Frank Zappa at The Roxy Theatre - 1973 Video concert

Frank Zappa at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 8, 9 and 10, 1973.
While waiting for the "Roxy DVD" (a trailer is contained in the Baby Snakes DVD), this is what is available at now:
00:00 Intro (3:50)
03:50 Montana (7:00)
10:50 The Hook - The Booger Man - Dupree's Paradise (20:30)
Frank Zappa -- guitar, vocals, producer
Napoleon Murphy Brock -- flute, tenor saxophone, vocals
Robert "Frog" Camarena -- backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
Debbie -- backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
Lynn - backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
Ruben Ladron de Guevara -- backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
George Duke -- synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
Bruce Fowler -- trombone, dancer
Tom Fowler -- bass guitar
Walt Fowler -- trumpet, bass trumpet
Ralph Humphrey -- drums
Don Preston -- synthesizer
Jeff Simmons -- rhythm guitar, vocals
Chester Thompson -- drums
Ruth Underwood -- percussion
This video was showed as intro at some of the 2006 ZPZ shows, later was made available for streaming at Zappa.Com, Montana is available in the DVD Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe(')/Over-Nite Sensation (none of the above is available in Roxy & Elsewhere album);
Dummy Up (partial - 3:00):this fragment is contained in "The True Story Of 200 Motels."
"Unreleased DVD"
There was a 3 minute trailer released in the new millennium advertising a Roxy DVD which could potentially contain the footage from all three nights. The trailer was later included on the Baby Snakes DVD as a bonus feature.
Joe Travers has stated that "It's sitting in the vault. Waiting for a budget to do it properly. Basically the film footage, the negatives were transferred by Frank in the '80s using '80s technology. What we want to do is go back to the original negatives and do it in High Definition and then create a 5.1 mix from the original masters so that we have surround sound as well as Frank's 2 channel stereo mix. Once we get all that together, then we need to cut the program. Edit the program together, camera angles, what shows, what we are going to include from what shows or include all the shows. I have no idea what Dweezil and Gail want to do. It's great stuff, but the process of just getting to that point is going to cost a lot of money and take a lot of time." [1] Two songs from the unreleased film ("Montana" and "Dupree's Paradise") were used as opener for the Zappa Plays Zappa concerts in 2006.
On April 1, 2007, Zappa.com unveiled a redesigned website, which included the 30-minute segment from the Roxy performances, which had been used at the Zappa Plays Zappa concerts, on its new videos page.
The clip for "Montana" was included as a bonus feature of the Classic Albums: Apostrophe(')/Over-Nite Sensation DVD, which was released on May 1, 2007.(Wiki)
Filmografia:
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[@Frankincensedjb123]

10-15 years ago, I began listening to Zappa's music in earnest and found myself going deep, I mean REAL deep. I listened to everything I could get my hands on, not just once or twice by ten times through or more. I read books he authored, learned many of his songs and formed a band to play them. And I'm not the fanboy type. Far from it. He's the first artist I've been that enthralled with because Frank isn't just music, he's a way of living: awake and aware, fully engaged, forthright, and a force to behold.

[@GoodCorporateRobot]

Amen brother. There’s nothing like it. Sometimes I get a little upset that Frank made all other music boring, but then I just listen to more.

[@meesalikeu]

he wasnt very aware that smoking is terrible for you

[@AMpr0d]

@@meesalikeu Doesn't matter as long as it's not detrimental to your musical abilities :p

[@fredzep01]

@@meesalikeu stop it, what ITF has this got to do with smoking ? I bet you jump from post to post looking to throw a spanner into the conversations. I would imagine people think you're a great laugh at parties.

[@jonlee7269]

its what happens..

[@theo9952]

Frank Zappa didn't live a very long life... but he left us so much ! Thank you Frank !

[@starwolffan13]

The amount of times I have listened to Roxy & Elsewhere is just ridiculous. Fucking love this era.

