don christlieb

Don Christlieb was a part of the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (Feb - March 1967) when Frank Zappa recorded the orchestral parts for "Lumpy Gravy".

The picture on the right shows Don Christlieb and his son Pete. The photo (© Pete Christlieb) is borrowed from Pete Christlieb's website at http://www.petechristlieb.com/biography.htm.

You can read an excellent interview with Don Christlieb (by Charles Lipp) at:
http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR9.1/DR9.1.Lipp.html (part one)
http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR10.1/DR10.1.Lipp.html (part two)

4	frank zappa: lumpy gravy    (1967, lp, usa, verve)
64	frank zappa: the lost episodes    (1996, cd, usa, ryko)
68	frank zappa: mystery disc    (1998, cd, usa, ryko)

random notes

    From: Charles Ulrich

Christlieb worked with Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Boulez, and Stockhausen. His film credits go back to Gone With The Wind, The Wizard Of Oz, and Fantasia.

-- info: Charles Ulich