Trance-Fusion

Trance-Fusion is an album by Frank Zappa. Released posthumously in 2006, 13 years after the musician's death, the album forms the third in a trilogy of instrumental albums which focus on Zappa's improvised guitar solos, after Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981) and Guitar (1988).^[1] Trance-Fusion was among the last albums completed by Zappa before his death, along with The Rage & The Fury: The Music Of Edgard Varèse, Dance Me This and Civilization Phaze III.^[2] It was also among the first releases by Zappa to be made available digitally via iTunes through Gail Zappa's distribution deal with Universal Music Enterprises.^[3]

Trance-Fusion
Live album by Frank Zappa
Released	October 24, 2006
Recorded	1977–1988
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	61:40
Label	Zappa
Producer	Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
The MOFO Project/Object (2006) Trance-Fusion (2006) Buffalo (2007)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic wrote that Trance-Fusion "took way too long to see the light of day (and with cover art more suited to a Kitaro album), but for the FZ faithful it was worth the wait. Keep your fingers crossed for more."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.

No.	Title	Recording date and venue	Length
1.	"Chunga's Revenge"	Performed at Wembley Arena, London, UK: April 19, 1988. Features Dweezil Zappa	7:01
2.	"Bowling on Charen" (Originally called "The Squirm")	Guitar solo from "Wild Love", performed at The Palladium, NYC: October 28, 1977 (early show)	5:03
3.	"Good Lobna"	Guitar solo from "Let's Move to Cleveland", performed at Orpheum Theater, Memphis, Tennessee: December 4, 1984	1:39
4.	"A Cold Dark Matter"	Guitar solo from "Inca Roads", performed at Memorial Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania: March 19, 1988	3:31
5.	"Butter or Cannons"	Guitar solo from "Let's Move to Cleveland", performed at The Pier, NYC: August 25, 1984	3:24
6.	"Ask Dr. Stupid"	Guitar solo from "Easy Meat", performed at Rhein-Neckarhalle, Eppelheim, Germany: March 21, 1979	3:20
7.	"Scratch & Sniff"	Guitar solo from "City of Tiny Lights", performed at Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK: April 16, 1988	3:56
8.	"Trance-Fusion"	Guitar solo from "Marque-Son's Chicken", performed at Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany: May 24, 1988	4:19
9.	"Gorgo"	Guitar solo from "The Torture Never Stops", performed at Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm: May 1, 1988	2:41
10.	"Diplodocus"	Guitar solo from "King Kong", performed at Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island: October 26, 1984	3:22
11.	"Soul Polka"	Guitar solo from "Oh No", performed at Memorial Hall, Allentown, Pennsylvania: March 19, 1988	3:17
12.	"For Giuseppe Franco"	Guitar solo from "Hot-Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel", performed at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington: December 17, 1984 (late show)	3:48
13.	"After Dinner Smoker"	Guitar solo from "The Torture Never Stops", performed at Palasport, Genoa, Italy: June 9, 1988	4:45
14.	"Light Is All That Matters"	Guitar solo from "Let's Move to Cleveland", performed at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington December 17, 1984 (late show)	3:46
15.	"Finding Higgs' Boson"	Guitar solo from "Hot-Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel", performed at Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria: May 8, 1988	3:41
16.	"Bavarian Sunset"	Guitar solo from post-"I Am the Walrus" jam, performed at Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany: May 9, 1988	4:00

Personnel

• Frank Zappa – guitar, all tracks
• Dweezil Zappa – guitar on tracks 1 and 16
• Adrian Belew – rhythm guitar on track 2
• Warren Cuccurullo – rhythm guitar on track 6
• Mike Keneally – rhythm guitar and keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Denny Walley – slide guitar on track 6
• Ray White – rhythm guitar on tracks 3, 5, 10, 12, and 14
• Ike Willis – rhythm guitar on tracks 3, 5, 10, 12, and 14
• Tommy Mars – keyboards on tracks 2 and 6
• Bobby Martin – keyboards on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
• Peter Wolf – keyboards on tracks 2 and 6
• Allan Zavod – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 10, 12, and 14
• Scott Thunes – bass and mini-Moog on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
• Patrick O'Hearn – bass on track 2
• Arthur Barrow – bass on track 6 (uncredited in the booklet)
• Chad Wackerman – drums and percussion on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
• Terry Bozzio – drums on track 2
• Ed Mann – percussion on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Paul Carman – alto, soprano, and baritone saxophone on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Albert Wing – tenor saxophone on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Kurt McGettrick – baritone, bass saxophone and contrabass clarinet on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn and keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Bruce Fowler – trombone on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums on track 6

References

1. Westergaard, S. (2011). "Trance-Fusion - Frank Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
2. Bonner, Michael (April 7, 2015). "Frank Zappa's final album gets release date". Uncut Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
3. Nieuws (September 23, 2015). "Sixteen Essential Frank Zappa Albums Hit The Internet". Blues Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-21.

External links

• Trance-Fusion at Zappa.com