THE BIG ONE - FRANK ZAPPA ON STAGE 1978
In the fall of 1978, Frank Zappa took a band on the road that some believe was his most advanced lineup ever, which included new recruits Ike Willis, Arthur Barrow and Vinnie Colaiuta in addition to familiar faces such as Tommy Mars and Denny Walley. Their tour of Europe and the U.S. culminated in the New York City Halloween extravaganza that Frank himself referred to as THE BIG ONE, a nearly four-hour display of musical brilliance. In this new book, Scott Parker (host of the ZappaCast, the Official Frank Zappa podcast) traces the journey of this band, in a book that unfolds like a day-to-day diary of Life On The Road for Zappa and his musish’nins.
In the fall of 1978, Frank Zappa took a band on the road that some believe was his most advanced lineup ever, which included new recruits Ike Willis, Arthur Barrow and Vinnie Colaiuta in addition to familiar faces such as Tommy Mars and Denny Walley. Their tour of Europe and the U.S. culminated in the New York City Halloween extravaganza that Frank himself referred to as THE BIG ONE, a nearly four-hour display of musical brilliance. In this new book, Scott Parker (host of the ZappaCast, the Official Frank Zappa podcast) traces the journey of this band, in a book that unfolds like a day-to-day diary of Life On The Road for Zappa and his musish’nins.
In the fall of 1978, Frank Zappa took a band on the road that some believe was his most advanced lineup ever, which included new recruits Ike Willis, Arthur Barrow and Vinnie Colaiuta in addition to familiar faces such as Tommy Mars and Denny Walley. Their tour of Europe and the U.S. culminated in the New York City Halloween extravaganza that Frank himself referred to as THE BIG ONE, a nearly four-hour display of musical brilliance. In this new book, Scott Parker (host of the ZappaCast, the Official Frank Zappa podcast) traces the journey of this band, in a book that unfolds like a day-to-day diary of Life On The Road for Zappa and his musish’nins.