[@gregosbo8921]

Same. One of the great concert albums

[@Dave30867]

just bought this on vinyl last week and live at the roxy 3 lp vinyl awesome 😉👍

[@RobyRoberts]

Frank was and still is the " Modern Mozart " on his earth voyage RIP

[@music-is-the-best4295]

Ruth's smile is the mirror of the whole thing - what a joy to watch and listen ❤❤❤

[@MrDXRamirez]

I attended this show, I remember it well. Great experience. Really nice to revisit what I was musically hearing after so many years. Brilliant.

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

my favorite FZ line up....wow could they play. Tom Fowler should be a better known bassist, the guy is incredible.

[@p4ul1w4uli]

If you are still alive 3 years on, I should let you know that I agree. This grouping is just the best with everyone at the top of their game and Tom is the lynchpin throughout on a clean precision with a pick...

[@stephenzayfert9356]

Tom went to play with Ray Charles. He is in the Ray Movie

[@SabineKohn-nh4og]

But Napoleon too

[@p4ul1w4uli]

@@SabineKohn-nh4og o yes

[@mattosborne1366]

Agreed!

[@craigford9813]

George Duke on Keyboards ! That explains this Bands funky tight grooves ! Wow ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRayanMusic]

George Duke rocks

[@Spritofjazz]

The truest thing I’ve ever read

[@paulkennethjohnson]

Beautiful. Humour, Virtuoso musicianship (from the whole band), great songs, love from the audience is still palpable. There has been no one like him and will not be anyone like him, ever. RIP FZ.

[@BerlinerStadtschloss]

Sure, unique People will never duplicate, but there will be others. So what`s the deeper meaning of your Statement? Zappa would have thrown you a sarcastic remark, you bet!

[@bananapatch]

At risk of presuming to speak for Paul, I'd say that Zappa was unique in a way that is more unique than most people. He would have been sarcastic, but I don't care. Zappa was God.

[@BerlinerStadtschloss]

Mambo Bananapatch Nobody is "God" and the least Person to be is Zappa. He only impresses so many People for one reason: He played in the wrong league. He had the ability on a classical Composer and played to rock-audiences; he acted like a professional Footballer who preferred to Play in a Team of 12 - year - old - ones. If you regard it sharply, he was quite a fake.

[@paulkennethjohnson]

Hmmm, interesting debate. He had a wide repertoire as a classical composer, an improvisational virtuoso, a rock composer, as an aleatoric electronic composer, as a humourist and a thousand other things. Is that to say, +BerlinerStadtschlos, that no rock music should be intelligent, or complex? Personally, I consider most of what he achieved in his work transcended mere genre and definition. Music is a many-splendoured, kaleidoscopic field, Zappa was bold enough to stroke its many feathers, plucking out the ones he liked best. He was also the most candid and honest commentator on the music industry. To say he was 'quite a fake' to be raising the bar of expectation of what rock music could/should be and to be making more money from it than he ever could as a classical composer (which he was as well) is quite wrong-headed. though. It's like comparing coca-cola to Remy Martin; they are for different audiences and different contexts, neither is better. A classical composer is not by definition 'better', anymore than a jazz performer is by definition better. Rock music, like any genre, despite its constant predilection to regress, imitate and rehash, will always have mavericks like Zappa who push the agenda forward and explore possibilities, dragging their disoriented audience along behind them. We need those mavericks in every walk of life; to imply that he was 'dossing about' just because the rest of the creatives in the sphere he was in were unable to keep up is, frankly, incorrect. If I regard your comment sharply, you are being a snob.

[@bananapatch]

BerlinerStadtschloss, Zappa was God as I understand him. This whole debate is stupid. People, including myself, arguing about the correctness of purely subjective opinions, are stupid.

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

Just ordered Roxy the movie on blu ray.This was his greatest line up in my opinion.Cannot wait.R.I.P. Mr. Zappa.

[@DragonFlopp]

This is my favorite Zappa line up, I just wish it kept all the members for a longer period of time. XD

[@bronsky1410]

Just missing Ike and Adrian

[@lemokolyon]

1973, ...it was 50 years ago.. still fresh, and refreshing.

[@robhindmarsh7289]

Well, I've just discovered this, having been an FZ fan for a long time. Everything I discover about him is just mind blowing. Pure genius. And Ruth - oh my god, Ruth!!

