Waka/Jawaka
Waka/Jawaka is an album by Frank Zappa, released in 1972. The album is the jazz-influenced precursor to The Grand Wazoo, and, as the front cover indicates, sequel of sorts to 1969's Hot Rats. Miles Davis's Bitches Brew-era influence is readily apparent on this and its sister album, The Grand Wazoo. According to Zappa, the title "is something that showed up on a Ouija board at one time."[5]
It was reissued in a digitally remastered version on CD by Ryko in 1986 (with much digital reverb added and missing the back cover artwork) and in 1995 (restoring the rear cover, but with identical sound).
Track listing
All songs by Frank Zappa.
Side one
- "Big Swifty" – 17:22
Side two
- "Your Mouth" – 3:12
- "It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal" – 4:16
- "Waka/Jawaka" – 11:18 (song sample, 659Kb)
Credits
- Frank Zappa – guitar, percussion, electric bed springs
- Tony Duran – slide guitar, vocals
- George Duke – ring-modulated & echoplexed electric piano, tack piano
- Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals, flugelhorn, chimes
- Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski) – electric bass, vocals, fuzz bass
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums, washboard, tambourine
- Chris Peterson – vocals
- Joel Peskin – tenor sax
- Mike Atschul – baritone saxophone, piccolo, bass flute, bass clarinet, tenor sax
- Jeff Simmons – Hawaiian guitar, vocals
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
- Janet Ferguson – vocals
- Don Preston – guitar, Minimoog
- Bill Byers – trombone, baritone horn
- Ken Shroyer – trombone, baritone horn
- Gerry Sack - muted maracas
Production
- Producer: Frank Zappa
- Engineers: Marshall Brevitz, Kerry McNabb
- Mastering: Frank Zappa
- Supervisor: Marshall Brevitz
- Concept: Sal Marquez
- Creative consultant: Sal Marquez
- Design: Cal Schenkel
- Cover Design: Cal Schenkel
- Cover illustration: Marvin Mattelson
- Illustrations: Marvin Mattelson
- Photography: Philip Schartz
- Back cover: Philip Schwartz
- Packaging: Cal Schenkel
- Repackaging: Ferenc Dobronyi
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1972 |
Pop Albums |
152 |
References
- ^ Couture, F. (2011 [last update]). "Waka/Jawaka - Frank Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r53146. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Christgau, R. (2011 [last update]). "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 4155". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist2.php?id=4155. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Houghton, Rob (2011 [last update]). "Frank Zappa: Waka/Jawaka : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20090513083957/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/frankzappa/albums/album/111805/review/5946768/wakajawaka. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Scaruffi, P. (2011 [last update]). "The History of Rock Music. Frank Zappa: biography, discography, reviews, links". scaruffi.com. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol1/zappa.html. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Frank Zappa interview, November, 1972, on WGOE-FM Richmond VA interview by Jerry Williams from the Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 6 1971-72, disk 2 track 22
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