Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
Cover art designed by Matt Groening
Compilation album by Frank Zappa
Released	October 1996
Recorded	1974–1979
Genre	Progressive rock art rock hard rock instrumental rock
Length	54:04
Label	Barking Pumpkin
Producer	Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Läther (1996) Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (1996) Have I Offended Someone? (1997)

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Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute is a posthumous album by Frank Zappa.

According to the liner notes, Frank's son Dweezil talked with his father shortly before Frank's death about the songs Frank had written that he would consider to be his "signature" tunes. These were "Zoot Allures", "Black Napkins" and "Watermelon in Easter Hay". The album compiles the original album versions of these three pieces, along with an alternate, live take of each, and the track "Merely a Blues in A". It was released by the Zappa Family Trust and is only available online from Barfko-Swill—the mail-order section on zappa.com.

This release is similar in style to works such as Guitar, Trance-Fusion, Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar and The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa.

The album cover is illustrated by Matt Groening.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.

Personnel

• Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals
• Norma Bell – vocals
• Napoleon Murphy Brock – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Adrian Belew – rhythm guitar
• Warren Cuccurullo – rhythm guitar
• George Duke – keyboards, vocals
• André Lewis – keyboards, vocals
• Tommy Mars – keyboards
• Peter Wolf – keyboards
• Arthur Barrow – bass
• Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
• Tom Fowler – bass
• Patrick O'Hearn – bass
• Dave Parlato – bass
• Terry Bozzio – drums
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums-optometric abandon
• Chester Thompson – drums
• Ed Mann – percussion
• Ruth Underwood – marimba
• Lou Anne Neill – harp