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    Posted: July 22 2008 at 20:47
who are your favorites?

1. George Duke
2. Bruce Fowler
3. Ruth Underwood
4. Terry Bozzio
5. Patrick O'Hearn

actually, that shouldve been a Zappa band...
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1. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
2. George Duke
3. Ray White
4. Ian Underwood
5. Ruth Underwood
6. Napoleon Murphy Brock
7. Chester Thompson

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In no particular order:
 
Ruth Underwood
George Duke
Ray Collins
Ian Underwood
Roy Estrada
 
 
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George Duke (keyboards)
Ian Underwood (saxophone & keys)
Chester Thompson (drums)
Steve Vai (guitar)
Jean-Luc Ponty (violin)
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JL Ponty
Patrick O'Hearn
Terry Bozzio
Steve Vai
Chester Thompson
 
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In no particular order:
Ruth Underwood
George Duke
Adrian Belew
Terry Bozzio
Chester Thompson

Oh, and Frank Zappa

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Ike Willis
Ruth Underwood
Bobby Martin
George Duke
Bruce Fowler
Sal Marquez........(for the final trumpet notes of 'Blessed Relief' from the 'Grand Wazoo' album.)
Chester Thompson
 
It's really hard to pick favourites from Zappa musicians. They all had SOMETHING to offer, otherwise Frank would'nt have used them, but these are MY faves.
 
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How is Vinnie Colaiuta not on anybody's list!?!?!
 
Vai
Colaiuta
Belew
Bozzio
Ian Underwood
 
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Ian Underwood
Ike Willis
Aynsley Dunbar
Vinnie Colaiute
The Royal Philharmonic

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Tommy Mars
Ruth Underwood
Steve Vai
Tom Fowler
Frank
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Originally posted by BroSpence BroSpence wrote:

Ian Underwood
Ike Willis
Aynsley Dunbar
Vinnie Colaiute
The Royal Philharmonic



That's cheating!

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Vinnie Colaiutta
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Chester Thompson
Ruth Underwood
Terry Bozzio
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George Duke
 
Or, the band on One Size Fits All. They work so perfectly together there that it's impossible to exclude anyone from there. And sorry about the links, I copied and pasted from Wikipedia.
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Originally posted by LiquidEternity LiquidEternity wrote:

George Duke




 

Or, the band on One Size Fits All. They work so perfectly together there that it's impossible to exclude anyone from there. And sorry about the links, I copied and pasted from Wikipedia.




If your talking One Size ... don't forget Johnny Guitar Watson, the man who pushes it over the top, too bad he is only on two songs.
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What is his actual role in the album? I was curious, and I wikipediaed it and tried some other sources, but it just says he was present on a couple songs. Who is he, what does he do?
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Originally posted by LiquidEternity LiquidEternity wrote:

What is his actual role in the album? I was curious, and I wikipediaed it and tried some other sources, but it just says he was present on a couple songs. Who is he, what does he do?


Johnny Guitar Watson was an old school classic blues/RnB guy who worked out of LA. I collect his albums, the album covers are classic. He is always dressed like a 70s pimp caricuture with the expected group of 'ladies' and always appears to have a great sense of humour and the music inside is always excellent. His voice and persona belong to a time and culture that no longer exists except in backwater towns in the southern US.

He does that incredible vocal improv on the jam at the end of San Bernardino ( "that's where they put all the cars that you hurt" ha ha, what the hell is that, ha ha) and also shows up on that song about Andy, he comes in during that break "Andy! ... Andy Andy!    and so on.

I've never 'pimped' one of my reviews before, but you might enjoy reading my review of One Size ... it is an incredible album.

Edited by Easy Money - October 11 2008 at 16:02
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well Frank Zappa but other than him my top 5 are
 
1.terry bozzio
2.steve vai
3.mike keneally
4.chester thompson
5.ruth underwood
 
but everyone who was in his band is just insane
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-Frank Zappa from "Jazz Discharge Party Hats"
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