[@curiousnomad]

I saw this band live on tour. Just mind blowing- sitting and listening in the middle of this sonic soup live was incredible. You never knew what was going to happen next, and Frank’s guitar playing was just brilliant. And, the audience listened in silence and with intention, so as to really hear what was going on.

[@SKarthikeyan75]

THE lineup..both Ralph Humphreys and Chester Thompson on drums

[@stephenzayfert9356]

The interaction between Chester, Ralph and Ruth was incredible!

[@KevinTambling]

I thought I had seen most of the good Zappa footage. Roxy was always my favorite Zappa LP. The clip lately with the wonderful performance with Pamela the dancer was sheer satisfaction. Now this--- starting with Montana, arriving at a disassembled trombone, lots of precision chaos, then a mind bending free jam in 5/8 that is uncountable, and ending with Frank demonstrating how long it takes to get your guitar in perfect tune by playing with Duke on piano while checking all the harmonics on the guitar. What could be better?

[@TommyWashow]

i love how napoleon always gets a dancing solo in montana

[@jonathancrane13]

Mine, too, for sure! There will never be another even close to his brilliance.

[@twinsmm1]

Napoleon is a talented MOFO. Saw him with the Grandmothers a few years ago. Small venue. It was great.

[@georgerikken]

George Duke makes it so jazzy !! So important for Zappa's music ❤😊😊

[@Memesaplenty]

This really is a classic -- perhaps the best Zappa caught on film? Incredible musicianship... and soul.

[@carlossolano226]

Freaking awesome that performance 👏 😊...!!!!

[@cravinbob]

Napoleon once said to me "Hurry up! It's cold!" True story.

[@killercrabman]

what a guy, what a name!!

[@andythomas706]

Buddy Guy said that to me!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

My wife said that to me, so I put it in.

[@twinsmm1]

32 minutes and 18 seconds of bliss.

[@markobarrows4304]

This is my time machine. I appreciate this like you can never know.

[@mantovannni]

A lot of people won't get Zappa if they have not listened to a wider range of his music. People may well randomly click on this and think WTF? I'd be stoked, personally.

[@ruklick]

HOLY SHIT! There is three nights of this stuff? What are they waiting for? Realease it ALL. I am not going to live forever. Releas ALL of it!!!!! This is one of the geatest incarnations of franks bands, IMO

[@vickidickinson6420]

This is a treasure. Thanks for posting it for all us demented flossers.

[@occupyusgov]

Could not have said it better

[@mtbalpinecounty]

🤣

[@andythomas706]

One of FZ's best bands. They could do anything. And here they are doing it!

[@Fluffyfluffyhead]

That Zack Glickman Rockin Teenage Combo really knows how to boogie!

[@SureFire420]

Who the freak gives this a thumbs down? Fools I tell you, FOOLS!

[@anthonyatrane9458]

Billy J. Stiglitz this music is horrible. You have to be a simpleton to enjoy this

[@markobarrows4304]

Anthony Atrane Like I said later you are a sad troll if you don't understand what is happening in front of your dumb face.

[@anthonyatrane9458]

tonewall jaxon wow you are a sensitive old burnout hippie. The 60's are over the past is gone

[@andrebatris8853]

+Anthony Atrane Sorry the Jonas Brothers aren't opening for him in this video...

[@anthonyatrane9458]

Andre Batris You probably have a Jonas Brothers tattoo on you back right next to Frank Zappas face, & a magic mushroom

[@Memesaplenty]

The best of the best here kids. Silly antics aside, these were some intensely creative players.

[@deanhallett3696]

Cracking band! Played with real groove, and handled all the tricky stuff too; just great! Listen to this, then Little Feat and wonder which bands play like this now.

[@galengarcia7141]

Frank Zappa fan since Freak Out, l like this because their having fun

[@ziggyzappada4554]

Yes Frank, the frustrations of trying to keep a guitar 'in tune'... thank you for that, I am not the only one, where ever you are Frank R.I.P.

[@Joepepelombardo]

Keith Hall Have we met arf!! zffz

[@ziggyzappada4554]

Joepepe lombardo Yes Joe, we've met, I have spoken to you a few times now, remember I was trying to talk to you on Google+ I know you're a huge Zappa fan such as myself! Arf!

