dcli. MITCHELL, Joni: God Must Be a Boogie Man

 dcli. MITCHELL, Joni (1943-       )

God Must Be a Boogie Man (1979)
JM, guitar, vocals
Don Alias, congas, drums
Emil Richards, percussion
Herbie Hancock, piano
Jaco Pastorius, bass
Peter Erskine, drums
Wayne Shorter, soprano saxophone
(4:35)

from Mingus

dcl. ZAPPA, Frank: G-spot Tornado

dcl. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

G-spot Tornado

Four versions

1. FZ, synclavier (1985)
(3:17)

from Jazz From Hell

2. Ensemble Modern (1993)
Peter Rundel, violin
Dietmar Wiesner, flute
Catherine Milliken, oboe, English horn, bass oboe
Roland Diry, clarinet
Wolfgang Stryi, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Veit Scholz, bassoon, contrabassoon
Frank Ollu, French horn
Stefan Dohr, French horn
William Formann, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
Michael Gross, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
Uwe Dierksen, trombone, soprano trombone
Michael Svoboda, trombone, euphonium
Daryl Smith, tuba
Hermann Kretzschmar, keyboards
Ueli Wiget, keyboards
Rumi Ogawa-Helferich, cymbalom, percussion
Andreas Böttger, percussion
Detlef Tewes, mandolin
Jürgen Ruck, banjo, guitar
Ellen Wegner, harp
Matthias Tacke, violin
Claudia Sack, violin
Hilary Sturt, violin
Friedemann Dähn, cello
Thomas Fichter, contrabass, electric bass
(7:21)

from The Yellow Shark (live video with dancers)

3. Colin Towns NDR Big Band (2005)
Lennart Axelsson, trumpet
Ingolf Burkhardt, trumpet
Claus Stötter, trumpet
Reiner Winterschladen, trumpet
Dan Gottshall, trombone
Sebastian Hoffmann, trombone
Stefan Lottermann, trombone
Ingo Lahme, bass trombone, tuba
Fiete Felsch, alto saxohone, clarinet
Peter Boite, alto saxophone
Christof Lauer, tenor saxophone
Lutz Böchner, tenor saxophone
Frank Delle, soprano and baritone saxophones
Vladyslav Sendecki, keyboards
Stephan Diez, guitar
Lucas Lindholm, bass
Marcio Doctor, percussion
Ian Thomas, drums
(5:20)

from Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (and Funny Smells) (live video)

4. Zappa Internet Jam (2014)
(3:22)

There are many more. Check out Frankfurt Radio Big Band, among others. Props to all these musicians who take on some of Frank's most complex compositions.

dcxlix. FOSTER, Ronnie: Mystic Brew

dcxlix. FOSTER, Ronnie (1950-       )

Mystic Brew (1972)
RF, organ
Eugene Bianco, harp
George Devens, vibes, percussion
Gene Bertoncini, guitar
George Duvivier, bass
Gordon Edwards, bass
Jimmy Johnson, drums
Arthur Jenkins, congas
(4:14)

from Two Headed Freap

dcxlviii. ESPINOVA, Joshua: Happy Song

dcxlviii. ESPINOVA, Joshua

Happy Song (2023)
JE, piano
Kris Monson, bass
Jaron Lamar Davis, drums
(4:48)

from Happy Song

Nice SEVEN.

dcxlvii. RADIOHEAD: How Do You?

dcxlvii. RADIOHEAD

How Do You?
Colin Greenwood, bass
Jonny Greenwood, guitar, keyboards
Ed O'Brien, guitar, backing vocals
Philip Selway, drums
Thom Yorke, guitar, vocals
(2:12)

from Pablo Honey

dcxlvi. ZAPPA, Frank: Letter from Jeepers

dcxlvi. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Letter from Jeepers (1963)
Bob Guy, vocal
(2:22)

from Cucamonga

dcxlv. THE MERMEN: The Silly Elephant Who Stomped to Tea

dcxlv. THE MERMEN

The Silly Elephant Who Stomped to Tea (1994)
Jim Thomas, guitar
Allen Whitman, bass
Martyn Jones, drums
(7:14)

from Food for Other Fish