Roxy & Elsewhere

From the Label

Recorded live at LA’s Roxy in 1973 (and elsewhere in May of 74), originally released as a double album (now on one CD) in the summer of 74. This band had instrumental prowess to spare (mallet percussionist Ruth Underwood has some especially dazzling moments), and struck a good balance between Zappa’s sharp wit and his jazz-inspired experiments.

Track highlights include “Penguin In Bondage,” “Cheepnis” (which has been remixed for this release) and “Be-Bop Tango.” From Goldmine — “Presenting Zappa as a funny, sharp-tongued master of ceremonies and mixing his caustic humor with increasingly complicated musical structures, it was a model of the kind of shows and albums Zappa would be doing over the next decade.”