The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue

Lyrics

Instrumental

Players On This Song

WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH version

• Frank Zappa - guitar
• Lowell George - guitar
• Don Preston - keyboards
• Ian Underwood - keyboards & woodwinds
• Bunk Gardner - woodwinds
• Motorhead Sherwood - baritone sax
• Buzz Gardner - trumpet & flugel horn
• Roy Estrada - bass
• Jimmy Carl Black - drums
• Art Tripp - drums & percussion

THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE version

• Frank Zappa - lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal
• Ike Willis - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
• Mike Keneally - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
• Bobby Martin - keyboards, vocal
• Ed Mann - vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
• Walt Fowler - trumpet, flugel horn, synth
• Bruce Fowler - trombone
• Paul Carman - alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax
• Albert Wing - tenor sax
• Kurt McGettrick - baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet
• Scott Thunes - electric bass, mini-moog
• Chad Wackerman - drums, electronic percussion

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Zappa Albums

• Weasels Ripped My Flesh
• The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, as Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue.

Tributes & Cover Albums

• The Band From Utopia: A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Zappa

Notes About This Song

The track on The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life was recorded on 28 February, 21 March, and 8 May 1988.

CC Clues In This Song

The track on The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life is citing Blue Danube Waltz.