The Yellow Shark Vinyl

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The yellow shark vinyl.

4 0 out of 5 stars the yellow shark frank zappa. The girl in the magnesium dress 4 33. The yellow shark zappa ensemble modern cd barking pumpkin r2 71600 november 2 1993 previous album notes comments vinyl vs cd related links next album. The yellow shark an album of orchestral music was released only a few weeks before he succumbed to cancer the computer music sound collage album civilization phaze iii was released a few months later.

This 72 minute long album features 18 zappa compositions. Then came the yellow shark project initiated by the ensemble modern. They took a year to learn all of the intricacies of the music not just getting all of the rhythms right but the feel and emotion as well. Outrage at valdez 3 27.

Amazon best sellers rank. Assembled from a series of sold out performances in germany by the ensemble moderne the set includes re workings of old favorites like the dog breath variations and uncle meat live arrangements of some of his hairiest computer music like the girl in the magnesium dress and g spot. It features live recordings from the ensemble modern s 1992 performances of zappa s compositions. Dog breath variations 2 06.

Some pieces were written in the late sixties but it s mostly material from its present. Be bop tango 3 43. Released shortly after his death in 1993 the yellow shark represents one of the only accurate performances of frank zappa s serious orchestral music at least as far as the composer was concerned. Reviewed in italy on december 11 2013.

Complete your zappa ensemble modern collection. 209 992 in cds vinyl see top 100 in cds vinyl 151422 in pop cds vinyl 95234 in rock cds vinyl would you like to tell us about a lower price. The yellow shark is an album of orchestral music by american musician frank zappa. Although critically ill zappa was able to attend the opening conducting a few pieces and hear his music the way he envisioned it.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1993 src cd release of the yellow shark on discogs. Released in november 1993 it was the last zappa album to appear in his lifetime almost exactly a month before he died of the cancer from which he had suffered for several years. Everything old though is reworked and orchestrated for ensemble modern who do a great job performing the music throughout the album.