Line-ups 2a-2h
November, 1969-1971
Drummer: Aynsley Dunbar (or Art Tripp or Ed Greene or Aldo Romano)
Constant: Ian Underwood (almost)
Line-up 2a (Frank Zappa & Friends)
November 28-29, 1969
| Frank Zappa | guitar |
| Art Tripp | drums |
| Jeff Simmons | bass |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards, alto saxophone |
Line-up 2b (Hot Rats #1)
February 8, 1970
| Frank Zappa | guitar |
| Ed Greene | drums |
| Max Bennett | bass |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards, alto saxophone |
Line-up 2c (Hot Rats #2)
early 1970
| Frank Zappa | guitar |
| Ed Greene? | drums |
| Captain Beefheart | harmonica, vocals |
| Max Bennett | bass |
| Don "Sugarcane" Harris | violin |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards, alto saxophone, guitar |
Line-up 2d (Hot Rats #3)
March(-April?), 1970
| Frank Zappa | guitar |
| Aynsley Dunbar | drums |
| Max Bennett | bass |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards, alto saxophone |
| Don "Sugarcane" Harris | violin, keyboards, vocals |
Line-up 2e (MOI reunion)
May, 1970
| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals |
| Aynsley Dunbar | drums |
| Billy Mundi | drums |
| Ray Collins | vocals |
| Don Preston | keyboards |
| Motorhead Sherwood | baritone saxophone |
| Jeff Simmons | bass, vocals |
| Ian Underwood | alto saxophone |
| George Duke | keyboards | 5/15/70 Los Angeles |
Guests:
| several members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,
including | 5/15/70 Los Angeles |
| Roger Bobo | tuba |
| Mario Guarneri | trumpet |
| Kurt Reher | cello |
| Michele Zukovsky | clarinet |
Note: The whole LAPO, conducted by Zubin Mehta, performed "Excerpts from 200
Motels" with the Mothers at this concert. The soloists mentioned above joined the
Mothers in the encore "King Kong".
Line-up 2f (Vaudeville band #1)
June-December, 1970
| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals |
| Aynsley Dunbar | drums |
| George Duke | keyboards, trombone |
| Howard Kaylan | vocals |
| Jeff Simmons | bass, vocals |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards, alto saxophone |
| Mark Volman | vocals, guitar |
Guests:
| Joni Mitchell | vocals | 11/13/70 (late show) New York |
| Grace Slick | vocals | 11/14/70 New York |
| Stephen Stills | guitar, vocals | 11/29/70 (late show) London |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | violin | 12/15/70 Paris |
Line-up 2g (Hot Rats #4)
July 25, 1970
| Frank Zappa | guitar |
| Aldo Romano | drums |
| Alby Cullaz | bass |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | violin |
Line-up 2h (Vaudeville band #2)
May-December, 1971
| Frank Zappa | guitar, vocals |
| Aynsley Dunbar | drums |
| Howard Kaylan | vocals |
| Jim Pons | bass, vocals |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards, alto saxophone |
| Mark Volman | vocals, guitar |
| Bob Harris #1 | keyboards | 5/71-7/10/71 |
| Don Preston | keyboards | 8/7/71-12/71 |
Guests:
| John Lennon | guitar, vocals | 6/71 New York |
| Yoko Ono | vocals | 6/71 New York |
| Don Preston | keyboards | 6/71 New York |
| Jimmy Carl Black | vocals | 8/7/71 Los Angeles |
| Nigey Lennon | guitar, vocals | 8/25/71 Berkeley, 8/26/71 Seattle, 8/27/71 Spokane |
| George Duke | keyboards | 10/8/71 New Haven |
Index of Musicians
Band line-ups:
1-Black 2-Dunbar 3-Gordon 4-Humphrey/Thompson 5-Bozzio 6-Colaiuta/Logeman 7-Wackerman
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