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Yes, but I view Frank's music as fully composed. In other words, the arrangements can work for any idiom such as a rock band or an orchestra. Frank was a brilliant arranger and could make his music work in any context. He proved that tour after tour and album after album.


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ELVIS COSTELLO Suggestions or comments on this site? Send an email -Frank Zappa.
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ROGER EBERT As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world....
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JOHN FRUSCIANTE We even show how jazz, rock and country are all intertwined and related to each other. The students ...
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