[@Joepepelombardo]

Keith Hall Yeah i remember you ever figure it out yet?

[@jaredcress4328]

Sometimes, words simply aren't enough. Let the music speak for itself.

[@Geraint3000]

Incredible. That band could do anything.

[@flea377]

This made my night .. Like Zappa quite a lot, never seen live footage.

[@DavidStJames11]

Really wonderful performance! Great watch

[@ksparbanie]

Rest in Peace, Mr. Duke

[@Mike11913]

Been a Zappa fan for over 30 years now but not seen this before. Shows the best line-up IMHO that gave us some superb music; One Size Fits All being my favourite album. This piece of film is awesome and I thank you for posting it.

[@arjunkaul]

Frank Zappa, coolest man ever

[@jonp4846]

Love Duke's clavinet and innovative synthesizer playing; but when he is on that Rhodes, his sense of harmony is truly is something special. Even the comping during the unplanned guitar tuning at 29:28 is great.

[@thrtzsprng3658]

The Golden Lineup!!!!😍😍😍😍

[@raymundobalderas9856]

Frank Zappa simply great!!! thanks for share this concert

[@savageminstrel]

"And I am Zach Glickman !" ROFL.

[@bananapatch]

Whenever life gets too stupid to bear, just listen to some Frank Zappa and everything's OK again.

[@bronsky1410]

Hi! I'm from the future! I just went through a horrible depression and watching live zappa and phish in the middle of the night (which is the most miserable time for a depressed person) I think saved me from going insane. At one point in a dream I was walking in an abandoned warehouse and got to an exit only door, it opened and frank was standing there. He said "heeeeyyy" then something uplifting which I dont remember, only that it was uplifting and since then I've gotten better! The wedding song at my first wedding was The closer you are and the date was dec 4th 1993. My choices!

[@PaulBaack]

Thank you so much for posting this. I've listened to the Roxy album so many times that the movie is already inside my head. So this is like the best DVD extra ever. The world doesn't spin as lightly on its axis as it did when God loaned Frank Zappa to us.

[@djsaeg]

if youre down for surrealism you are down for zappa

[@DaveSanders]

George Duke! Amazing artist. Thank you for many happy hours enjoying your creativity!

[@mcharrison23]

ahhhhh, just as I had envisioned through my ears for years.

[@uomunumerous2350]

Corey Harrison - smoking the high school diploma

[@carpetsalesnlr]

Check out the applause when they mentioned Mr. Duke. RIP George, truly one of the greats on keyboards! Thank you for many years of enjoyment.

[@nyantama9423]

An incredible man of many DEVICES!

[@rattmann36863]

Saw him in Hawaii, 1970 something. He concert has a beginning, and an end. And seemed not to stop any where in between.

[@coravisser727]

great concert it was.And very awesome .Wonderfull for ever in our hart.

[@Phrasiebellehumeur]

Great! Always Great, each time I listen to it for so many years!

[@zepgen8]

For me his best band.Love you Frank , I always have.

[@tonijimenez7846]

here I find Duke and Zappa more live than ever, perfect pal

[@Croz1007]

The Roxy's Bands are my favorite iteration of the band. Absolutely AMAZING!

[@sinequonon007]

Damn...I have been waiting for this for decades. Thanks for the post. I love seeing ZPZ but seeing Frank is just amazing. I hope they get their act together and don't let this stuff get lost like so much great film. sigh..

[@alexanderbuerger87]

Paradies!! Unglaublich zum Komponieren und perfekt abzuliefern! There many Frank's Treasueres around!!! Alex B.

[@michaelbarghusen9721]

Zappas Truppe in Stockholm hatte genau solche Klasse wie hier in diesem Film... 🎈

[@MartronW]

cant ever get tired of this.

[@zappalives]

What a trip ! What pleasure for all the senses ! This music is magic, and so well played ! Nothing's been done that can equal the roxy & elsewhere period, in my opinion.

[@svenolley]

it's the stonker that rocks!....and george Duke. !!

