The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra was a group of Hollywood session musicians organized by Frank Zappa in 1967 to record music for his first solo album Lumpy Gravy. Some of these musicians are thought to have worked together in various combinations under the leadership of Ken Shroyer as far back as 1959. However, it was Zappa who gave them the name several years later. In 1975, Zappa organized another group using the same name which involved a few of the same musicians. This group recorded music for his album Orchestral Favorites, released in 1979. Dates that each musician performed with the group are contained in parentheses. These dates may be approximate. Musician credits for Lumpy Gravy (1967) Harold Ayres - violin (1959–1974) John Balkin - bass (1959–1974) Arnold Belnick - violin (1959–1974) Harold G. Bemko - cello (1959–1974) Chuck Berghofer - bass (1959–1974) Jimmy Bond - bass (1959–1974) Dennis Budimir - guitar (1959–1979) Frankie Capp - drums (also Latin percussion, 1959–1979) Don Christlieb - bassoon, contra bassoon (1959–1979) Gene Cipriano - oboe, flute, bass flute, E flat clarinet, bass clarinet, contra bass clarinet (1959–1979) Vincent DeRosa - French horn (1959–1974) Joseph DiFiore - viola (1959–1974) Jesse Ehrlich - cello (1959–1974) Alan Estes - percussion (1959–1974) Gene Estes - percussion (also mallets, tympani, Latin percussion)(1959–1974) Victor Feldman - percussion (also mallets, tympani, Latin percussion)(1959–1979) Bunk Gardner - flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, tenor saxes (1959–1979)(left after participation in Animalympics scoring session) James Getzoff - violin (1959–1979) Philip Goldberg - viola (1959–1974) John Guerin - drums (1959–1974) Jim Haynes - guitar (1959–1974) Harry Hyams - viola (1959–1974) Jules Jacob - oboe, English horn, flute, piccolo, tenor sax (1959–1974) Pete Jolly - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord (1959–1974) Raymond J. Kelley - cello (1959–1974) Jerome A. Kessler - cello (1959–1974) Alexander Koltun - violin (1959–1974) Bernard Kundell - violin (1959–1974) William Kurasch - violin (1959–1974) Mike Lang - keyboards (also celeste, electric harpsichord)(1959–1974) Leonard Malarsky - strings (1959–1974) Shelly Manne - drums (1959–1979) Lincoln Mayorga - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord piano, celeste, electric harpsichord (1959–1979) Arthur Maebe - French horn (1959–1974) Ted Nash - flute, bass flute, alto sax, contra b. clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet (1959–1974) Richard Parisi (Perrisi) - French horn (1959–1974) Jerome J. Reisler - violin (1959–1974) Emil Richards - percussion (also mallets, tympani, Latin percussion)(1959–1979) Lyle Ritts (Ritz) - bass (1959–1974) Tony Rizzi - guitar (1959–1974) Johnny