Sunday, February 19, 2023

dxxxvi. ZAPPA, Frank: Uncle Remus

dxxxvi. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Uncle Remus (1974)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Sal Marquez, trumpet
Ian Underwood, saxophone
Napoleon Murphy Brock, saxophone
Bruce Fowler, trombone
Don "Sugarcane" Harris, violin
Jean-Luc Ponty, violin
Ruth Underwood, percussion
George Duke, keyboards
Tony Duran, rhythm guitar
Harper May, bass
Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski), bass
Aynsley Dunbar, drums
(2:49)


from Apostrophe (')


co-written with Duke.

Zappa loved making merry with Black racist stereotypes (see Thing-Fish [1984]). You won't find Disney's racist Song of the South (1946) anymore, but for those who know satire when they see it ...


Transcription by Andy Aledort.











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