Frank Zappa
Jazz From Hell
60s 70s 'jazz from hell' is an instrumental album from frank zappa it was released in 1986 by barking pumpkin records vinyl and by rykodisc cd all compositions were executed by frank zappa on the synclavier dms with the exception of 'st etienne' 'while you were art ii' is a synclavier performance based on a transcription of zappa's improvised guitar solo on the track 'while you were out' from the 'shut up 'n play yer guitar' album the unreleased original synclavier performance was done using only the unit's fm synthesis while the recording found here was zappa's 'deluxe' arrangement featuring newer samples and timbres in the initial europe cd release the album was featured as the second album on a 'two for the price of one compilation' with nine tracks from frank zappa meets the mothers of prevention on the same disc zappa won a 1988 grammy award for best rock instrumental performance for this album
Tracklist
1. Night School
2. The Beltway Bandits
3. While You Were Art II
4. Jazz From Hell
5. G-Spot Tornado
6. Damp Ankles
7. St. Etienne
8. Massaggio Galore