The Yellow Shark
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| The Yellow Shark | ||
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| Studio album by Frank Zappa | ||
| Released | November 2, 1993 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Avant-garde classical | |
| Length | 72:02 | |
| Label | Rykodisc | |
| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Frank Zappa chronology | ||
| Ahead of Their Time (1993) |
The Yellow Shark (1993) |
Civilization, Phaze III (1994) |
The Yellow Shark is an album of orchestral music by Frank Zappa, released in 1993. It features live recordings from the Ensemble Modern's 1992 performances of Zappa's compositions. It is the last Zappa album to be released before his death.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Intro"–1:43
- "Dog Breath Variations"–2:07
- "Uncle Meat"–3:24
- "Outrage at Valdez"–3:27
- "Times Beach II"–7:31
- "III Revised"–1:45
- "The Girl in the Magnesium Dress"–4:33
- "Be-Bop Tango"–3:43
- "Ruth Is Sleeping"–5:56
- "None of the Above"–2:17
- "Pentagon Afternoon"–2:28
- "Questi Cazzi Di Piccione"–3:03
- "Times Beach III"–4:26
- "Food Gathering in Post-Industrial America, 1992"–2:52
- "Welcome to the United States"–6:39
- "Pound for a Brown"–2:12
- "Exercise, No. 4"–1:37
- "Get Whitey"–7:00
- "G-Spot Tornado"–5:17
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Frank Zappa – conductor, producer, performer
- Wolfgang Stryi – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, contrabass trombone, clarinet
- Todd Yvega – synclavier assistance
- Herman Kretzschmar – celeste, harpsichord, voices, piano
- Uwe Dierksen – trombone
- Friedemann Dahn – violoncello
- William Formann – cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
- Rumi Ogawa-Helferich – cymbalom, percussion
- Franck Ollu – horn
- Jürgen Ruck – banjo, guitar
- Claudia Sack – violin
- Veit Scholz – bassoon, contrabassoon
- Hilary Sturt – voices, violin
- Michael Svoboda – euphonium, didjeridu, alphorn, trombone
- Mathias Tacke – violin
- Detlef Tewes – mandolin
- Ellen Wegner – harp
- Ueli Wiget – cello, harp, harpsichord, piano
- Andreas Bottger – percussion
- Ensemble Modern – main performer
- Daryl Smith – tuba
- Dietmar Wiesner – flute
- Peter Rundel – conductor, violin
- Michael Gross – cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
[edit] Technical staff
- Spencer Chrislu – engineer, mixing
- Harry Andronis – engineer
- Brian Johnson – art direction, design
- Hans Jörg Michel – photography
- Henning Lobner – photography
- Dave Dondorf – engineer, coordination
- Jesse Di Franco – art direction, design
- Ali N. Askin – arranger
- Fritz Brinckmann – photography
