On May 25, 1970, “World Pacific” and “Liberty” labels released “King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa”, the sixth Jean-Luc Ponty album. It was recorded in October 1969, at “Whitney Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
- Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, baritone violectra
- Frank Zappa – electric guitar, arrangements, conductor
- George Duke – acoustic and electric piano
- Buell Neidlinger – double bass
- Wilton Felder – Fender Precision electric bass
- John Guerin – drums
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III – drums
- Gene Estes – vibraphone, percussion
- Ernie Watts – alto and tenor saxophone
- Ian Underwood – tenor saxophone, orchestra conductor
- Gene Cipriano – oboe, English horn
- Arthur Maebe – French horn, tuba
- Vincent DeRosa – descant recorder, French horn, descant
- Jonathan Meyer – flute
- Donald Christlieb – bassoon
- Milton Thomas – viola
- Harold Bemko – cello
- Gerald Wilson – conductor
- Ian Underwood – conductor
- Dick Kunc – engineer
- Ron Wolin – art direction, design
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
- King Kong
- Idiot Bastard Son
- Twenty Small Cigars
- How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That – Jean-Luc Ponty
- Music for Electric Violin and Low-Budget Orchestra
- America Drinks and Goes Home
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