dclxxxv. ZAPPA, Frank: Let's Make the Water Turn Black

dclxxxv. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Let's Make the Water Turn Black

7 Versions

A delightful true story about saving various bodily excretions ...

1. We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
FZ, guitar, piano, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black, drums, vocals
Roy Estrada, bass, vocals
Don Preston, keyboards
Bunk Gardner, woodwinds
Ian Underwood, woodwinds, piano
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood, soprano and baritone saxophone
(2:01)

2. Road Tapes, Venue 1 (2012)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Bunk Gardner, woodwinds, vocals
Motorhead Sherwood, baritone saxophone, tambourine, harmonica
Don Preston, keyboards
Roy Estrada, bass, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black, drums, vocals
Art Tripp III, drums, percussion
(first 2:56 of The Orange County Lumber Truck)
Vancouver, BC, Canada; August 25, 1968

3. Ahead of Their Time (1993)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Ian Underwood, alto saxophone, piano
Bunk Gardner, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood, baritone saxophone, tambourine
Don Preston, keyboards
Roy Estrada, bass, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black, drums, vocals
Arthur Dyer Tripp III, drums, percussion
(1:51)
London, October 25, 1968

4. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (1988)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Lowell George, guitar, vocals
Roy Estrada, bass, vocals
Don Preston, keyboards
Buzz Gardner, trumpet
Ian Underwood, alto saxophone
Bunk Gardner, tenor saxophone
Motorhead Sherwood, baritone saxophone
Jimmy Carl Black, drums
Arthur Dyer Tripp III, drums
(first 1:48)
The Ballroom, Stratford, CT; February 16, 1969

5. Road Tapes, Venue 3 (2016)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Howard Kaylan, vocals
Mark Volman, vocals, tambourine
Ian Underwood, alto saxophone, keyboards
George Duke, keyboards
Jeff Simmons, bass, vocals
Aynsley Dunbar, drums
(1:42)
Minneapolis, MN; July 5, 1970

6. Zappa/Erie (2022)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Jeff Simmons, guitar, harmonica, vocals
George Duke, keyboards, vocals
Don Preston, synth
Napoleon Murphy Brock, tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
Bruce Fowler, trombone, vocals
Walt Fowler, trumpet
Tom Fowler, bass
Ralph Humphrey, drums, percussion
Chester Thompson, drums, percussion
(2:01)
Edinboro, PA; May 8, 1974

7. Make a Jazz Noise Here (1991)
FZ, guitar, synth, vocals
Ike Willis, guitar, synth, vocals
Mike Keneally, guitar, synth, vocals
Bobby Martin, keyboards, vocals
Ed Mann, percussion
Walt Fowler, trumpet, flugelhorn, synth
Bruce Fowler, trombone
Paul Carman, soprano, alto and baritone saxophone
Albert Wing, tenor saxophone
Kurt McGettrick, baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Scott Thunes, bass, Minimoog
Chad Wackerman, drums, percussion
(1:36)
The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands; May 3, 1988