Music of Frank Zappa: Arthur Barrow at UNT, 23 April 2015

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...And Music is the Best: The Music of Frank Zappa
Featuring guest artist Arthur Barrow
with The College Rhythm Band (Joseph Klein, director)
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 8:00 pm - Voertman Concert Hall
University of North Texas - Denton, TX USA
PROGRAM:
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Chunga’s Revenge
05:43 - Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus
08:55 - I Ain't Got No Heart
11:20 - Sharleena
15:44 - Thirteen
21:38 - The Little House I Used to Live In
29:28 - Village of the Sun
34:40 - The Black Page No. 2
38:24 - Sofa
41:28 - Peaches en Regalia
44:28 - Montana
53:43 - Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus - encore
All works composed by Frank Zappa and arranged by Arthur Barrow.
PERSONNEL:
Nils Mossblad, alto saxophone
Georgeanne Travis, tenor saxophone
Kole Pantuso, trumpet
Nick Roach, trombone
Leland Rooney, guitar
Kyle Downs, guitar
Anna Jalkeus, soprano
Marion Powers, mezzo
Isabel Crespo, alto
Christopher Walker, tenor
Victor Musasia, baritone
Martin Morgan, keyboards
Ethan Sedelmeier, percussion
Kurt Doty, percussion
West Fox, timpani
John Sturino, drums
Arthur Barrow, bass/vocals
David Falterman, guest pianist (on intro to "The Little House I Used to Live In")
Derek Miller, audio engineer
Ermir Bejo, audio engineer
Recorded by UNT Recording Services; mixed and mastered by Ermir Bejo.

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@ethansedelmeier5547 5 жыл бұрын

I'm the percussionist in gaudy hawaiian shirt! This was the highlight of my time at UNT. I became a huge fan of Zappa after stumbling on a clip of Ruth Underwood playing Rollo Interior on tv when i was 12 so I was thrilled to have the opurtunity to play in this group. I thoroughly enjoy reading the (mostly) positive comments on here so thank you all! What some might not realize is we only had 2 rehearsals as a full band before this show

@homerfj1100 5 жыл бұрын

Ignore anything negative here. Those are from whom Frank would label "people writing about music who know nothing about it".

@alienair1748 4 жыл бұрын

outstanding...2 rehearsals.. Frank would drill his lineups months before going on the road ...y'all did amazingly well. I can't believe I missed this.. I live here! nevertheless, you did great sir, along with this group of fine musicians.

@wildmanfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@jankopiano577 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Zappa 3 times in Austin in the 80s. I really enjoyed this performance.

@tomz808 3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job. Zappa really gives you a work out. And it looks like you all enjoyed it thoroughly.

@mickdarabuka7778 5 жыл бұрын

Screw the negative comments. I saw FZ live and he would love what you are doing. I'm a life long FZ fan. You are doing a great thing with fine, complex music. I salute you for your performance and your obvious joy in FZ's music. Salute to you people.

@taraso63 7 жыл бұрын

Frank Zappa would've been very proud of this wonderful performance!

@arthurbarrow2847 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I agree.

@ronfrey6639 4 жыл бұрын

@@arthurbarrow2847 ARTHUR OH MY GOD THESE PLAYERS AND YOU SIR IF YOU DO COME BACK TO TEXAS WILL YOU TELL ME SO I CAN SOMEHOW COME ? TO ALL WHO PLAYED THIS NIGHT IM CRYING....

@pauliestags 3 жыл бұрын

Tremendous! Such musicianship and attention to style. Thank you for posting this!

@jimfagadore231 2 жыл бұрын

What a tribute to Frank. He would be proud!!!

@juliojjesgmailcom 2 жыл бұрын

Frank would have said : "Gail, please give some coffee to this excellent fine musicians".

@PaulRoseGuitar 5 жыл бұрын

FZ said Arthur was the best bass player he ever had. His playing on Shut up n Play Yer Guitar is glorious. And this so good to see him out playing FZ music with the another generation of music lovers. Positive vibrations...!

@bridgmjm 5 жыл бұрын

Hearing a big band or orchestra play Zappa's music seems to expose the musical genius even more. I don't know.

@JohnSturino 3 жыл бұрын

Still one of my favorite moments as a student at UNT. (I'm on drumset). Thank You Dr. Klein!

@josephkleinmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Some great memories, John... and thanks for your excellent contribution!

