On July 5, 1972, “Bizarre / Reprise” labels released “Waka/Jawaka”, the fourth Frank Zappa album. It was recorded April – May 1972, at “Paramount Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
- Frank Zappa– vocals, guitars, percussion, electric bed springs, mastering
- Jeff Simmons – vocals, Hawaiian guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel guitar solo
- Tony Duran – vocals, slide guitat
- George Duke– ring – modulated and echoplexed electric piano, tack piano
- Kris Peterson – vocals
- Janet Ferguson – vocals
- Don Preston– piano, Minimoog
- Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski) – vocals, electric bass, fuzzbass
- Aynsley Dunbar– drums, washboard, tambourine
- Sal Marquez – vocals, trumpets, chimes, flugelhorn
- Mike Altschul – baritone saxophone, piccolo, bass flute, bass clarinet, tenor sax
- Joel Peskin – tenor sax
- Bill Byers – trombone, baritone horn
- Ken Shroyer – trombone, baritone horn
- Marshall Brevitz, Kerry McNabb – engineer
- Marshall Brevitz – supervisor
- Sal Marquez – concept
- Cal Schenkel – design, packanging
- Marvin Mattelson – illustrations
- Philip Schartz – back cover, photography
- Ferenc Dobronyi – re-packaging
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Zappa.
- Big Swifty
- Your Mouth
- It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal
- Waka / Jawaka
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