john
rotella
John Rotella took part in some early recordings of The Mothers Of Inventions.
These recordings can be heard on "Freak Out", "Absolutely
Free", and on "The MOFO Project/Object".
He was also a part of the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric
Symphony Orchestra
around 1967 when frank zappa recorded the orchestral parts for
"Lumpy Gravy".
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the
mothers of invention: freak
out!
(1)
(1966, 2lp, usa, verve) |
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the
mothers of invention: absolutely
free
(2)
(1967, lp,usa, verve) |
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frank
zappa: lumpy gravy
(4)
(1967, lp, usa,
verve) |
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the
mothers of invention:
mothermania
(6)
(1969, lp, usa,
verve) |
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frank zappa: the mofo project/object (77)
(2006, 2cd, usa, zappa records) |
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frank zappa: the mofo project/object (78)
(2006, 4cd, usa, zappa records) |
from: charles
ulrich (ulrich@sfu.ca)
he apparently drummed on one don & dewey track. as for why he wasn't on the
grand wazoo tour, remember that one of the questions kenny shroyer asked was
"are you free to travel?" rotella probably wanted to stay in la and do
sessions. if rotella played on absolutely free, i think it would have been
the contrabass clarinet on "brown shoes don't make it".
discography:
- 1939 crosby, bing- bing crosby & the andrews sisters (reeds)
- 1946 dorsey, tommy- post-war era (sax)
- 1947 kenton, stan- city of glass: stan kenton plays bo (baritone)
- 1958 reiner, rob- peter and the wolf
- 1966 frank zappa- freak
out! (woodwinds)
- 1967 frank zappa- absolutely
free (contrabass clarinet) (unconfirmed source)
- 1968 frank zappa- lumpy
gravy (woodwinds)
- 1968 nilsson, harry- aerial ballet (woodwind)
- 1972 frank zappa- the
grand wazoo
- 1973 steely dan- countdown to ecstasy (saxophone)
- 1974 tim
buckley- look at the fool (horn)
- 1975 manchester, melissa- melissa (saxophone)
- 1975 nilsson, harry- duit on mon dei (saxophone)
- 1975 axton, hoyt- southbound (horn)
- 1975 nevins, nanci- nancy nevins
- 1975 pure prairie league- two lane highway (clarinet, keyboards)
- 1975 fahey, john- old fashioned love (saxophone, sax)
- 1976 muldaur, maria- sweet harmony (clarinet,
sax)
- 1976 nilsson, harry- that's the way it is (saxophone)
- 1976 sober, errol- day dreamer (wind)
- 1976 mcdonald, country joe- paradise with an ocean view (saxophone)
- 1977 toni & terry- joy (clarinet)
- 1977 diamond, neil- i'm glad you're here with me tonigh (reeds)
- 1977 axton, hoyt- road songs (clarinet)
- 1979 okeefe, danny- global blues (clarinet)
- 1979 cats [2]- 9">love in your eyes (saxophone)
- 1979 steely dan- greatest hits (saxophone)
- 1985 steely dan- decade of steely dan (horn)
- 1988 austin, patti- real me (clarinet)
- 1989 garcia, jerry- compliments of garcia (clarinet)
- 1991 don & dewey- jungle hop (drums)
- 1992 league of their own- league of their own (saxophone)
- 1993 steely dan- citizen steely dan (saxophone)
- 1994 bailey, mildred- rockin' chair lady (1931-1950) (reeds)
- 1995 goodman, benny- benny goodman and his great vocalis (saxophone)
- 1996 diamond, neil- in my lifetime
- 1997 day, doris- move over darling (ocarina)
- 1997 best of afrs jubilee, vol. 16 (saxophone)
- 1997 boone, pat- fifties: complete (saxophone)
- burch,
vernon- i'll be your sunshine (clarinet)
- garrett,
lee- heat for the feets (flute, sax)
- pomeranz,
david- truth of us (clarinet)
- schatz,
warren- warren schatz (woodwind)
- electra
glide in blue- electra glide in blue (woodwind)