@christianlefournis1557 3 жыл бұрын

Great drumming

@stevewarfel5788 2 жыл бұрын

Not that I was hoping for it, but, I was certain a young drummer could not make it through an hour of Frank without a hiccup. It is wonderful to be wrong sometimes. John, you let it rip beautifully. Masterful performance. Just ran into this two days ago and it gets better with each viewing. Thanks.

@michaelw.4434 Жыл бұрын

Very cool, Great job!!!

@yunak9665 Жыл бұрын

You slayed it. Great job!

@whiskeyriver4322 8 жыл бұрын

This is where it all begins. Teachers, students, great compositions, and supporting artists; all striving to learn, understand, perform, and enjoy great music. Unless you're born a genius, which is so extremely rare, this is how it's done. And, they chose one of the most challenging of composers to grind, hone, and polish their craft. Every one of those young men and women deserve a great token of appreciation from all of us who love great music. Parents, teachers, and Frank himself can not be proud enough. The only thing that was missing, was a forceful conductor to inject that depth that Frank was so well known for........... I hope the year since this was done, found you all happily continuing in a great tradition of unparalleled passion and enjoyment of this profound art form....... Never be afraid to do Broadway the Hard Way.......

@bryceelliott9112 Жыл бұрын

Thank God our youth is not totally lost. I could kiss everyone of these musician’s parents right on the lips! Thank EVERYONE so much for the elation I have received tonight. Oh and the guitar solo at around minute 46, Zappa is applauding “where ever you may be.”

@jimbocobb8855 7 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. Makes me very happy to hear the music passed down this way. Thanks to Arthur Barrow.

@davetothebeard 8 жыл бұрын

Damn it brings tears to my eyes to see a project like this in 2015!!

@ChocolateBob 4 ай бұрын

It brings tears to my old eyes watching this in 2024.

@sandpointcinema7557 2 ай бұрын

Dude playing the xylophone absolutely nailed Peaches. Great stuff.

@freyrfreyrfreyr8001 7 жыл бұрын

This comment wont matter.... But I actually cried when they played Sharleena ! This is amazing.... I don´t knoe ehy the fuck I am in tears right now...... Zappas music touches me like nothing else.....God damn it....!

@arthurbarrow2847 7 жыл бұрын

It matters to me! I get pretty emotional about Sharleena, Sofa, and a lot of others. That means it's good music and is touching you in a way that only music can, and is doing its job!

@InSurrealtime 7 жыл бұрын

Me too. How humiliating, but in a good way.

@ChocolateBob 4 ай бұрын

I wept and blew my nose throughout this amazing performance. I saw Zappa in 1974 when I was 17 years old at a medium small round theater in Phoenix. I got tickets 2 hours after they went on sale and got 2nd row. I sat in awe, but now at 67 I just cried as the melodies and amazing riffs flew through my soul. Thank you to all of these fine young performers!!!

@kyotojoel 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, all I can say is, after being a Zappa fan for decades, this is a great performance of his works. Kudos to all the musicians, Arthur and the director of the College Rhythm Band, Joseph Klein! To see young people not only playing this unique composer's music, but obviously getting off on playing it has restored my hope in the human race today. Bravo!

@sea6bear 6 жыл бұрын

Agree impressive ....

@frankzappaspussy7362 6 жыл бұрын

they are quite good .. but if you want to see best most zen covers of zappa go to "Voice of Cheez"..

@MissingMars 5 жыл бұрын

yup!

@grandmacaesar 2 жыл бұрын

I got chills going from Black Page to Sofa. Sometimes it's just so beautiful, I'm moved to tears.

@ChocolateBob 4 ай бұрын

Me too.

@jerrymack6123 6 жыл бұрын

Arthur unleashed the special ingredients of what makes a Zappa band go, and these cats poured it out here. Brilliant, superb.

@brianirving814 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 70 yr Zappa freak, love that you bunch of friends, musicians, keep the music alive, it's unique, think have watched this before, my gal nearly got called Charlene, Sharlene, ?!?! Keep up the brilliant work people, love this along everywhere, ..... Remember Frank and his audacity, capability, virtuosity, and everything else,

@myhomeo429 2 жыл бұрын

It’s wonderful to hear these kids who weren’t born when Frank died playing this music. Maybe there’s hope.

@HauteMessJazz 2 жыл бұрын

Not a lot of bands could pull off this music. To quote Frank himself, "This one's hard to play!

@filthwhistle Жыл бұрын

As a 50 year Zapp fan, this is OUTFUCKINGSTANDING! Thank you.

