Boléro

Boléro is music for a ballet composed by Maurice Ravel in 1928. It's one of the most popular compositions of all time, though not typical of Ravel's music.

"I always liked Boléro, I think that it's really one of the best melodies ever written." - Frank Zappa, quoted in Ode To Gravity - Frank Zappa: World Affairs Commentator, interview by Charles Amirkhanian, 15 April 1991.

Players On This Song

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

Singles

• Stairway To Heaven (09:21) / Boléro (05:19) - Frank Zappa (1991)

Zappa Albums

• The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (not on European issues due to copyright problems)
• Broadway The Hard Way, cited in When The Lie's So Big
• Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show

Tributes & Cover Albums

• Omnibus Wind Ensemble: Music By Frank Zappa
• Tinsel Town Rebellion Band: Absolutely Live

Notes About This Song

Guardian article about the copyright issues

Quotes My Sharona.