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
• Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood - baritone sax
• Buzz Gardner - trumpet & flugelhorn
• 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

Eric Dolphy was a jazz sax and clarinet player with multiple influences for FZ.
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.