@lubricantrc3244 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliance, Arthur Barrow and his members. Great performace

@tomstiel7576 Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how proud their parents must be,,,God Bless these kids

@bikingfencer 2 жыл бұрын

Little house is practically perfect

@shootfirst2097 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I hope history records this tribute to a talent and a era that probably will never be duplicated.

@bradrehn1007 Жыл бұрын

What an illuminating way to start my day. It makes even this "horribly fore shortened glass of orange juice", sound pleasing!!!

@Stinkfuss100 2 жыл бұрын

Its great to hear that Frank's music is appreciated by young people and brought on the stage at such an outstanding level. Wonderful!

@markbrown1609 Жыл бұрын

chunga's revenge, this tune takes me back to the 70s in my room in high school writing my term paper using encyclopedias

@notnorberte 11 ай бұрын

Wow, I would have really loved to have played in this band! Things really come full circle for this HS band member and FZ fan in the early 80s. Like some others who commented, I got a bit teary-eyed listening and watching this. It reminded me of band life and the joy of FZ's music. Bravo!

@NebulousWeb 3 жыл бұрын

Great choice of songs! Great arrangements! I would honestly show this video to someone to give them the idea of what Zappa was about musically, rather than some of his own original performances. You've made Zappa more accessible and palatable with this show. Most people need to be introduced gradually, and this is an amazingly good stepping stone. Also hats off to the sound engineers. I hope you all managed to stay in music in some capacity. Best of luck.

@rickandrews2112 8 жыл бұрын

As a 40 year fan of Frank, and a musician of just as many years, I whole heartedly salute this group of students for investing in the work it takes to learn and perform correctly Frank's music. Y'all rock!

@andrewborofsky3723 2 жыл бұрын

Must be a younger pup than me first saw him 75

@spiffyg4939 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I just wish the camera had spent more time on the amazing percussion section because that is (to me) the foundation of Frank's best compositions.

@progfrogian9226 8 жыл бұрын

That was the best 57:37min. I spent in 2016 so far. The Montana solo and the far right blonde singer always bopping to the music made my day. Congrats M. Barrow and all of the students/musicians. Most excellent job.

@bikingfencer 8 жыл бұрын

Plus she took on Ricky Lancelotti's falsetto at the end of Montana; I held my breath

@justherb666 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Eyebrows and all.

@truthdweller3454 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Love that the guitarist shreds like Frank.

@piccolina721 7 жыл бұрын

This is very complex music really great musicians !

@Muddytrickle Жыл бұрын

Always warms my heart to see universities embrace FZ's music. I think it becomes especially more important, as we can digitally enhance sounds real-time, that we get to hear real music, real-time, with warts and all.

@pectenmaximus231 5 жыл бұрын

I'm very honored to have been in bands (separate ones) with both guitarists. Amazing musicians, and great people too. Was sitting somewhere up front smiling ear to ear through this whole show because everyone on stage did an incredible job.

@JamieLeo 7 жыл бұрын

That the musicianship is so thrilling is at times almost easy to miss because you are constantly swept up by the joy on the ensemble's faces, communicating that they are experiencing one of the great experiences of their lives - and enormously to the benefit of all who get to feast on the this beautifully produced recording of this singular performance.. W O N D E R F U L . Thank you all so very much.

@ethericlimerick2992 Жыл бұрын

Good point Sir... well spoken!

@ToddMason 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done!

@bryceelliott9112 Жыл бұрын

End-to-End, what an incredible group of musicians, thus I say End-to-End. Also thank you for the dignitaries that fought for the funds and put together the talent to bring so many poets to the stage. Without EVERYONE there could only be void.

@psul42 Жыл бұрын

All the performers here should be well proud of what they accomplished.

@frodolives8969 7 жыл бұрын

Coming from a life long Zappa FREAK, I must say that was incredibly impressive and enjoyable. WELL DONE!!!!!!!! Killer setlist as well.

@frankzappaspussy7362 6 жыл бұрын

but not as magical as "Voice of Cheez".. if you want to see best most zen covers of zappa go to that..

@ccgwoodworks 6 жыл бұрын

so they say that to master anything one needs to invest 10.000 hours..wow alot of hours.trombone play killed it

@andreasrosenberg9317 2 жыл бұрын

Wow This was awesome!!!

@jukkakarna7810 2 жыл бұрын

Youngsters,thank you.

@johnccleary1980 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! The Next Generational Wave of Zappa Fans...and True Music Lovers! Great Initiative Arthur! Bravo!

@andsomeenery2964 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant choice of songs, completely forgot just how fantastic they were. Well done guys, you did justice to them all ✌️

@billkeon880 3 жыл бұрын

Frank’s music still lives. I would give anything to be in a big band playing his stuff

@stevewarfel5788 2 жыл бұрын

What an outstanding group of talent.

