Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Jazz
| Aug 2006
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-08-19
Reviewed 2006-08-19
Frank Zappa compositions done in jazzy big-band arrangements. Fun and even danceable, joyous and accessible, but packed with the quirks, complexity and humor that permate Zappa's work. Like wedding-band jazz, only cool... instruments include the usual horn array, rock guitar (6), and prog/fusiony keys (4,8). Highly recommended, but you shouldn't necessarily take your clothes off. Mostly instrumental; FCC clean.
1- Mid/fast. Easygoing and nicely rolling, catchy. Multiple phases including a slower, loungy stretch with piano. Wacky ending.
2- Latin jazz, mid/fast and happy
3- Perky modern-classical feel, fast. Cools down for sax solo, then ends with some dizzying fast work
4- Bouncing, happy, mid/fast. Complicated, a bit head-spinning
5- Low-key but fairly fast, a bit sad
6- Rocking. '70s detective movie sound. Some cool avant-R&B horn lines. Searing guitar solo.
7- With VOCALS, mid/fast. Opens with downtrodden feel/lyrics for 3 mins, then a light, airy take on "Oh No"
8- Big breezy swing, whimsical, light. Fusiony feel, including a kinda proggy keyboard solo
1- Mid/fast. Easygoing and nicely rolling, catchy. Multiple phases including a slower, loungy stretch with piano. Wacky ending.
2- Latin jazz, mid/fast and happy
3- Perky modern-classical feel, fast. Cools down for sax solo, then ends with some dizzying fast work
4- Bouncing, happy, mid/fast. Complicated, a bit head-spinning
5- Low-key but fairly fast, a bit sad
6- Rocking. '70s detective movie sound. Some cool avant-R&B horn lines. Searing guitar solo.
7- With VOCALS, mid/fast. Opens with downtrodden feel/lyrics for 3 mins, then a light, airy take on "Oh No"
8- Big breezy swing, whimsical, light. Fusiony feel, including a kinda proggy keyboard solo
Recent airplay
Rdnzl
Jump, Jive, & Jazz — May 28, 2015
Dwarf Nebula Processional March And Dwarf Nebula, Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Jump, Jive, and Jazz — Dec 23, 2014
Moggio
Heptagonal Banana — Jul 08, 2014
Gumbo Variations
No Cover, No Minimum — May 09, 2014
Dwarf Nebula Processional March And Dwarf Nebula
No Cover, No Minimum — Jan 26, 2007
Gumbo Variations
Bottom Heavy — Oct 22, 2006
Charting
2006-08-20 — 2006-10-22
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 22 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 3 |
| Sep 3 | 2 |
| Aug 27 | 6 |
Track listing
| 1. | Rdnzl | ||
| 2. | Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance | ||
| 3. | Dwarf Nebula Processional March And Dwarf Nebula | ||
| 4. | Pound For A Brown On The Bus | ||
| 5. | Sleep Dirt | ||
| 6. | Gumbo Variations | ||
| 7. | Mom And Dad/Oh No | ||
| 8. | Moggio |