flute, tenor sax
    • Gary Foster – 2nd flute (and doubles)
    • Ray Reed – flute, alto sax
    • Vic Morosco – clarinet, alto sax
    • Jay Migliori – clarinet, tenor sax
    • Mike Altschul – bass clarinet, baritone sax
    • Earle Dumler – oboe, English horn, bass oboe
    • John Winter – oboe, English horn
    • David Sherr – 2nd oboe and tenor saxophone
    • JoAnn Caldwell – bassoon
    • Bobby Tricarico – bassoon, contra bassoon
    • Gene Goe, Malcolm McNab, Roy Poper – trumpet
    • Arthur Briegleb, David Duke, Bob Henderson, Todd Miller – French horn
    • Jock Ellis, Bruce Fowler, Kenny Shroyer – trombone
    • Dana Hughes – bass trombone
    • Don Waldrop – tuba and contrabass trombone
    • Dave Parlato – bass
    • Terry Bozzio – drums
    • Alan Estes, John Bergamo, Emil Richards, Tom Raney – percussion
  4. "Trudgin' Across the Tundra"
    • Frank Zappa – conductor, guitar
    • Tony Duran – slide guitar
    • Earle Dumler – oboe, saxophone, sarrusophone
    • Malcolm McNab – trumpet
    • Gary Barone – trumpet (solo)
    • Tom Malone – trumpet, trombone, tuba, piccolo, saxophone
    • Bruce Fowler – trombone
    • Glenn Ferris – trombone
    • Dave Parlato – bass
    • Jim Gordon – drums, steel drums
  5. "Occam's Razor"
  6. "Heidelberg"
  7. "The Illinois Enema Bandit"
  8. "Australian Yellow Snow"
    • Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
    • George Duke – keyboards, vocals
    • Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
    • Ian Underwood – woodwinds, synthesizer
    • Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals
    • Bruce Fowler – trombone
    • Tom Fowler – bass
    • Ralph Humphrey – drums
    • Ruth Underwood – percussion
  9. "Rollo"
    • Same as song 3. "Hermitage"

Credits

  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Michael Mesker – design, layout design
  • Melanie Starks – production coordination
  • Joe Travers – producer, vault research
  • Gail Zappa – producer, package concept, text

References

  1. ^ Planer, L. (2011). "One Shot Deal - Frank Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.