@zombiecart 8 жыл бұрын

Sooooooo damned good! Who knew Zappa would be so alive still, his music is timeless.

@Niounai2013 7 жыл бұрын

As you say in English, I am a fan of Zappa since the seventies and I have his music in the ear. Bravo for your band, it is very good and especially there are only young people. Zappa is the greatest rock composer of the 20th century, and it is not easy to play. Bruxelles

@MatthewLevine79 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Very impressive all around, and great to see young people making good choices of repertoire. Ich bin der chrome dinette indeed.

@arthurbarrow2847 2 жыл бұрын

thanks! the repertoire selection was all mine! so thank again!

@yezdejerdiii5074 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Argentina and a big fan of Zappa works. You must be proud for such a composer you gave to the World

@fabriziosalvini9737 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to thank you guys for this precious gift you gave us. I literally have tears in my eyes watching you play this immortal music. Thank you so much. Besides, Arthur, you and Vinnie really changed my life.

@swamisMotelBand1 2 жыл бұрын

Dentonites ...a proud heritage special kudos to the trumpet player on the black Page pt 2

@rgolten 2 жыл бұрын

A veritable tour de force - really enjoying this. I don't know how they did it with so little rehearsal time! Great play list! Hard stuff! Gets better & better!

@fallbangskid8304 11 ай бұрын

Very, very good! Long live Frank Zappa's and those that play it well!

@TicEmuh 6 ай бұрын

There is only 1 word for this presentation......and that word is ASTUTE !!!! BEAUTIFUL !!

@blzbob7936 5 жыл бұрын

Really nice to see the next generation performing some of Franks classics!

@paulstruxness2043 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this. Zappa is truly a genius. I first heard his music in Vietnam as The Mothers of Invention and Rubin and the Jets. I’ve followed his growth as the most influential composer of our generation. UNT experimentalist jazz program is a credit to his stature. Arthur Burrows. Shazam, Dude.

@stevewarfel5788 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant performance. Enjoyed every minute.

@pherrington13 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I didn't expect that ! Amazing selections done amazingly well. Sharleena has always pulled the heart strings and they nailed it. Bravo !!!

@andrewborofsky3723 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done especially on percussion, hard to play Zappa songs for an hour straight. Your probably lucky Frank wasn’t around, a major perfectionist. He used to always complain about not getting things absolutely perfect.

@fundament 2 жыл бұрын

great, great performance and awesome tracklist

@keithkennedy6496 4 жыл бұрын

Zappa's universe expanding, a beautiful thing.

@edpalermo1580 8 жыл бұрын

Killer! Arthur Barrow is amazing as are the players in this clip! UNT rocks!

@FernandoFaria-qq4ko Жыл бұрын

Arhur kindly teaching the new genaration the Word of Zappa's music. Beatiful!!!

@moo3992 2 жыл бұрын

Remarkable! Which is why i left a comment.

@sriv9045 2 жыл бұрын

Just awesome, guys. You blew my mind. Big Zappa fan here.

@imanointedone1 Жыл бұрын

I am immediately struck by how orchestral these arrangements are ❤

@mariusb5150 2 жыл бұрын

That was great. And you really hit Sharleena. That's such beautiful song. Wonderful black page. Wonderful dynamics. Great singing and playing. Montana intro spot on and wonderful guitar solo. Well rehearsed 🙂Thank you. That made me happy.

@red2060 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! ! ! Pur bonheur, pure happiness. Powerfull and exact ! Bravo

@cnastou 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic to listen to on headphones. Frank would have been proud.

@richardlemrise496 Жыл бұрын

I really can't believe how good this is. They get in the groove. Frank would have loved this. It was never about shake you booty, this is his message. His lyrics were meant to pull you in to what really mattered.

@arthurbarrow2847 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Frankincensedjb123 8 жыл бұрын

I've seen Zappa played at UNT a few times. Good to see they're keeping his great music alive. And btw, every song played, some of my Zappa favourites. GREAT! set list. Kudos

@stefanopiovan3349 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Arthur, he applauds from up there.

@ganazby 2 жыл бұрын

Stellar arrangements, superbly executed.

@sriv9045 2 жыл бұрын

Great googlymoogly, Black Page was just groovin.

@digitalcurry 2 жыл бұрын

Simultaneously a great performance, and yet beneath the original enough to make you appreciate just how difficult this music is to play. What an accomplishment.

