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Frank Zappa: EIHN

On December 21, 1999, “UMRK” label released “EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely)”, an album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released through the Zappa Family Trust. The album features recordings made with the Ensemble Modern in preparation for “The Yellow Shark” in1993, and were produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, arrangements, mixing
  • L. Shankar – vocal, violin
  • The Ensemble Modern – orchestra – Andreas Böttger, Catherine Milliken, Daryl Smith, Detlef Tewes, Dietmar Wiesner, Franck Ollu, Friedemann Dähn, Hermann Kretzschmar, Hilary Sturt, Jürgen Ruck, Mathias Tacke, Michael Gross, Michael Svoboda, Peter Rundel, Rainer Römer, Roland Diry, Rumi Ogawa-Helferich, Stefan Dohr, Thomas Fichter, Ueli Wiget, Uwe Dierksen, Veit Scholz, William Formann, Wolfgang Stryi
  • Marqueson Coy – recording
  • Todd Yvega – recording, liner notes
  • David Dondorf – recording
  • Spencer Chrislu – mixing, technician
  • Gail Zappa – art direction, liner notes
  • Christopher Mark Brennan – cover art
  • Tracy Veal Design – design
  • Antony Neely – design
  • Van Carlson – photography
  • Ali N. Askin – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. Library Card
  2. This Is a Test
  3. Jolly Good Fellow
  4. Roland’s Big Event/Strat Vindaloo
  5. Master Ringo
  6. T’Mershi Duween
  7. Nap Time
  8. 9/8 Objects
  9. Naked City
  10. Whitey (Prototype)
  11. Amerika Goes Home
  12. None of the Above (Revisited & Previsited)
  13. Wonderful Tattoo  

Naked City: Absinthe

On December 10, 1993, “Avant” label released “Absinthe”, the seventh and the final Naked City album. It was recorded in December 1992 at “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn- vocals, synthesizer, sampler
  • Bill Frisell- guitar
  • Wayne Horvitz- keyboards, synthesizer, sampler
  • Fred Frith- bass guitar
  • Joey Baron- percussion
  • Joe Ferla – engineer
  • Hoover Le – engineer assistant
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Tomoyo T.L. (Karath=Razar) – design
  • Lisa Wells – photography typesetting
  • Hans Bellmer”Les Jeux de la Poupée – cover photography
  • Disk Union – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn.

  1. Val De Travers
  2. Une Correspondance
  3. La Fée Verte
  4. Fleurs Du Mal
  5. Artemisia Absinthium
  6. Notre Dame De L’oubli (For Olivier Messiaen)
  7. Verlaine: Part I: Un Midi Moins Dix
  8. Verlaine: Part II: La Bleue
  9. …Rend Fou

Naked City: Leng Tch’e

On November 1, 1992, “Toys Factory” label released “Leng Tch’e”, the fourth Naked City album. It was recorded on January 11, 1992, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn– vocal, alto sax
  • Bill Frisell– guitar
  • Wayne Horvitz– keyboards
  • Fred Frith– bass
  • Joey Baron– drums
  • Yamatsuka Eye– vocal
  • Oswald George Frotz III – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Tanaka Tomoyo – design

Track listing:

Tracks by John Zorn

  1. Leng Tch’e