Frank Zappa as Composer

"Composer, guitarist, singer, and bandleader Frank Zappa was a singular musical figure during a performing and recording career that lasted from the 1960s to the '90s. His disparate influences included doo wop music and avant-garde classical music; although he led groups that could be called rock & roll bands for much of his career, he used them to create a hybrid style that bordered on jazz and complicated, modern serious music, sometimes inducing orchestras to play along." - AllMusic

This playlist is a collection of Zappa's music played by various orchestras and ensembles. Including:

• Zomby Woof, by Asphalt Orchestra
• A to Z of Jazz – Fine Arts Brass Quintet (2 Zappa tunes)
• Ear Mind I; Prime Meridian; Smart Went Crazy - Meridian Arts Ensemble (3 Zappa suites on three albums)
• Plastic People, by Ron Kobayashi Trio
• The Grand Wazoo, by Bobby Sanabria
• Oh No, by David Kikoski Trio
• The Little House I Used to Live In, by George Winston
• Chunga's Revenge, by Gotan Project
• Help, I'm A Rock, by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (The only cover version by a rock group in this playlist)
• Songs And Dances, by Cincinnati Wind Symphony (2 Zappa tunes)
• The Zappa Album, by Ensemble Ambrosius
• Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions, by Ensemble Modern (The ensemble rehearsed with Zappa for this recording)
• Harmonia Meets Zappa
• The Purple Cucumber: A Zappa Tribute
• Strictly off Limits -  Accademia Amiata Ensemble (5 Zappa tunes)
• King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (A hidden Zappa album by all means. Zappa composed, arranged all tracks and played guitar on one section; various members of Zappa's band were also involved)
• A Captain Beefheart live recording with Zappa and an interview.

Get this collection in one Spotify playlist: Frank Zappa as Composer (93 tracks, total time: 6 hours) Ctrl (CMD) + G to browse in album view. Thank these performers for keeping Zappa's music alive, while The Zappa Family Trust is doing their best to make sure kids today can't hear his original recordings (no Amazon MP3, no iTunes, no streaming). The man himself came up with an idea for music subscription in 1983.