glenn ferris

     from: patrick neve (splat@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
glenn ferris was born in los angeles and played with don ellis when he was only 16.  in addition to frank zappa, he also played with stevie wonder, dave frishberg, billy cobham, steve lacy, manu dibango, louis sclavis, michel portal and is currently a member of the group palatino.
although he did not appear on the grand wazoo album, glenn ferris was a member of the grand and petit wazoo tours of 1972, and also of the 1975 incarnation of the abnuceals emuukha electric symphony orchestra.  since he performed at the royce hall shows of sept 17-18th 1975, that would mean he appears uncredited (along with the rest of the '75 aeeso) on the orchestral favorites album, läther, and perhaps a few compilations using those tracks.

Glenn Ferris toured with Billy Cobham in 1975.

In 2003, Glenn Ferris performed on French band LeBocal's "Oh No" album, a Zappa tribute.

June to September 2011, Glenn Ferris toured with Stéphane Belmondo, Cecil McBee, Baptiste Trotignon, Jean-Jacques Quesada, Billy Hart, Manuel Rocheman, Jean Tousaint and Kirk Lightsey as part of a Jazz & Wine tour.

charles ulrich has compiled the pet names that frank referred to glenn as during the wazoo tours:
"glenn with two ns ferris" (fz, 9/16/72)
"direct from carnaby street, glenn with two ns ferris" (fz, 9/22/72)
"mr. dynamic, the hardest-working trombone player in the halloween mask business, glenn ferris" (fz, 10/31/72 late)
"glenn 'hava nagila' ferris" (fz, 12/2/72 late)
(these are from the planet of my dreams site.)

discography:

(all credits are for trombone unless otherwise noted)

• 1964 alphonse mouzon- distant lover
• 1969 don ellis- new don ellis band goes underground
• 1969 george duke- save the country (1969)
• 1970 don ellis- don ellis at fillmore
• 1973 bonnie raitt- takin' my time
• 1974 billy cobham- total eclipse 
• 1974 billy cobham- shabazz
• 1974 average white band- awb
• 1975 billy cobham- funky thide of sings
• 1976 stevie wonder- songs in the key of life
• 1978 alexander, karen- voyager (wind)
• 1979 frank zappa- orchestral favorites
• 1981 martial solal- big band
• 1981 tony scott- african bird: come back! mother afr
• 1982 jack walrath- in europe
• 1984 keiser twins- keiser twins
• 1985 alphonse mouzon- back to jazz
• 1985 barry altschul- that's nice
• 1990 bonnie raitt- bonnie raitt collection (horn)
• 1993 peter scharli- tomorrow
• 1995 glenn ferris- flesh & stone
• 1996 glenn ferris- face lift
• 1996 palatino- romano benita fresu ferris
• 1996 nocturne- zoukeur tu es zoukeur tu resteras
• 1996 frank zappa- läther
• 1997 new spirits in jazz, vol. 3
• 1997 songs of love peace understand & li
• 1997 weah, george- lone star liberia
• 1998 glenn ferris trio- refugees
• 1999 palatino- tempo

 

	tim berne: the empire box     (1999, 5cd box, usa, screwgun records) - feat. glenn ferris
	b & g rhythm- b & g rhythm
	stevens, lindy- pure devotion
	fill your head with jazz
	le bocal: oh no!... just another frank zappa memorial barbecue!     (2003, cd-pro, france, le chant du monde cdm 035) - all compositions by frank zappa
	frank zappa: imaginary diseases     (2006, cd, usa, zappa records)
	frank zappa: wazoo     (2007, 2cd, usa, vaulternative records)
	frank zappa: one shot deal     (2008, cd, usa, zappa records)
	bradford, dresser & ferris: live in l.a.     (2011 cd, usa, ??) - recorded at tom fowler's house
109	frank zappa: little dots     (2016, cd, usa, zappa records zr20026)
	frank zappa: rollo / portland improvisation     (2017, 10", usa, zappa records bpr1230) - record store day release

 

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