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Release Date:
September 10, 2015
Original Title:
Roxy: The Movie
Alternate Titles:
Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Roxy - The Movie 1973
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy - The Movie
Frank Zappa: Live at the Roxy
Genres:
Music
Production Companies:
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
A Frank Zappa show goes way beyond a mere concert – it is an experience…a flight of improvisation, musicianship, and cerebral cynicism. An unparalleled Composer and Guitarist, Zappa redefined rock n roll paradigms by introducing into the mix his favorite influences from classical music, jazz, blues, doowop, traditional and non-traditional music. And he did so with unparalleled humor and audacity. But it was the music itself that influenced generations of musicians and, quite frankly, blew minds. Roxy: The Movie, filmed over three nights in December 1973, at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, CA, is a powerful display of this experience, and reveals what made him such a pioneering musical revolutionary.
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Camera Operator:
Barry Feinstein
Co-Executive Producer:
Joe Travers
Director:
Frank Zappa
Editor:
John Albarian
Executive Producer:
Terry Shand
Geoff Kempin
Music:
Frank Zappa
Producer:
Jeff Stein
Frank Zappa
Ahmet Zappa
Gail Zappa
Sound Mixer:
Bruce Botnick
Writer:
Frank Zappa
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