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Wow, this gap needs to be filled: thank you for the tip, mullah.........never hold back on jazz reviews, please :)

bought, listened to, ecstatic! exceptional album, symbad, thanks again for the recommendation!

Certo! Inviami il testo che desideri tradurre e sarò felice di aiutarti.

once again, thank you, symbad!

About the argument, there's no need to talk about it, it's all good; I enjoyed this exchange of comments. Perhaps I put too much on the table by not expressing myself very precisely: at least you managed to understand that comparison with Gershwin, what you clarified was more or less what I meant... As for the archives, you are absolutely right, indeed, and who knows... maybe one day... See you soon, fusillo ;)

have as much fun as possible! ;)

The comparison with Gershwin was a hyperbole just to mention perhaps the greatest and most famous "modern" American composer, who composed melodies and pieces that have now become part of the history of American society (as well as the world).... I don't believe that Zappa started from Gershwin, but perhaps from his way of seeing music, which indeed aims to describe that particular society. He did this with Absolutely Free in a crazy and accusatory manner, and he may have done it in other ways on other albums. The point is that in his autobiography, it seems to me he expresses his desire to be a modern American composer, also because Zappa was anything but anarchic: he was a pure democrat who at times didn't shy away from making purely economic reasoning that could benefit his country.... I articulated the problem with criticism poorly, in fact: Zappa in the so-called "classical" music world found no interest, neither from orchestras nor especially from composers.......... he was often not taken seriously, even though this was his goal....... whew, well it’s a mix of everything, I hope you’ve understood something: what Fusillo said is an excellent clarification, but one can notice that the orchestral works he showcased are not many, or at least not as many as Zappa would have wanted to create.

Thank you once again to the good symbad for the valuable information I am always thirsty for...... I didn't know this, and I will get it. Gudbai!

You're right about big swifty, K, and just a small note: for me too, Hot Rats was the first purchase and listen of Zappa, driven by the glorious Peaches en Regalia, which back then was the only thing I knew about Frank along with something like I'm the Slime and co... I’ll tell you that the first listen was pleasant but strangely not exceptional for me... then I heard it a second time and BAM! It's still probably the one I've listened to the most...

A little curiosity: is the Hawaiian-style guitar part in the third track played by Simmons or by Zappa?