- jazz fusion
- 34 min
- 8 tracks
- EMI
Jazz from Hell is an instrumental album whose selections were all composed and recorded by American musician Frank Zappa. It was released in November 1986, by Barking Pumpkin Records on vinyl and cassette, and in 1987 by Rykodisc on CD.
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Cool, spare, character-led and grave.
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Night School4:48
- 2The Beltway Bandits3:23
- 3While You Were Art II7:16
- 4Jazz From Hell3:00
- 5G‐spot Tornado3:16
- 6Damp Ankles3:45
- 7St. Etienne6:05
- 8Massaggio Galore2:32
8 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Frank Zappa
- Label
- EMI
- Released
- 1986
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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