Soul Freak Symphony album review by Glenn Astarita, published on April 1, 2025. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz ...

this sees Zappa moving heavily into jazz fusion territory, with a nod to Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. George Duke: “The arrangements for this, like The Grand Wazoo, were dictated to us by Frank ...

You might well conclude that in 1969 the mere presence of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart ... There is courtly jazz fusion (“Son Of Mr Green Genes”) and seasick groove (“Little Umbrellas”).

Zappa was a musical iconoclast – known for his “hard-to-play” musical material, humorous and satirical lyrics, and fusion of musical styles. Frank Zappa’s music is so important to so many ...