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Title: Easy Five Stars
Review: Even among Zappa albums, nearly all of which are superb, this is a stand-out. Joe Travers plumbed the depths of the UMRK vaults for live recordings of the Petit Wazoo 10-piece band from '72. Somehow, FZ mixed and approved. Doesn't much matter how it happened, this is some beautiful music that definitely deserved to be published.Father Oblivion is not the piece from Apostrophe. It's actually a chunk of what would later become Gregary Peccary (the part where he's inventing his trend). Much of the rest is unique, semi-improvisational performances. It's all instrumentals. FZ's solos are wonderful. The band is tighter than a drum.Drummers be advised, there is an absolutely beautiful solo by Jim Gordon. Not overwhelming in terms of fancy technique, but an exercise in musicality that is nothing short of inspirational...and I thought, having been amazed by Zappa so many times, it just couldn't happen again!
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