Underwood later worked with Frank Zappa on his solo recordings, including 1969's Hot Rats. [1] He married Ruth Komanoff (Underwood), marimbist/percussionist from the Mothers of Invention in May 1969. Underwood left the Mothers of Invention in...
Frank Sinatra and Quincy Jones’ very first collaboration was in June 1958 to raise money for the United Nations Refugee Fund. Jones, who found success in Europe before he found it at home, was ...
IAN UNDERWOOD was the 'multi-instrumentalist' Frank Zappa had been seeking in the late 60's to more fully present his musical ideas. ... He has been a studio musician since 1974 and recorded albums and film soundtracks with, among others,...
He played with Frank Zappa when he was 15, but said no to working with David Bowie, Spirit, Buddy Miles and Blood, Sweat And Tears. He told Quincy Jones he didn’t need a producer, he could do it all himself. “I never had a problem with fame,” told The...
Videos
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Jones Crusher · Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti ℗ 1979 Zappa Family Trust, Under exclusive license to Universal Music...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group The Uncle Meat Variations · Frank Zappa Uncle Meat ℗ 1969 Zappa Family Trust, Under exclusive license to...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Chunga's Revenge · Frank Zappa Chunga's Revenge ℗ 1970 Zappa Family Trust, Under exclusive license to...
Frank Zappa, Official Reissues #15-26 (Zappa Records/UMe) FZ's 1972-1979 discography, almost entirely sourced from original analog masters. ... This week, Quincy Jones' latest mingling with a new generation of artists leads to a recollection of...
Frank Zappa. Bad. Michael Jackson. The Köln Concert. Keith Jarrett. Getz / Gilberto. Stan Getz / João Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim. Babylon By Bus. ... Along Came Betty - Quincy Jones. 3:20; Tickle Toe - Quincy Jones. 3:00; Happy Faces -...
Listening to this, I definitely get the sense of Quincy trying to find his mojo again, and the album does suffer for it. A couple tracks prove to be rather good (I mean, this is Quincy Jones being backed by Wrecking Crew/Steely Dan/Zappa alumni after...
Frank is back there high-fiving with Cary Grant and Noel Coward and Grace Kelly and all these people, and I’m stupid enough to think, “I hope he heard because I don’t want the applause to ...