Difference between revisions of "Napoleon Murphy Brock"
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| − | + | '''Napoleon Murphy Brock''' (nicknamed "Napi") had sung in church choirs from the age of five. At high school he played clarinet before taking to the saxophone. He gained experience from performing in orchestras, jazz bands and marching bands. | |
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| + | He was seen performing, in [[wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]], with his six piece band Gregarious Movement by [[Marty Perellis]] who informed Zappa that he had found a replacement for [[Sal Marquez]]. Zappa went to see him perform and asked to meet him. Brock had never heard of Zappa and declined Zappa's request that he join him on the about to start [[Tours/1973#August_through_September|European tour]] not least because he, being a jazz fan, had admired the work of [[George Duke]] and [[Jean-Luc Ponty]] and was in awe of playing with them, and he also felt obliged to fulfil his contract in [[wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]]. On his return from the tour Zappa invited him to rehearse with them. | ||
He provided vocal, sax, flute, and/or keyboards on: | He provided vocal, sax, flute, and/or keyboards on: | ||
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*[[Roxy & Elsewhere]] | *[[Roxy & Elsewhere]] | ||
*[[One Size Fits All]] | *[[One Size Fits All]] | ||
| − | *[[Bongo Fury]] | + | *[[Bongo Fury]] |
| − | *[[Sleep Dirt]] | + | *[[Zoot Allures]] |
| − | *[[Them Or Us]] | + | *[[Sleep Dirt]] |
| + | *[[Sheik Yerbouti]] | ||
| + | *[[Them Or Us]] | ||
| + | *[[Thing-Fish]] | ||
*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] | ||
*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]] | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]] | ||
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]] | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]] | ||
*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]] | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]] | ||
| − | * [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] | + | *[[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]] |
| − | *[[FZ:OZ]] | + | *[[FZ:OZ]] |
| − | * [[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]] | + | *[[Quaudiophiliac]] |
| + | *[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)|Unmitigated Audacity]] | ||
| + | *[[Piquantique (BTB)|Piquantique]] | ||
He can be seen on the Zappa movies: | He can be seen on the Zappa movies: | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 24 October 2007
Napoleon Murphy Brock (nicknamed "Napi") had sung in church choirs from the age of five. At high school he played clarinet before taking to the saxophone. He gained experience from performing in orchestras, jazz bands and marching bands.
He was seen performing, in Hawaii, with his six piece band Gregarious Movement by Marty Perellis who informed Zappa that he had found a replacement for Sal Marquez. Zappa went to see him perform and asked to meet him. Brock had never heard of Zappa and declined Zappa's request that he join him on the about to start European tour not least because he, being a jazz fan, had admired the work of George Duke and Jean-Luc Ponty and was in awe of playing with them, and he also felt obliged to fulfil his contract in Hawaii. On his return from the tour Zappa invited him to rehearse with them.
He provided vocal, sax, flute, and/or keyboards on:
- Apostrophe (')
- Roxy & Elsewhere
- One Size Fits All
- Bongo Fury
- Zoot Allures
- Sleep Dirt
- Sheik Yerbouti
- Them Or Us
- Thing-Fish
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6
- Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa
- FZ:OZ
- Quaudiophiliac
- Unmitigated Audacity
- Piquantique
He can be seen on the Zappa movies:
- Baby Snakes (in the background)
- Dub Room Special
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (in the background)
- The True Story Of 200 Motels.
