Bongo Fury by Frank Zappa

Bongo Fury is a collaborative album by American artists Frank Zappa and the Mothers, with Captain Beefheart, released in October 1975. The live portions were recorded on May 20 and 21, 1975, at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas. Tracks 5, 6 and 9 (intro only) are studio tracks recorded in January 1975 (during the sessions which produced One Size Fits All (1975) and much of Studio Tan (1978)). Overview The album is a notable entry in Zappa's discography, because it was the last to feature a majority of his early 1970s band, which appeared on Over-Nite Sensation (1973), Apostrophe (') (1974), Roxy & Elsewhere (1974), and One Size Fits All (1975). Napoleon Murphy Brock's vocals are featured both on the sprawling "Advance Romance" as well as on the three-part harmonies of "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy". Captain Beefheart, in his only tour with Zappa's band, delivers vocals and harmonica on several tracks, including his two short prose readings "Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top" and "Man with the Woman Head". Bongo Fury also marks the first appearance of Terry Bozzio, who would become Zappa's featured drummer between 1975 and 1978. Track listing All tracks performed by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart; all tracks composed by Zappa, except where noted. This is the last original Frank Zappa album on which the band name "The Mothers " is used. Side one No. Title Length 1. "Debra Kadabra" 3:54 2. "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy" 5:59 3. "Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top" (Don Van Vliet) 2:51 4. "Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead" 3:03 5. "200 Years Old" 4:32 Side two No. Title Length 6. "Cucamonga" 2:24 7. "Advance Romance" 11:17 8. "Man with the Woman Head" (Don Van Vliet) 1:28 9. "Muffin Man" Musicians Frank Zappa – lead guitar, lead (2, 5, 6, 9) and backing vocals Captain Beefheart – harp, lead (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9) and backing vocals, shopping bags (also soprano sax) George Duke – keyboards, lead (2, 7) and backing vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock – sax, lead (2, 7) and backing vocals Bruce Fowler – trombone, fantastic dancing Tom Fowler – bass, also dancing Denny Walley – slide guitar, backing vocals Terry Bozzio – drums, moisture Chester Thompson – drums (on "200 Years Old" and "Cucamonga") Robert "Frog" Camarena – backing vocals on "Debra Kadabra" (uncredited) Production staff Michael Braunstein – engineer Frank Hubach – engineer Kelly Kotera – engineer Kerry McNabb – engineer Davey Moire – engineer Cal Schenkel – design John Williams – photography, cover photo Bob Stone – engineer A Universal Music Enterprises release; ℗ 2012 UMG Recordings, Inc.