Difference between revisions of "King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio)"

Revision as of 02:04, 17 February 2011

For other versions of this song, see: King Kong.

Instrumental.

Frank Zappa - guitar, percussion
Jimmy Carl Black - drums
Billy Mundi - drums
Roy Estrada - bass
Don Preston - electric piano
Ian Underwood - electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax
Bunk Gardner - piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon
Arthur Dyer Tripp III - drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes
Motorhead Sherwood - tenor sax, tambourine

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This version of "King Kong" is subdivided into five parts ("King Kong Itself", "King Kong II", "King Kong III", "King Kong IV" and "King Kong V"); "King Kong VI" is not part of this recording, but is a live version of the song recorded at a later date.

The whole suite follows a head-solo-head structure:
- Theme A (played twice) - "King Kong Itself"
- Solos - "King Kong II", "King Kong III", "King Kong IV"
- Variation of Theme A - "King Kong V"

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