One Shot Deal
Live album by Frank Zappa
Released	June 13, 2008
Recorded	Various locations 1972–1981
Genre	Rock, progressive rock, instrumental
Length	51:51
Label	Zappa
Producer	Gail Zappa, Frank Zappa, Joe Travers
Frank Zappa chronology
Wazoo (2007) One Shot Deal (2008) Joe's Menage (2008)

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One Shot Deal is an album by Frank Zappa, posthumously released in June 2008.

Overview

The track "Occam's Razor" is a guitar solo extract from a live version of the song " Inca Roads". The solo was used in the song "On the Bus" from the album Joe's Garage (1979). This is an example of Zappa's xenochrony technique. Tracks 3 and 9 feature the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra.

Track listing

All songs written by Frank Zappa except where noted.

Personnel

1. "Bathtub Man"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar
   • Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals, saxophone
   • George Duke – keyboards, vocals
   • Tom Fowler – bass
   • Chester Thompson – drums
   • Ruth Underwood – percussion
2. "Space Boogers"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar
   • George Duke – keyboards
   • Chester Thompson – drums
3. "Hermitage"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar, composer
   • Ralph Grierson, Mike Lang, Ian Underwood – keyboards
   • Bill Mays – clavinet
   • Bobby Dubow, John Wittenberg – violin
   • Pamela Goldsmith – viola
   • Jerry Kessler – cello
   • Lou Anne Neill – harp
   • Dave Shostac – flute, tenor sax
   • Gary Foster – 2nd flute (and doubles)
   • Ray Reed – flute, alto sax
   • Vic Morosco – clarinet, alto sax
   • Jay Migliori – clarinet, tenor sax
   • Mike Altschul – bass clarinet, baritone sax
   • Earle Dumler – oboe, English horn, bass oboe
   • John Winter – oboe, English horn
   • David Sherr – 2nd oboe and tenor saxophone
   • JoAnn Caldwell – bassoon
   • Bobby Tricarico – bassoon, contra bassoon
   • Gene Goe, Malcolm McNab, Roy Poper – trumpet
   • Arthur Briegleb, David Duke, Bob Henderson, Todd Miller – French horn
   • Jock Ellis, Bruce Fowler, Kenny Shroyer – trombone
   • Dana Hughes – bass trombone
   • Don Waldrop – tuba and contrabass trombone
   • Dave Parlato – bass
   • Terry Bozzio – drums
   • Alan Estes, John Bergamo, Emil Richards, Tom Raney – percussion
4. "Trudgin' Across the Tundra"
   • Frank Zappa – conductor, guitar
   • Tony Duran – slide guitar
   • Earle Dumler – oboe, saxophone, sarrusophone
   • Malcolm McNab – trumpet
   • Gary Barone – trumpet (solo)
   • Tom Malone – trumpet, trombone, tuba, piccolo, saxophone
   • Bruce Fowler – trombone
   • Glenn Ferris – trombone
   • Dave Parlato – bass
   • Jim Gordon – drums, steel drums
5. "Occam's Razor"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar solo
   • Warren Cuccurullo – guitar
   • Denny Walley – guitar, backing vocal
   • Tommy Mars – keyboards
   • Peter Wolf – keyboards
   • Arthur Barrow – bass
   • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
   • Ed Mann – percussion
   • Ike Willis – backing vocal
6. "Heidelberg"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar solo
   • Adrian Belew – guitar
   • Tommy Mars – keyboards
   • Peter Wolf – keyboards
   • Patrick O'Hearn – bass
   • Terry Bozzio – drums
   • Ed Mann – percussion
7. " The Illinois Enema Bandit"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
   • Ray White – vocals, guitar
   • Steve Vai – guitar
   • Tommy Mars – keyboards
   • Robert Martin – keyboards, vocals
   • Scott Thunes – bass
   • Chad Wackerman – drums
   • Ed Mann – percussion
8. "Australian Yellow Snow"
   • Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
   • George Duke – keyboards, vocals
   • Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
   • Ian Underwood – woodwinds, synthesizer
   • Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals
   • Bruce Fowler – trombone
   • Tom Fowler – bass
   • Ralph Humphrey – drums
   • Ruth Underwood – percussion
9. "Rollo"
   • Same as song 3. "Hermitage"

Credits

• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Michael Mesker – design, layout design
• Melanie Starks – production coordination
• Joe Travers – producer, vault research
• Gail Zappa – producer, package concept, text

References

External links

• The Official Frank Zappa Site