Peaches en Regalia
Peaches en Regalia (of English peach. Peaches and regalia: regalia, regalia ) is an instrumental composition by Frank Zappa, which can be assigned to the jazz-rock. It was first released on the album Hot Rats in 1969 and recorded many times since. The original version was released as a single in 1970 with Little Umbrellas as a B-side.
Peaches en Regalia has been called " one of Zappa's most enduring pieces " and one of the few songs of the musician who played in America occasionally on the radio. It reveals itself to the listener without much effort and was picked up by Zappa later again and again, as for example in many live concerts, but also on the albums Fillmore East, June 1971 (1971), Tinsel Town Rebellion (1981 ) and two albums of Beat the Boots series.
- 3.1 Frank Zappa albums
- 3.2 Zappa tribute albums
- 3.3 Other Versions
Music
Peaches en Regalia was first released as the first track of the album Hot Rats. It is a precisely structured and closely -run instrumental piece that seems like an overture. This differs from the following pieces of this album, which can be a lot of room for improvisation. Peaches en Regalia is characterized by piano trill, synth runs and a deep drum sound, which is located in the center of the stereo image. The piece acts energetic- dynamic. It is created pompous on parodic manner comparable with later titles like Regyptian Strut (Sleep Dirt, 1979), and benefits in the recording Hot Rats of the used there multitrack tape technique that the piece seamless quality of the West Coast jazz can be achieved.
Peaches en Regalia can be found in many of Zappa's compositions typical properties. The theme begins after a two-bar drum intro with four equally long notes from the downward tetrachord as the bright and radiant described A- major scale ( d - cis - h - a), which are repeated once. Shortly thereafter, in bars 11-12, are a triplet and its augmentation, that is rhythmically enlarged repetition, here a tone lower, strung together. This gives the melodic phrase a delay effect. This rhythmic combination is a style characteristic of Zappa gladly used. In bars 15-25 there is a sequence, ie the repetition of a melodic sequence on different pitches. Zappa is often a sequence of such formations, which are uncommon in the rock and also in jazz music.
Musicians of the initial reception
- Frank Zappa - guitar, bass
- Ian Underwood - keyboards, flute, saxophone, clarinet
- Shuggie Otis - Bass
- Ron Selico - drums
Effect story
Zappa used the piece on many tours either as opener or an encore. In an interview Zappa Peaches en Regalia designated in 1980 as a classic, as " the ultimate general Zappa song of all time ". It is the only piece on which he had never heard that anyone would not like it.
Peaches en Regalia was inducted into the underground version of The Real Book although it is compositionally more complicated than typical jazz standards, which are outlined in the book for jam sessions. The recording of the song in the book was described as the ultimate insider letter of recommendation for a jazz composer.
The tune was used as background music of the BBC London radio program by Danny Baker. It was also the theme song for the BBC2 show one man 's week in the early seventies.
A cover version of the piece, recorded by Zappa Plays Zappa with Zappa's son Dweezil Zappa and the former companions Zappa Steve Vai and Napoleon Murphy Brock, won a Grammy for Best Performance by a rock instrumentals.