ZAPPA,DWEEZIL: Via Zammata

Format: CD
Genre: Rock
Label: Megaforce
Release Date: 09.02.2016
Order Number: SXDZ001CD

It might be the case that the only person who can truly play Frank Zappa’s genre-bending work is another Zappa. The legendary oddball’s eldest son, Dweezil Zappa, has spent the past decade continuing his father’s unique legacy with the Zappa Plays Zappa tribute act. The project didn’t just keep Frank’s music playing in concert halls — it gave it new life. Dweezil made the material his own while still staying true to his dad’s singular talents, performing with a revolving roster of Zappa alumni, unsung session greats, and on at least one occasion, a tap dancer. (“That was a pretty big highlight,” he recalls fondly.) With a catalog as extensive as the Mothers of Invention’s, Dweezil — an accomplished musician in his own right — had plenty to keep himself occupied with. His most recent album, 2006’s Go With What You Know, dropped the same year Zappa Plays Zappa kicked off, and at the time the homage wasn’t expected to be a ten-year venture. But this Friday, November 27, Dweezil is making his long-awaited return to original composition with a new LP of his own, Via Zammata, and now he’s armed with untold amounts of experience and insight gained from mastering his father’s genius. The resulting record, named for the Sicilian street that the Zappas once emigrated from, is a fitting mixture of legacy and creation.