@zim1966 5 жыл бұрын

challenging charts cudos to the students for attempting these songs. Anything to keep Franks music alive is ok by me.

@Johnlylecrego 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Really well done. So glad to see Zappa's music being appreciated by younger kids. They all seemed to be really into it. Bravo Arthur Barrow.

@Tubemanjac 3 жыл бұрын

And thus you live on, Frank! Great performance, tastes for more.

@billlanier203 10 ай бұрын

I had this playing in background while working at my desk, had to see who it was, stayed for the duration of the best UNT performance I've ever seen. Fine piano [David Falterman] in Little House. The trumpet [Kole Pantuso] in Village of the Sun, that white guitar flies in Montana, and the girls got the fast parts down pat. And Anna Jalkeus, unbelievably, got the high note at the end. Did I mention the sax solo at 57:36? Much of this performance, particularly the instrumentals, is undistinguishable from Zappa's own. Mega kudos to the audio engineers [Derek Miller and Ermir Bejo] Whenever it pops up on my feed, I consume it once again.

@stefanomaxfrustalupo5057 3 жыл бұрын

mamma mia GRANDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANKS AGAIN GENIUS !

@nicjones6782 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful teacher he must be!

@andrewshutty3345 8 жыл бұрын

I'm speachless! How fun was that, what a amazing group of people, talent and of course the music. All some of my favorite songs, Village of the sun! This brought the good kind of tears to my eyes more than once. Thank you for this. RIP FZ, my life's sound track.

@bikingfencer 8 жыл бұрын

You're not the only one

@jeanpoincelet225 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely killer performance.

@ServeeSchellinx 5 жыл бұрын

heel mooi........very good guys......thats what Frank would love it to hear

@VoluntaristJAM 3 жыл бұрын

Hail yes! This is great - great set list, great arrangements, great playing and performing - everyone just shines! I'm so impressed and just plain delighted.

@francescopoma8863 8 жыл бұрын

da vecchio fan mi sono commosso.Grazie

@mereEntity 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!!! really great seeing younger people playing and enjoying zappa as much as i do

@jeffreywilliams2240 3 жыл бұрын

My guess is not a single one of those young folks every heard of Frank Zappa or any of this music but I bet they dig it now! Great job!!

@jesusleon5764 3 жыл бұрын

As a huge Zappa fan, I sometimes listen to bands covering his material. Much respect to all of them. But this ranks as one of the very top performances I have seen. Outstanding: 1)I am sure Mr. Barrow brings some magic, 2)for sure the musicianship, but also, how natural it comes from each individual and as an ensemble (many other performances sound stiff) and 3)the energy -a factor that was important to Zappa and that sometimes gets lost when playing the notes: here the energy/tension is incredible. I spent one evening listening to this performance and I truly enjoyed it end-to-end. Bravo to everyone!

@allotrope2978 2 жыл бұрын

Thirteen contains parts from Tink Walks Amok. I never madw the connection before. Amazing performance!

@GoodCorporateRobot 5 жыл бұрын

Wow This makes me so happy to watch and listen to! What an amazing performance by the entire ensemble. It makes my heart warm to see young folks find so much joy in Frank's music. John Sturino is a BEAST on drums! Thank you Arthur for leading this effort!

@martinenathalierioux1711 8 жыл бұрын

Emue jusqu'aux larmes tellement c'était beau ...quels talents !!!!!! Merci de faire vivre la sublime musique de Frank Zappa !!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👌Standing ovation !!!!!!

@TheTralfaz 5 жыл бұрын

Arthur.....you truly recognise the grandeur and fake splendour of Franks music....fantastic concert, wish I could have been there

@marknyen9833 2 жыл бұрын

very impressed good job by all......HUGE ZAPPA FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@STRAWBERRYSTUDIO2 7 жыл бұрын

Sorprendente, come anni addietro la gente, troppa gente, neppure conoscesse Frank Zappa ed ora ci sia chi studia i suoi spartiti perfino al conservatorio. Sorprende in modo molto piacevole e dimostra che Lui aveva ragione: "La Musica è il meglio".

@bornr2797 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see young people playing real music..and playing great

@JohnKlymshynCoachK 3 жыл бұрын

What a TESTAMENT to Zappa as a composer, The undying respect he earned from people who played with him (Thank you, Mr. Barrow!) and the persistence of vision for the teacher, host, arranger, sponsors to have this music brought to such BEAUTIFUL life.... "Music is THE BEST." The depth, breadth and SOUL of his music is brought to life so well here.