[@dadeque]

The Montana guitar solo is a mystery. Never heard it replayed by someone else. Zappa was improvised his solos, so one can't expect he plays it as the album.

[@pitchingwedge1]

Level of musicianship...simply astounding!

[@randyriches2530]

why do I love his tuning the guitar up at the beginning so much?

[@GemTones]

Never before, never since.

[@samesryals6952]

And that wasn't adlibing just amazing

[@helpimarock66]

So fucking stoked for the Roxy DVD!!

[@scottblanton8733]

Me too! But what do I know...I'm just a penguin in bondage boi!

[@glennyeah]

whats the dvd gonna have besides this concert?

[@rockable55]

Un-freakin'-believeable! This is how music/emotions/visions/feelings are being created on stage, live. He gives all of his musicians free hand and has it all under control at the same time. Pure genius! Definitely Frank was not from this planet! So sad i never had the opportunity to see him live.

[@torebirgerlien8190]

Best band ever

[@drgroove100]

Montana & Dupree's Paradize. I love you Frank!!!

[@plasticdadaii8225]

WONDERFUL. THANKS. AND THANK YOU FRANK!!!!!

[@sam_uelson]

Being released Halloween 2015.

[@martinusdegrootste]

Gives me goosebumps all over, Love you Ruth! (rest of the band is pretty cool too)

[@jazzerrocker]

Always wondered when this dvd would get on youtube. That was about 5 years ago when I was wondering.

[@Henry-h9c9n]

Man that is some serious get down boogie I love it thank you I don't know how I caught that but it was very good my name is hootie from Johnstown Pennsylvania loving it no not hootie who d like Rudy just change the first letter of Rudy and replace it with an

[@galvfrac]

Music Is The Best.

[@dawggybonz]

more from this show please

[@Drum_Beats_Guitar_Riffs]

Brilliant gig!

[@RH-ie2tx]

Part of the appeal of FZ is that the majority of people have never “got it” which reveals something about the caliber of most “music lovers”

[@marcoss60]

Simply Amazing. Thank you !

[@wilfredorangelteran9597]

Siempre admiré a FZ y a todos sus musicos por la complejidad de su musica en especial a George Duke en los teclados

[@vampcaff]

Mr Duke, absolute genious.

[@HarryMyhre]

definitely one of FZ best lineups.

[@andygray]

Great show, thanks for the upload.

[@dennilfloss]

Many thanks for uploading this gem. :)

[@StefanoBartaletti]

The best band I have never seen (I was 7 by that time) Music is the best

[@garfrankwyn]

Thanks for posting this, I've been waiting for years!

[@trixtaiko9046]

Zappa has a nose for the best : all of them are breath taking and phenomenal artists ! thanks for sharing this clip to the world.... imagine those creations and team are from the seventies ! 🤓

[@kencarroll8567]

Walk into the Rock hall of fame in Cleveland, on your left is a mural of Zappa testifying before Congress regarding their attempt to censor his music. Frank's reply if my memory serves: "rock music wasn't written for or performed for conservative tastes". The night Reggie Jackson hit 3 world series homers Frank was in my hometown Poughkeepsie NY. I had a ticket to the game, but went to see Zappa instead! "Frankly" wish I could have done both! He's as unique an artist & performer that ever lived. There will never be another like him.

[@1590951]

you could just see how professional Zappa is on his playing, you'd see him conduct but share the spotlight with some fantastic musicians! I wish I could have been able to see this show myself.

[@mattosborne1366]

George Duke!!

[@siskokidd]

I would have been spellbound in that theater watching and listening as a 15 year old. The great trombone revolt!

[@javieralmendral2250]

Las virtudes de un genio atemporal y sus fantásticos acompañantes. Irrepetible , único y por encima de casi todo. IMPRESIONANTE !.

[@homerfj1100]

Just so lovely...........wonderful honed skills. I love it.

[@helpimarock66]

It's a shame they edited all the footage onto the one upcoming DVD. I mean, it's better than nothing (considering some people have been waiting to see this film since 1974), but three full nights of Zappa footage (with the Roxy Band!!) is almost too great to imagine. I hope they release it all some day.

[@lo0ksik]

+Alex Greggary new film is absolutely great