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When Frank Zappa (“Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny“) died on 4 December 1993, an obituary appeared in a German weekly with the headline “King Of Pop“. Whether bandleader, civic terrorist, East-West huckster, anti-censorship activist, California sceptic, presidential candidate, guitarist or composer: Francis Vincent Zappa Jr. II - born on 21 December 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland - was many things during his colourful career, but one thing he was not: the king of pop music. For the same reason, the go-getting multi-talent used its stylistic devices, like those of many other types of music, for example to mock and ridicule the American lifestyle of his time, which he despised. The king of rock satire, on the other hand, felt a deep sympathy for the music and life of and life of the Afro-Americans. Because it was about the real things in life: “About sex, survival and death!“ Existential moments, which Frank Zappa not only in rhythm and blues, but also in that strange-smelling music called jazz. Processed in projects with very special scents like “Hot Rats“ - “Waka/Jawaka“ or “The Grand Wazoo“. This is remembered by Zappa companions and contemporary witnesses such as Michael Brecker, Howard Johnson, Klaus Doldinger and Pat Metheny. Mini radio documentary: Title: Jazz Special: “Funny Smells“ Frank Zappa und der Jazz NDR Info broadcast series: “Jazz Special“ Date and location: Various Radio station: NDR Info (Germany) Moderator: Thomas Haak Language: German (Moderator) Broadcast date: Friday, 2020 12 18 | Start: 22:05 (GMT 01:00) Tracklist Music, most comments have been deleted. Part 1 : 03 Peaches En Regalia [03:33] 06 Little Umbrellas [03:02] 07 Montreux & Wheelchair [01:09] 08 Waka/Jawaka [07:27] 11 The Purple Lagoon / Approximate [07:09] Part 2 : 14 The Purple Lagoon / Approximate [01:24] 16 The Grand Wazoo [06:23] 18 Be-Bob Tango [03:12] 20 Cheepnis [04:25] 21 Comments by Pat Metheny [01:43] 22 The Untouchables [00:33] 23 Censorship, Presidency and His Last Tour [01:55] 24 Zoot Allures [02:15] 25 NDR Info Outro [00:44] Total time: min
